Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Eases Foreign Securities Rules for High-Net-Worth Investors

09/06/2025

Taiwan’s FSC has relaxed age restrictions and custody rules to enable securities firms to better cater to sophisticated investors.

ESG / Sustainability

OJK Indonesia Working to Guard Against Corruption Risks

09/06/2025

Officials emphasise the implementation of anti-fraud regulations to guard against corruption. OJK itself was assessed as having low corruption risk.

Enforcement

Hong Kong ICAC Charges Former Bank RM Over Fake Credit Letters

09/06/2025

The former bank relationship manager allegedly accepted $470,000 worth of Tether as a bribe to authenticate fake standby L/Cs and collateral letters.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Taiwan Crypto Exchange BitoPro Suffers $11.5m Hack

08/06/2025

The FSC’s Securities and Futures Bureau said Bito Group, the operator of BitoPro, must absorb the financial loss and cannot pass it on to users.

Enforcement

China Grants Additional Powers to Anti-Corruption Authority

08/06/2025

Revisions to the Supervision Law allow the anti-corruption watchdog to impose alternative measures to “retention in custody”.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Stablecoin Law Sparks Mainland Interest in Using Hong Kong as Tokenisation Hub

05/06/2025

Citic Securities forecasts that Hong Kong’s stablecoin legalisation will help mainland firms push their initiatives forward and attract a tokenisation boom.

Securities / Derivatives

China Foreign Exchange Trade System Updates Emergency Trading Rules

05/06/2025

The CFETS has revised its emergency service rules to adapt to market developments and maintain trading order.

Securities / Derivatives

SSE to Optimise Index System, Launch New Index on 16 June

05/06/2025

Both the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges are optimising their index systems. A new SSE 580 index will enhance market coverage for small-cap stocks.

Market Infrastructure

Philippines Enacts Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act

04/06/2025

The passage of CMEPA, designed to modernise investment taxation and boost financial inclusion, is expected to increase activity on the local stock market.