Trading & Investment

Philippines Approves Regulatory Framework for Structured Warrants

02/08/2026

The new rules aim to boost market liquidity and expand investment options by allowing third-party financial institutions to issue the derivative products.

Trading & Investment

Bangladesh Forms Panel to Explore Panda, Other Foreign Currency Bonds

02/08/2026

The high-level committee will assess the feasibility of issuing sovereign debt in international markets to diversify funding and deepen the capital market.

Anti-Money Laundering

Taiwan Fines Accountant for Anti-Money Laundering Failures

02/08/2026

The FSC has imposed a TWD 200,000 penalty following an inspection that uncovered significant deficiencies in CDD processes.

Credit Risk

Bangladesh to Require Borrowers to Drop Government Lawsuits to Access Support

01/08/2026

The nNew directive requires borrowers to withdraw all legal cases against authorities to be eligible for any policy support.

Payments & Settlements

Philippines Launches New Digital Payment Rails, Raises Business Transfer Limit

01/08/2026

The BSP has launched Direct Debit PH and InstaPay Cash-In, and increased the InstaPay for Business transaction limit to PHP 500,000.

Cryptocurrency

Sri Lanka to Regulate Virtual Assets, Names SEC as Authority

01/08/2026

The move will bring virtual asset service providers under a formal AML/CFT framework coordinated by the central bank and tax authority.

Credit Risk

Taiwan to Bolster Cross-Sector Data Sharing to Curb Leverage Risk

01/08/2026

Regulator to enhance information exchange between banks and brokers amid concerns over individuals taking multiple loans to fund stock investments.

Structural Regulation

South Korea to Publish List of Low Price-to-Book Ratio Firms

01/08/2026

The policy aims to pressure chronically undervalued listed companies to improve shareholder value through greater transparency and market scrutiny.

Trading & Investment

Tokyo Exchange Presses Firms to Lower Investment Costs for Retail

01/08/2026

TSE asks companies to consider stock splits and has formed a working group to promote small-lot investing.