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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.

AI Risk & Governance
FSC Korea Approves 96 New Innovative Financial Services for Sandbox
By Nithya Subramanian | 19/04/2025
The latest batch of designations includes approvals for 22 companies to integrate GenAI and cloud-based SaaS tools within their internal networks.

Structural Regulation
FSC Korea Set to Expand Deposit Product Brokerage Pilot
By Nithya Subramanian | 18/04/2025
Pilot programmes for online deposit product comparison services will be expanded to include demand deposit accounts starting next month.

Trading & Investment
Taiwan Considers Doubling Size of Market Stabilisation Fund
By Nithya Subramanian | 18/04/2025
Taiwan is considering expanding the National Stabilisation Fund’s capacity from TWD 500 billion to TWD 1 trillion.

Structural Regulation
HK Prepares for Homecoming of US-Listed Chinese Firms
By Manesh Samtani | 17/04/2025
Hong Kong official Paul Chan has asked the SFC and HKEX to prepare for Chinese companies in the US that may wish to return.

Trading & Investment
NSE, MCX Seek SEBI Nod to Launch Electricity Derivatives
By Nithya Subramanian | 17/04/2025
The contracts will help electricity distribution companies and large power consumers hedge against price volatility.

Trading & Investment
China Considers Authorising Foreign Firms as ETF Market Makers
By Editors | 17/04/2025
The escalating trade war with US this year could delay China officially authorising US firms to participate in ETF market making.

Trading & Investment
Korea FSS Launches Probe into ETF Management Practices
By Thisanka Siripala | 17/04/2025
The FSS’s probe will examine the use of synthetic swaps, ETF creation practices, securities lending behaviour, and ETF mispricing issues.

Trading & Investment
TPEx, Bloomberg to Collaborate on Index-based Products
By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2025
Taipei Exchange and Bloomberg Index Services will initiate discussions with potential issuers to launch co-branded index-based products “as soon as possible”.

Structural Regulation
China Moves to Limit Stock Sales Amid Escalating US Trade War
By Mark Johnston | 16/04/2025
Brokerages have been instructed to enforce a “soft limit” of CNY 50 million per day on net stock sales by large clients.

Structural Regulation
India: IFSCA Grants Transitional Relief for New Fund Manager Rules
By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2025
Fund managers with PPMs that expired before 19 February can re-file within three months at a reduced filing fee.
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