Securities / Derivatives

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Clarifies Liquid Asset Rules for Banks After RBA Policy Change

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/03/2026

APRA has acted to ensure debt securities remain eligible liquid assets for banks following a procedural update by the RBA.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Has Stepped Up Market Oversight, Investor Protection, Says Chairman

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2026

In the last one year, SEBI has tightened derivatives surveillance, strengthened insider trading enforcement, cracked down on misleading finfluencers to protect retail participants.

Securities / Derivatives

European T+1 Shift to Create Pressures for APAC Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

New guide from Citi and The ValueExchange highlights operational, liquidity, and time-zone challenges for financial institutions in APAC.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Targets AI Risks to Retail Investors With First TechSprint

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

IOSCO is seeking tech solutions to help educate and protect retail investors from AI-enabled fraud and scams.

Securities / Derivatives

IDX Revises Liquidity Provider Rules to Boost Market Depth

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2026

IDX has expanded the list of eligible stocks and adjusted incentives for liquidity providers to support an upcoming 15% free-float requirement.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX’s OTC Clear Hikes Margin Add-ons for Large OTC Derivatives

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/03/2026

The revisions, effective 9 March, introduce significantly higher liquidity risk multipliers for specific interest rate and currency products to cover liquidation risk.

Securities / Derivatives

Ontario Grants TAIFEX Clearing Exemption, Opening Market Access

By Manesh Samtani | 03/03/2026

The move allows Canadian institutions to clear certain Taiwanese exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, with the regulator citing a comparable home oversight regime.

Crypto / Digital Assets

China's Top Court Details Plans for Tackling Crypto, Market Abuse Cases

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2026

The plan is part of five key judicial tasks for 2026, as courts handled financial cases worth CNY 59.5 trillion last year.

Enforcement

Tokyo Court Rules Against MUFG Over AT1 Bond Losses

By Mark Johnston | 03/03/2026

A Japanese court has ordered Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities to compensate an investor over inadequate AT1 bond risk disclosures.