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Structural Regulation
Indonesia Targets Having Five Jumbo Islamic Banks by 2027
09/10/2026
OJK is encouraging conversions, spin-offs and mergers to build Islamic banks with business scales approaching the country’s largest lender, BSI.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Philippines Arrests Over 200 in Major Scam Hub Crackdown
09/10/2026
Philippine law enforcement agencies have arrested hundreds of foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year.

Structural Regulation
Cambodia Regulator Steps Up IOSCO Membership Efforts
09/10/2026
The SERC is working with UK's FCA to strengthen its regulatory framework and institutional capacity in line with international standards.

Structural Regulation
ADB Approves $650 Million to Deepen Indonesia’s Financial Markets
09/10/2026
The financing will support regulatory reforms targeting digital assets, cybersecurity, securities lending, and sustainable finance taxonomies in Indonesia.

Trading & Investment
Korea to Allow Fractional ETF Trades in After-Hours Market
09/10/2026
The FSC plans to introduce temporary after-hours trading to help investors dispose of single-stock leveraged ETF holdings under the 20 share lot size.

Market Abuse
US Market Makers Drop Insider Trading Suit Over Chinese Brokerages
08/10/2026
Susquehanna and Citadel Securities have moved to withdraw a lawsuit alleging insider trading ahead of a Chinese regulatory crackdown.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Australia: NAB Launches Encrypted ID Verification to Combat Fraud
08/10/2026
NAB has introduced tamper-proof encrypted identity verification in selected branches to combat increasingly sophisticated AI-powered scams and identity theft.

Structural Regulation
Vietnam Approves Development Plan for Commodity Derivatives Market
08/10/2026
The government has outlined a strategic framework to expand its commodity derivatives market, targeting international regulatory standards and regional integration by 2030.

Tokenisation
OCBC, Ant International Launch Tokenised Deposit Treasury Solution
08/10/2026
The solution enables 24/7 cross-border liquidity management between Singapore and Malaysia, initially supporting SGD and USD tokenised deposits.

Supervision & Enforcement
ASIC Sues Former Adviser Over Conflicted Remuneration Scheme
08/10/2026
ASIC alleges Osama Saad routed millions in payments to avoid conflicted remuneration laws and provided unsuitable superannuation advice.
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