As of September 2024, the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) reported a total of 6 million stock investors, up by over 744,000 from 2023....

Thailand’s Business Development Department reported that out of more than 26,000 businesses inspected for illegal nominee operations,...

China’s state economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), pledged to support more mainland companies seeking...

The Philippines may exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list by 2025, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has established a Cyber and Technology Resilience Experts (CTREX) Panel to replace its Cyber...

Hong Kong has risen to third globally and first in the Asia-Pacific region in the Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) 36 Report,...

Shanghai has pledged to continue supporting investment by offshore private equity funds in local technology firms and may increase quotas...

Morgan Stanley is under investigation by South Korean authorities over alleged suspicious trading of SK hynix shares before releasing a...

Thailand’s competition for virtual banking licences is intensifying as applications have exceeded the number of licences the central bank...

CPA Australia has urged the Hong Kong government to enact further reforms in the upcoming Policy Address to strengthen the city’s...

Five business groups are competing for new virtual bank licences in Thailand. The Gulf consortium, consisting of Krungthai Bank, Gulf...

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...