Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has rejected CTBC Financial Holding’s proposed USD4.1bn takeover of Shin Kong Financial...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has awarded tax incentives to about 1,650 single family offices (SFOs) as of the end of August,...

The monetary authorities of Hong Kong and Macau will establish a direct link between their clearing, settlement, and custodian systems to...

Nearly 40% of Singaporean companies reported minimal impact from the recent carbon tax hike, according to a survey by the Sustainable...

The focus of a prolonged investigation into PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shifts to Hong Kong after the accounting firm received a record...

Shanghai police have launched a criminal investigation into Hywin Wealth Management for alleged involvement in illegal fundraising,...

South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok announced plans to review and potentially scrap the forthcoming financial investment income...

The Biden administration issued a warning that US businesses operating in Hong Kong are increasingly at risk due to the implementation of...

Malaysia’s stock exchange is taking steps to reduce the dominance of large domestic investors to boost trading and attract foreign...

China Merchants Fund Management (China Merchants FM), under directives aligned with China’s “common prosperity” campaign, has mandated...

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is reviewing competing bids by Taishin Financial Holding Co and CTBC Financial Holding Co for Shin...

The Philippines has enhanced its financial inclusion landscape with the addition of a second Islamic banking unit (IBU), operated by...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam has proposed to cut or simplify 69 business conditions and administrative procedures for...

Bankruptcy filings in Singapore surged by 25% in the first half of 2024, according to the Ministry of Law, with 2,334 people applying and...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued a lifetime ban to Charles Lam Chung-yiu, a former associate director...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released two new guides aimed at easing the licensing process for visiting and returning...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched Project Ensemble Sandbox to accelerate the adoption of tokenisation in the financial...

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) will mandate banks to publish detailed breakdowns of their lending rates, including...

Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority’s chair, Ayesha Macpherson Lau, hailed the eMPF, a digital platform launched in...

The Securities Commission’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has fined Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT (GTM) MYR150,000 (USD34,400) and its...