Clearing & Post-Trade

ESMA Signals Continued Access to Third-Country CSDs

09/10/2026

ESMA has directed national authorities to deprioritise enforcement against unrecognised third-country CSDs pending a legislative extension.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Ambassadors Approve Record Expansion Of Russia Sanctions

09/10/2026

EU ambassadors have agreed to add 1,646 individuals and entities to the bloc's Russia sanctions blacklist, focusing heavily on military-industrial networks.

Stablecoins

Japanese Consortium Completes Project Trinity Stablecoin Settlement Trials

09/10/2026

Nine Japanese financial institutions have successfully tested a stablecoin-based delivery versus payment settlement system for secondary security token markets.

Market Abuse

UK Overturns Rate-Rigging Convictions for Five Former Barclays Traders

09/10/2026

London's Court of Appeal has overturned the fraud convictions of five former Barclays employees jailed for manipulating benchmark interest rates.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia Weighs US Dollar Transactions for New Commodity Exchange

09/10/2026

The financial regulator is coordinating with the central bank to potentially allow US dollar transactions at the upcoming strategic mineral bourse.

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.