Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

OJK Indonesia to Raise Free-Float Requirements, Tighten Listing Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

The regulator will also offer incentives to companies that maintain higher free floats and impose new caps on IPO order sizes to curb volatility.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam’s SSC Fines Three Firms for Bond Disclosure Violations

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

The SSC has issued fresh penalties against Lucky House Investment Services, No Va Thao Dien and No Va Land Group for false or delayed disclosures related to private bond issuances.

Trading & Investment

Domestic Investors Enhance Market Stability but Reduce Liquidity: HKMA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2025

New paper recommends a combination of policy measures to encourage domestic participation and targeted actions to alleviate the negative side effects on liquidity.

Trading & Investment

Korea Advances 'Productive Finance' Initiative, Securing Pledges from FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2025

Regulators are driving a pivot from property-based lending to funding for strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

Market Risk

FSS Korea to Review FI Practices for Disclosing FX Risk to Retail Investors

By Mark Johnston | 03/12/2025

The FSS will inspect how firms explain currency risks to individual investors, in light of the persistent weakness facing the Korean won against the US dollar.

Trading & Investment

Korean Lawmakers Agrees on New Dividend Tax Regime

By Mark Johnston | 02/12/2025

South Korean lawmakers agree on dividend tax reforms to incentivise shareholder returns while deadlock remains on corporate tax rate increases.

Trading & Investment

India to Establish Market Making Framework for Sub-AAA Corporate Bonds

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The market-making framework for sub-AAA corporate bonds is being developed at the government’s request, aimed to boost liquidity and make lower-rated debt more tradable for investors.

Structural Regulation

Pakistan Launches Council to Overhaul Capital Market Taxes

By Mark Johnston | 02/12/2025

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb orders comprehensive tax review and establishes working groups to shift economy from bank reliance to market-based financing.

Tokenisation

South Korean Lawmakers Advance Security Token Legislation

By Mark Johnston | 02/12/2025

The legislation will establish the legal basis for security token offerings (STOs), setting the stage for a competitive race among firms seeking to launch new trading platforms.