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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX to Launch Hang Seng Biotech Index Futures in November

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/10/2025

    HKEX says the new cash-settled contract aims to provide a risk management tool for Hong Kong's fast-growing biotechnology sector.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan to Launch New Fundraising Platform to Attract Startups

    By Editors | 15/10/2025

    The FSC will ease rules for its innovation board and bond markets to position Taiwan as a regional capital hub.

    Structural Regulation

    Indonesia Mulls Transforming Bali into Regional Financial Hub

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/10/2025

    The Indonesian government plans to transform Bali into a regional financial hub, combining tax incentives and lifestyle advantages in an effort to rival Singapore and Dubai.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Philippine SEC Chief Retracts PHP 1.7 Trillion Market Wipeout Claim

    By Editors | 14/10/2025

    A presidential aide labelled the figure 'fake news', with the stock exchange clarifying the actual loss was PHP 185 billion amid a widening corruption probe.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Drafts Rules to Allow Discretionary Mandates into Private Equity

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/10/2025

    The FSC aims to grant asset managers more flexibility by opening discretionary accounts to private equity and certain offshore funds, subject to strict conditions.

    Tokenisation

    Korean Lawmakers Launch Committee to Boost Stocks, Digital Assets

    By Editors | 13/10/2025

    The opposition People Power Party's new special committee will review policies on dividend tax, security tokens, and spot ETFs to make "KOSPI 5000" a practical goal.

    KYC & CDD

    SEBI to Allow Digital KYC for NRIs, AI-Powered Surveillance for HFT

    By Nithya Subramanian | 13/10/2025

    Addressing market manipulation and HFT, SEBI is set to introduce a sophisticated, AI-driven predictive surveillance system alongside mandatory "air gap" cybersecurity protocols.

    Trading & Investment

    India to Drive Retail Investment With "Micro" Mutual Fund Plans

    By Editors | 13/10/2025

    Regulators and financial firms are promoting micro-investment schemes to channel vast household savings from gold and cash into equities.

    Structural Regulation

    Philippine Bourse to Ease Disclosure Rules to Revive IPO Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/10/2025

    The PSE plans to relax compliance requirements for smaller firms to address a tepid year for new listings and encourage flotations from SMEs.

    Trading & Investment

    China Probes Foreign Quant Firms Over Trading Hardware Imports

    By Editors | 13/10/2025

    The investigation reportedly targets Tower Research, Jump Trading and Optiver over compliance with import rules for specialised servers and chips.

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