Liquidity Risk

APRA Imposes Capital Add-On for ING Over Liquidity Breaches

03/09/2026

APRA has imposed new licence conditions after the bank significantly overstated its liquidity position for several years, raising fundamental risk management questions.

PEPs & Sanctions

UK OFSI Fines Citi GBP 4.7M for Russia Sanctions Breaches

03/09/2026

The penalty offers lessons for financial institutions on sanctions screening systems, risk assessments, and disclosure obligations.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Taiwan Amends Rules on Suspicious Account Management

03/09/2026

Taiwan's FSC has expanded the definition of suspicious accounts and granted banks greater powers to refuse transactions and report directly to prosecutors.

Supervision & Enforcement

Australian Court Penalises Payday Lender Over Unfair Contracts

03/09/2026

The Federal Court ordered lender CashnGo to pay a significant penalty after finding it used unfair terms to withdraw funds from vulnerable customers' accounts.

AI Risk & Governance

Korea to Overhaul MyData Framework, Introduce AI Agents

03/09/2026

The plan will allow AI agents to perform financial tasks for consumers and extend the data-sharing scheme to small businesses and new asset classes.

AI Risk & Governance

FSS Korea to Inspect Complaints Handling Across Financial Sector

03/09/2026

The FSS will review complaint handling processes across the financial sector due to rising consumer frustration with AI-powered customer service.

Structural Regulation

Baidu Completes Conversion of Hong Kong Listing to Dual-Primary

03/09/2026

The move makes Baidu eligible for inclusion in Stock Connect, giving mainland investors direct access to its shares.

Payments & Settlements

Bangladesh Bank Launches Electronic Platform to Automate FX Market

03/09/2026

The new FXM module mandates electronic trading and introduces a multi-session daily reporting regime to enhance transparency and reference rate calculation.

Trading & Investment

JPX and JEPX Launch Phase 2 of Electricity Spot-Futures Link

03/09/2026

The new one-stop service aims to simplify operations for energy utilities and encourage the wider adoption of hedge accounting.