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Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX Clearing Houses to Accept Chinese Bonds as Margin Collateral

By Editors | 28/09/2026

Hong Kong’s derivatives clearing houses plan to accept onshore and offshore Chinese government bonds as non-cash collateral from November 2026.

Trading & Investment

SFC Confirms HKEX Plans to Consult on Extended Stock Trading Hours

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/09/2026

The SFC has confirmed that HKEX will consult stakeholders on extending trading hours, potentially scrapping its lunch break to align with global markets.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Crypto Firm Bitget Suffers $387M Hack Linked to North Korea

By Editors | 28/09/2026

Crypto exchange Bitget suspended withdrawals following a $387.5 million security breach suspected to involve North Korean hackers.

Tokenisation

HKMA Pushes Digital and Yuan Initiatives Under Fixed Income Roadmap

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2026

Hong Kong regulators have outlined new measures to modernise the city's bond market, expand offshore yuan liquidity, and launch digital asset platforms.

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.