The Hong Kong government will reassess bond issuance strategies while formulating the budget, aiming to manage its deficit, Secretary for...

Singapore-based multi-family office Aument Capital Group has received in-principle approval for a Category 4 licence from the Financial...

Businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are facing a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks in 2025, with threats like deepfake scams...

Thailand will begin selecting a new central bank governor in March to replace Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose five-year term ends in...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced plans to strengthen the management of household debt and enhance financial...

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proposed using Phuket as a Bitcoin sandbox to attract cryptocurrency holders and boost...

South Korea will launch an alternative trading system, Nextrade (NXT), in March to enhance efficiency and convenience in securities...

Vietnam has extended and expanded tax relief programmes for 2025 to support businesses and drive economic growth, the Ministry of Finance...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) chairman Carlson Tong Ka-shing said he remains cautiously optimistic about the city’s IPO market...

Vietnam’s Da Nang city aims to develop at least five financial technology (FinTech) firms with annual revenues exceeding VND1tr (USD40m)...

Indonesia plans to transfer at least USD61bn in state assets into a new investment fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), which will...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will tighten oversight of banks and take action against weak internal controls...

More than half of Hang Seng Index firms voluntarily released sustainability reports in 2024, but most received only limited assurance,...

Taiwan is advancing financial deregulation to expand its asset management sector and attract more private banking clients, Financial...

The Philippines is on course to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) gray list by next month, according to Bangko Sentral ng...

China released guidelines to enhance supervision of trust companies, aiming to strengthen risk control in the sector, according to a...

Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed a regulatory sandbox for fintech activities under a draft resolution to...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is tightening rules on IT controls and account security for financial institutions to combat...

South Korea’s major brokerage houses are estimated to have posted a combined operating income of KRW5.66tr (USD3.94bn) in 2024, up from...

Over half of American businesses in China are concerned about worsening US-China relations, the highest level in five years, according to...