Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Insurers Asked to Hand Mandates to Local Asset Managers

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2025

The FSC is urging insurers to shift TWD 1 trillion to local firms to contribute towards building Taiwan into a regional asset management hub.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Details Plans to Become Asian Asset Management Hub

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2025

Regulators are promoting new products, tax incentives, and cross-border links to attract more global capital and leverage market strengths.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan to Ban Crypto Insider Trading Under Proposed New Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2025

The FSA plans to amend laws to give its securities watchdog new powers to investigate and penalise illicit trading.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Bars 8, Seizes $20M in IEX Insider Trading Case Linked to Regulator

By Editors | 17/10/2025

SEBI alleges a senior power authority official leaked price-sensitive policy information used to make large profits via derivatives.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Eyes Higher Offshore Investment Limits for Mutual Funds

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2025

Regulators are considering a significant increase to the current 15 percent cap on overseas assets for local funds.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Unveils Platform to Tokenise Financial Assets Using CBDC

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/10/2025

The new Unified Markets Interface (UMI) architecture aims to modernise India’s markets through blockchain-based settlement and greater efficiency.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Urges Japan to Address Inefficiencies in Derivatives Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/10/2025

A new report from ISDA highlights that removing barriers like low automation and uneven liquidity is key to Japan's global asset management goals.

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh to Overhaul IPO Rules, Ceding Approval Power to Bourses

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2025

BSEC will mandate stock exchange recommendations for IPOs and introduce stricter rules to boost transparency and attract quality listings.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Deadline for Angel Funds to Disclose Allocation Methodology

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/10/2025

The compliance date was moved from 15 October 2025 to 31 January 2026 following representations from the industry.