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AI Risk & Governance

Singapore Launches AI Workforce Initiative for Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/09/2026

The programme will support AI training, job redesign and workforce adaptation across 23 financial institutions representing about 40 percent of the country’s financial services workforce.

Structural Regulation

SGX RegCo Mandates Enhanced Disclosures to Boost Value Creation

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2026

SGX RegCo will require listed companies to enhance disclosures on executive pay, dividend policies, and investor relations from 2027.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Strengthens AI Trading Safeguards and Market Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2026

ASIC has updated market integrity rules to enhance controls over automated and AI-enabled trading systems.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia: NFCC Director General Urges Integration of Fraud and AML Controls

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2026

Dato’ Sri Shamshun Baharin bin Mohd Jamil calls on FIs to merge their fraud and money laundering defences immediately.

Tokenisation

Taiwan FSC Approves Bank Trials for Deposit Tokens

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2026

The FSC has opened applications for banks to trial deposit tokens, aiming to integrate blockchain technology with traditional banking.

Credit Risk

ASIC Demands Private Credit Uplift, Halts Remara Fund Offers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2026

ASIC has warned the private credit sector to improve standards by 2027 while halting specific retail product offers.

Payments & Settlements

Bank of Korea Pilots 24-Hour Won Settlement System

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2026

BOK has initiated a round-the-clock settlement network pilot to enhance offshore access to the local currency.

Market Data & Technology

Taiwan Launches Stock Dashboard to Enhance Market Transparency

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2026

The platform uses visual charts to display key market data, covering credit extension business, defaults, and listed company revenue.

Market Risk

RBI Finalises Market Risk Capital Framework for Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/09/2026

The rules, effective April 2027, align India’s market-risk capital framework with revised Basel standards while introducing simplified calculations and tighter controls on trading-book reclassifications.