
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

KYC & CDD
SEBI Warns Mauritius-Based Funds for Lack of Cooperation
22/05/2025
Two Mauritius-based funds tied to the Adani Group could face potential penalties and license cancellations over their failure to disclose shareholder details.

Cybersecurity
Korean Insurance Agencies Suffer Data Breach, FSS Finds
22/05/2025
Two GAs experienced major data leaks. The breach was detected when hackers attempted to sell stolen information on the dark web.

Trading & Investment
Vietnam Orders Inspections at Banks Engaged in Gold Trading
22/05/2025
SBV ordered to take measures to stabilise domestic gold market to prevent instability in exchange rates, interest rates, and the broader monetary and financial systems.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Tightens Internal Audit Norms for Market Infrastructure Institutions
21/05/2025
SEBI revised the norms for internal audit mechanisms and audit committee composition of stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories.

Market Abuse
SEBI Probes IndusInd Bank Officials for Suspected Insider Trading
21/05/2025
IndusInd Bank employees were allegedly involved in selling stock options while being aware of undisclosed accounting lapses.

Trading & Investment
SET Eyes Global Tech Listings with New Trading Board
21/05/2025
The SET hopes to attract innovative “new economy” companies as part of its efforts to rejuvenate the Thai capital markets.

Credit Risk
RBI to Relax AIF Investment Norms for Regulated Entities
21/05/2025
The draft norms propose a 10% cap on an RE’s investment in any AIF scheme, along with conditional provisioning requirements.

Anti-Money Laundering
FINMA Fines Julius Baer Over High-Risk Client Breaches
21/05/2025
Julius Baer has been fined CHF 4m over AML failures linked to high-risk clients in India, Singapore, and other branches.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Extends Deadline for Implementing New ODI Issuance Norms
20/05/2025
Tighter rules for offshore derivative instruments issued by FPIs will take effect six months later.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US DOJ to Investigate India-linked Cyberattack at Coinbase
20/05/2025
The attackers used Coinbase employees and contractors based in India to obtain customer data, which they used to scam customers.
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