Regulation Asia

OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

Australia’s Banks Face the Climate Lending Test

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

With Australia’s banking reporting cycle just beginning, how do climate commitments translate into individual lending decisions?

Korea’s Leveraged ETF Rout Turns AI Concentration Into a Supervisory Test

by Bradley Maclean

A sell-off in chip stocks has become something larger: a test of whether regulators can stop retail leverage from turning a popular investment theme into a market risk problem.

Thai Banks Caught Between Industrialised Crime and Hardening Supervision

by Manesh Samtani

Thai banks are being squeezed by the challenges of industrial-scale criminal enterprises and a wave of aggressive new regulatory demands.

Indonesian Banks Warn Mule Accounts Are Bypassing Scam Controls

by Bradley Maclean

Roundtable participants said onboarding checks verify customer identity but not intent, allowing mule networks to flourish and drain funds before freezes take effect.

FEATURES

RBI Ends Dollar Swap Window Early After Strong Inflows

The central bank has advanced the deadline for its popular FCNR(B) swap facility, citing overwhelming response and concerns about liquidity management.

Nithya Subramanian

18 Aug 2026•3 min read

South Korea Finalises Stricter VASP Registration Rules

New rules effective 20 August introduce tougher checks on shareholders, financial soundness, and IT systems for crypto firms.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

17 Aug 2026•6 min read

StanChart-backed Venture Launches Regulated HKD Stablecoin

Anchorpoint has begun a phased rollout of its licensed stablecoin, with licensed exchanges HashKey and OSL joining as initial distributors.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

16 Aug 2026•3 min read

MAS Details Expectations on Culture to Remediate Risk Events

MAS has detailed four key capabilities it expects firms to build to address the cultural root causes of recurring, serious risk events.

Nithya Subramanian

12 Aug 2026•2 min read

HKMA Refines Liquidity Facilities Framework to Enhance Efficacy

HKMA has reduced minimum haircuts on a range of eligible collateral to improve the effectiveness of its liquidity support measures for banks.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

11 Aug 2026•2 min read

Singapore Tables Bill to Bolster Anti-Scam Framework

The proposed legislation introduces new orders for service providers, including FIs, and significantly increases penalties for non-compliance.

Nithya Subramanian

06 Aug 2026•3 min read

Taiwan to Implement FATF ‘Travel Rule’ for Virtual Assets

New rules will be phased in from October 2026, requiring virtual asset firms to collect, transmit, and verify sender and receiver data.

Mark Johnston

07 Aug 2026•2 min read

China and Hong Kong Unveil Measures to Deepen Market Ties

Regulators have announced a broad package of initiatives to enhance cross-border listings, product innovation, and regulatory cooperation between the two financial centres.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

05 Aug 2026•4 min read

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