Nithya Subramanian
Nithya Subramanian, a deputy editor at Regulation Asia, has wide experience covering the financial sector in India and Singapore. She has written extensively about wealth management, capital markets and insurance sectors tracking policy and corporate developments. Researching and writing about the South Asian diaspora settled in Singapore and the region is another area of interest. She has a post-graduate degree in English literature. Reach out to her at nithya@regulationasia.com
Articles by Nithya Subramanian
Market Abuse
Abaxx Seeks Canada, Singapore Probes After Short-Seller Attack
26/06/2026
Abaxx has hired a top US law firm and asked regulators to investigate alleged manipulative trading by Viceroy Research.
Anti-Money Laundering
Singapore Probe into Prince Group Syndicate Nets S$600m in Assets
26/06/2026
Police have named two Chinese nationals in an ongoing money laundering investigation linked to the sanctioned Cambodian scam syndicate.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes Common Advertisement Code to Ease Compliance
25/06/2026
The framework seeks to replace multiple advertising regulations with a single code, permit celebrity brand endorsements, and shift from a pre-approval to post-reporting model.
Payments & Settlements
RBI Revamps TReDS Rules to Improve MSME Access to Finance
25/06/2026
New framework simplifies MSME onboarding, permits credit guarantees for financiers, and harmonises the regulatory landscape for platform operators.
Capital Adequacy
RBI Aligns UPI Credit Rules with Traditional Loans
25/06/2026
The RBI mandated that the nature of a loan, not its delivery channel, determines its regulatory treatment, closing a regulatory arbitrage opportunity.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Japan Arrests Alleged Second-in-Command of Sanctioned Prince Group
25/06/2026
The arrest, made on minor residency charges, connects to a multi-billion dollar international fraud and money laundering investigation.
Climate Risk
DBS, CBI Target Asia's Climate Adaptation Funding Gap
25/06/2026
New report provides a structured framework for banks and businesses to identify and finance credible adaptation and resilience investments across the region.
Liquidity Risk
RBI Waives Reserve Ratios on NRE Deposits to Boost Foreign Inflows
25/06/2026
India’s central bank has exempted certain non-resident deposits from statutory reserve requirements in a limited-period measure to attract foreign capital.
Market Abuse
Dhaka Exchange Revives Real-Time Trade Halts to Curb Manipulation
25/06/2026
The move follows a directive from the securities regulator and has been linked to a recent sharp fall in the market.
Trading & Investment
FSS Korea Signals Curbs on Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs
24/06/2026
FSS governor says single-stock ETFs are enriching intermediaries while exposing retail investors to significant market risk.
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