China Unveils New Measures to Boost Consumption, Spur Economy

10/01/2025

China has expanded its subsidies for large-scale equipment renewals and trade-ins of consumer goods to boost domestic demand

Market Infrastructure

Japan: JSDA Amending Rules for Proprietary Trading Systems

10/01/2025

The amendments will relax trade volume limits and exempt certain PTS trades from the takeover bid 5% rule

Securities / Derivatives

TWSE Opens Taiwan Innovation Board to Retail Investors

10/01/2025

Since its launch in 2021 to cater to innovative start-ups, the Taiwan Innovation Board has been restricted to qualified investors only

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine SEC Proposes to Introduce Concept of ‘Seasoned Issuers’

10/01/2025

Issuers that meet specific criteria can be classified as ‘Seasoned Issuers’ and benefit from simplified regulatory requirements and faster review processes for bond issuance

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Permits Securities Firms to Broker Offshore Funds

10/01/2025

The securities firm must have a contract that explicitly states no other institution within Taiwan can be involved in managing that specific offshore fund

Sanctions

OFAC Sanctions Senior Hungarian Official for Corruption

10/01/2025

While it is rare for the US to sanction a sitting official in an allied country, OFAC said Antal Rogan has used his position to enrich himself and those loyal to his party

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai Exchange Proposes Rule Changes to Enhance STAR Market

10/01/2025

The rule changes would enable unprofitable STAR Market issuers to offer higher share allocations in exchange for larger and longer capital lock-up

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Supreme Court Uphold Jail Sentence of Crypto Trader

09/01/2025

The decision has brought clarity on the definition of a virtual asset business operator under South Korean law

AML / KYC

Singapore Reviewing Incident Involving Exposed NRIC Numbers

09/01/2025

500,000 queries were made over the five days when NRIC numbers were exposed. It is not known how many NRIC numbers were disclosed, or whether computer bots were used.