Market Infrastructure

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong to Pilot Cross-Border Carbon Settlement with GBA Exchanges

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/03/2026

Hong Kong is testing cross-border settlement and has explored tokenisation to help connect China's developing carbon market with international finance.

Fintech / Regtech

BOK Expands CBDC Pilot to Test Subsidies, P2P Transfers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/03/2026

The central bank is adding two more lenders to its 'Project Hangang' pilot and will test programmable payments for government subsidies.

Securities / Derivatives

Trade Bodies Urge UK to Exempt Key APAC Benchmarks in BMR Reform

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2026

Trade bodies warn against extra-territorial overreach, calling for exemptions for benchmarks critical to monetary policy and FX hedging in Asia.

Securities / Derivatives

China Tightens Grip on Hong Kong IPOs, Pushes 'Red-Chips' to Restructure

By Mark Johnston | 19/03/2026

The CSRC is discouraging overseas-incorporated firms from listing in Hong Kong, citing compliance risks and capital flight concerns.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Announces Sweeping Package of Capital Market Reforms

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2026

Regulators will prohibit controversial spin-off listings, restructure the Kosdaq market, and impose tougher penalties for market abuse to tackle the 'Korea discount'.

Securities / Derivatives

China's 15th Five-Year Plan Targets Deep Reforms to Establish 'Financial Powerhouse'

By Manesh Samtani | 18/03/2026

The 2026-2030 plan details a roadmap to build a ‘financial powerhouse’ through capital market reforms, expanded opening, and a focus on systemic risk management.

Securities / Derivatives

BIS Report Finds Offshore Activity Masks Financial Vulnerabilities

By Manesh Samtani | 18/03/2026

New report shows how firms use offshore centres to raise funds, complicating risk analysis and financial stability monitoring for regulators.

Trending

South Korea Delays Launch of Extended Stock Trading Hours

By Manesh Samtani | 18/03/2026

Korea Exchange has postponed its new pre- and after-market sessions to September following industry calls for more system testing.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Regulators Update OTC Derivatives Reporting System

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/03/2026

The HKMA and SFC have announced system enhancements for the trade repository, introducing data archiving and revising Sunday maintenance outage hours for firms.