Regulatory News Wrap for Asia

Wednesday, 2026-10-14 · covering the last 24h

India

SEBI

No new SEBI circulars, press releases or consultation papers this window.

Exchanges (NSE/BSE)

No material NSE or BSE circulars this window beyond routine listing housekeeping; no new ASM/ST-ASM/ESM surveillance moves or algo-empanelment notices surfaced.

RBI, IFSCA & other

No new FEMA/FPI, settlement or payment-system rule-making from RBI this window beyond the CRR-floor and FX-derivative/Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve circulars already reported, and nothing from IFSCA.

Rest of Asia — Developed Markets

Checked and quiet for Japan (JFSA, JPX/TSE, BoJ), Hong Kong (SFC, HKEX, HKMA), Singapore (MAS, SGX RegCo), Australia (ASIC, ASX, RBA) and New Zealand (FMA, NZX, RBNZ) this window — no new circulars, rule changes or consultations surfaced.

Rest of Asia — Emerging Markets

Korea — FSC: The FSC published draft amendments on 1 October to subordinate rules under the capital markets act and the electronic registration act to permit tokenised ("security token") issuance and circulation, covering both conventional and fractional instruments; the public comment period runs to 11 November, with implementation targeted alongside the parent laws from 4 February 2027. The draft requires at least two account-management institutions plus the Korea Securities Depository on any distributed ledger used for electronic registration, and bars direct fees for using the ledger. FSC notice

Checked and quiet for China (CSRC, SSE/SZSE, Stock Connect, PBoC), Taiwan (FSC, TWSE/TPEx, CBC), Thailand (SEC, SET, BoT), Indonesia (OJK, IDX, BI), Malaysia (SC, Bursa, BNM) and the Philippines (SEC, PSE, BSP) this window — no new rule-making surfaced beyond the Thailand crypto-asset ETF framework and China's CSRC fund-measures consultation already reported.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.