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Malaysia Requiring EPF Contributions for Foreign Employees from October 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/06/2025

Employers are required to as part of compliance with the expansion of mandatory EPF contribution coverage to non-Malaysian citizen employees.

AML / KYC

Australian Banking Alliance Uses Teamwork and Trust to Tackle Scams

By Nathan Lynch | 30/06/2025

Australia’s major banks have pioneered a financial crime-fighting alliance to slash scam losses using technology, teamwork and trust.

ACCC Authorises Collaboration to Support Cash Services

By Editors | 29/06/2025

The ACCC has formalised a plan allowing banks and major retailers to fund and collaborate with Australia’s dominant cash-in-transit provider.

Market Infrastructure

Cboe Applies for Australian Listings Licence in Challenge to ASX

By Editors | 29/06/2025

Cboe Australia has applied to ASIC to launch a listings market in Q3, seeking to position itself as a lower-cost alternative to the ASX.

Securities / Derivatives

US CFTC Extends Reporting Relief for Foreign Swaps Dealers

By Editors | 29/06/2025

The CFTC has again extended swap reporting relief for foreign dealers, replacing a fixed 2025 deadline with an indefinite timeframe.

China Pilots Investment Reporting Programme for Foreign Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 29/06/2025

China has initiated a pilot programme in eight provinces and municipalities to gather data on domestic reinvestments by foreign-owned firms.

China Revises Regulations for Money Brokerage Companies

By Editors | 29/06/2025

The revised regulations expand the permitted business scope for money brokerage firms, allowing them to facilitate transactions in more markets.

Taiwan Combatting FX Speculation by Foreign Investors

By Editors | 28/06/2025

Taiwan’s central bank is combatting a currency speculation strategy that involves simultaneously buying Taiwanese ETFs and inverse ETFs.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Tightens Lending Rules to Curb Rising Household Debt

By Manesh Samtani | 28/06/2025

The “unprecedentedly aggressive move” aims to curb household debt growth, particularly in the Seoul metropolitan area.