Market Infrastructure

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Unveils Roadmap to Bolster Global FIC Hub Status

By Manesh Samtani | 26/09/2025

Regulators outlined a 10-point plan including new trading platforms, CGB futures, and a focus on tokenisation to deepen liquidity and expand the offshore RMB market.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Researchers Develop AI Tool to Predict Market Stress 60 Days Out

By Manesh Samtani | 25/09/2025

A new system combines a neural network and a large language model to forecast market dysfunction and explain its potential causes.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam Deepens UAE Partnership to Advance Financial Hub Ambitions

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2025

Vietnam seeks guidance from Abu Dhabi's ADGM and signs MOUs for its planned international financial centres in HCMC and Da Nang.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Sets New Rules for Firms Resuming US Stock Daytime Trading

By Manesh Samtani | 25/09/2025

Financial regulators have imposed stricter operational and investor protection measures on securities firms following a major system failure that halted the service last year.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Outlines Payments Strategy, Targeting Resilience and Modernisation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

The RBA's annual payments report details a new two-year strategy focused on system resilience, payments competition, and digital currency research.

Securities / Derivatives

BIS Study Calls for "Nuanced" Approach to HFT Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

BIS working paper finds high-frequency trading has a dual impact, increasing risk for some stocks while improving liquidity for others.

Enforcement

RBA Downgrades Key ASX Ratings Over Repeated Risk Failures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2025

The RBA has found serious deficiencies in ASX’s governance and risk management, downgrading key ratings following major operational incidents.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Signs Pact With Regional Exchanges to Boost Carbon Market Ecosystem

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2025

The four-party agreement aims to accelerate green finance development and better connect China’s mandatory and voluntary carbon markets with international platforms.

Fintech / Regtech

Korea Convenes Emergency Meeting, Tells Finance CEOs to Own Security

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

Following recent major cyberattacks, regulators gathered 180 security chiefs to demand CEO-led reforms, improved resilience, and threaten "strict sanctions" for negligence.