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Securities / Derivatives
ASX Panel to Finalise Simpler Governance Rules in 2026
18/02/2026
New body led by Philip Lowe will prioritise experience over personal traits for board diversity and aims to release a draft for consultation by September.

Capital / Liquidity
Korea Appraisers Threaten Legal Action in Bank Valuation Dispute
18/02/2026
Appraisers' body says talks have stalled over banks' 'illegal' self-appraisal of collateral, threatening regulatory complaints.

Capital / Liquidity
Korea to Exempt Private Mid-Rate Loans from Bank Debt Caps
18/02/2026
Regulators plan to exclude certain private sector loans from household debt growth limits to prevent a credit contraction for mid- and low-credit borrowers.

India to Overhaul Corporate Law to Decriminalise Procedural Lapses
18/02/2026
The planned corporate law overhaul will decriminalise procedural defaults but intensify technology-driven oversight and enforcement.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Reviews Easing of Non-Agri Commodity Derivative Limits
18/02/2026
SEBI working group is considering raising position limits and reducing mandatory meetings to deepen the market and ease compliance.

Securities / Derivatives
SFC Secures Record Settlement Over Takeover Code Breaches
17/02/2026
Units of Chow Tai Fook Group failed to make a mandatory general offer in 2016 and improperly lapsed a subsequent bid in 2022.

Enforcement
Pakistan, Sri Lanka to Forge Joint Strategy on Cybercrime, Financial Fraud
17/02/2026
The two nations have agreed to enhance security cooperation and conduct joint law enforcement training to combat transnational criminal mafias.

Capital / Liquidity
China Adds Two Institutions to D-SIB List
17/02/2026
China Zheshang Bank and Bank of Guangzhou were added. Industrial Bank was moved lower on the list.

Capital / Liquidity
Taiwan Overhauls FX Risk Reserve Rules for Life Insurers
17/02/2026
FSC mandates new special surplus reserve and links hedging cost savings to capital retention ahead of new solvency regime

Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Renews Incentive Programmes for Key MSCI Equity Futures
16/02/2026
The exchange has detailed renewed Liquidity Provider and Active Trader programmes for its MSCI-linked derivatives for a two-year period starting April 2026.
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