United States

Structural Regulation

Thai Mutual Funds to Gain Greater Flexibility to Invest in Foreign Funds

By Editors | 07/05/2025

The SEC is proposing to allow Thai mutual funds to invest in alternative CIS structures such as commodity-based trusts

Structural Regulation

US Lawmakers Call on SEC to Delist 25 Chinese Companies

By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2025

The lawmakers claim 25 Chinese companies listed in the US are ultimately harnessed by China for “nefarious state purposes” and should be delisted.

Anti-Money Laundering

US Settles Credit Suisse Tax Evasion Probe Involving Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

From 2014 to 2023, Credit Suisse’s Singapore branch held over USD 2 billion in undeclared accounts for US taxpayers.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Sanctions Myanmar’s KNA and its Leader Over Cyber Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

The sanctions were imposed for the harm KNA and its leaders caused to US citizens through cyber scam operations.

Structural Regulation

Thai SEC Redefines Private Funds as Institutional Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025

Private funds are recognised as institutional investors without a requirement to “look through” to the qualifications of the underlying investors.

Sustainable Finance

Colombo Stock Exchange Launches GSS+ Bonds Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025

The framework includes green, blue, social, sustainability, and other related instruments, such as sustainability-linked bonds.

Structural Regulation

Philippines to End A/B Classification of Listed Company Shares

By Editors | 03/05/2025

Industry says phasing out the A/B share classification structure will make it simpler for investors and improve liquidity, while removing a source of arbitrage

Anti-Money Laundering

FinCEN Moves to Cut Off Cambodia’s Huione Group from US Financial System

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2025

FinCEN said Huione Group laundered over $4 billion in illicit funds linked to North Korean cyber heists and cryptocurrency scams across Southeast Asia.

Trade Based Money Laundering

Taiwan to Enforce Declaration of Origin for US-Bound Goods

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2025

Taiwan will require all US-bound exports to carry a signed declaration of origin starting 7 May to prevent Chinese goods from being routed through Taiwan to evade US tariffs.