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Sustainable Finance
Bangladesh Forms National Committee to Steer Climate Finance Policy
05/09/2026
The new high-level body, chaired by the prime minister, will develop a national framework for carbon credits and trading.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
RBI Permits UCBs to Invest in New Fraud Intelligence Body
05/09/2026
The move enables urban co-operative banks to acquire equity in the new Indian Digital Payment Intelligence Corporation (IDPIC).

Credit Risk
Korea Curbs Insurer Policy Loans Amid Household Debt Surge
05/09/2026
Regulators are extending household debt management measures to insurance policy loans, prompting insurers to slash lending limits.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
ASIC: Scams and Governance Failures Dominate Misconduct Reports
05/09/2026
ASIC received over 9,800 misconduct reports in six months, with scams making up 17% and issues around corporate governance also prominent.

Structural Regulation
Indonesia Delays Implementation of Stock Price Rule Change
04/09/2026
IDX has postponed a rule change lowering its minimum stock price, citing technical unpreparedness among some brokers

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Taiwan Fines Cathay SITE Over Conflict-of-Interest Breaches
04/09/2026
The asset manager faces a TWD 6 million fine and multiple business restrictions over internal control failures that led to significant investor losses.

Structural Regulation
Korea to Overhaul Ad Rules, Targeting YouTube and Influencer Content
04/09/2026
New rules will bring firms' own YouTube channels under regulatory review and mandate CCO involvement to curb misleading investment product ads.

PEPs & Sanctions
UK Secures $5.2m Recovery in China-Linked Sanctions Evasion Case
04/09/2026
An agricultural trading company has forfeited USD 5.2 million in a UK civil probe that uncovered links to US-sanctioned entities and the use of EMIs and crypto.

AI Risk & Governance
Laos Signs Deal for Digital Platform to Overhaul Investment Approvals
04/09/2026
The new ‘Invest in Laos Platform’ will use a centralised database and AI to streamline procedures, tackle delays, and boost investor confidence.

Structural Regulation
Korea to Publicly Flag Deficient IPO and Rights Issue Filings
04/09/2026
New two-tiered review system will penalise issuers for inadequate corrections while fast-tracking well-prepared securities filings.
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