Prudential Risk

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.

Clearing & Post-Trade

TAIFEX Sets Implementation Date for After-Hours Position Management Rules

By Mark Johnston | 03/12/2025

New operational windows for general and after-hours trading take effect on 8 December, though specific position netting procedures remain pending.

Market Data & Technology

China Halts Public Release of Key Property Sales Data - Reports

By Editors | 03/12/2025

The move raises transparency concerns as paying financial institutions are told to keep the sensitive housing data confidential.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Korea Proposes Record Penalties for ELS Mis-selling by Banks

By Mark Johnston | 03/12/2025

The FSS has notified five banks of record penalties totalling KRW 2 trillion over mis-sold derivatives, threatening capital ratios.

Payments & Settlements

IADI Targets E-Money, Crisis Management in 2026 Priorities

By Manesh Samtani | 02/12/2025

A key focus is on digital finance, including research addressing the treatment of e-money and its implications for financial stability.

Operational Risk

ASX Suffers Another Outage, Drawing Fresh Scrutiny from Regulators

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/12/2025

A technical failure on the ASX's announcements platform on Monday halted trading in dozens of stocks.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CME Outage Halts Global Trading, Spurs Calls for More Competition

By Manesh Samtani | 02/12/2025

A 10-hour outage caused by a data centre cooling failure trapped traders and highlighted market structure vulnerabilities.

Structural Regulation

MAS Updates CIS Code, Confirms New Financial Reporting Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/12/2025

The MAS has confirmed that all existing authorised schemes, including REITs, must transition to SFRS(I) reporting to strengthen governance and disclosure standards.

Credit Risk

South Korea Proposes Making Landlord Loan Relief Permanent

By Editors | 01/12/2025

Regulators aim to remove the sunset clause on eased lending rules for landlords returning 'jeonse' rental deposits.