International

Securities / Derivatives

BIS Flags Rising Systemic Risk in Asia's Life Insurance Sector

By Editors | 29/10/2025

New BIS report highlights growing risks from private equity, offshore reinsurance, and derivatives, calling for harmonised international standards and a macroprudential focus.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Launches Protocol to Automate Equity Derivatives Documentation Updates

By Editors | 29/10/2025

New framework allows firms to automatically adopt the latest contract definitions, aiming to end manually intensive bilateral updates for market participants.

Securities / Derivatives

Fintech and Regulation to Create Two-Tier Securities Sector: Fitch

By Editors | 29/10/2025

A Fitch Ratings report finds that technology-backed global platforms and bank-affiliated firms are set to win as traditional domestic brokers face mounting pressure.

Fintech / Regtech

Global Anti-Ransomware Body Issues New Supply Chain Guidance

By Manesh Samtani | 28/10/2025

The Counter Ransomware Initiative endorsed UK-Singapore-led guidance to help organisations bolster their supply chain security against ransomware attacks.

Sanctions

China, India Refiners Halt Russian Oil Buys After New US Sanctions

By Editors | 28/10/2025

State-owned firms in both nations are pausing seaborne crude purchases from Rosneft and Lukoil, citing compliance and sanctions risks.

Fintech / Regtech

BIS Flags Divergent Rules for Stablecoin Yields in Hong Kong, Singapore

By Manesh Samtani | 28/10/2025

A new paper from the Financial Stability Institute highlights a regulatory split in Asia on crypto platforms offering interest-like returns.

Sanctions

FinCEN Flags Key Asian Hubs in Iran Sanctions Evasion Analysis

By Manesh Samtani | 28/10/2025

A new FinCEN report details how shell and oil companies in Hong Kong and Singapore facilitated transactions to evade sanctions.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Banks Struggle to Commit to Productive Finance Push

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 28/10/2025

Capital rule adjustments may not be enough for banks to change their investment models, given the risk management implications.

Sanctions

FATF Adopts First Mutual Evaluation Reports Under New Methodology

By Manesh Samtani | 27/10/2025

The FATF also removed four countries from the 'grey list' and adopted new guidance on asset recovery and emerging risks from AI and deepfakes.