The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is preparing to launch ‘Wealth Connect 3.0’, an upgraded version of its cross-border...

South Korea's top financial regulator pledged to take pre-emptive steps to safeguard financial stability as the country faces challenges...

Financial institutions supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported cyberattack-related losses amounting to PHP5.82bn...

Hong Kong’s low-tax regime, capital market depth, and Greater Bay Area links give it an edge over rivals like Singapore and Tokyo,...

Indonesia’s new sovereign fund Danantara unveiled a high-profile advisory team including Ray Dalio, Jeffrey Sachs, and former Thai...

Vietnamese banks are accelerating stock dividend payouts to boost charter capital and meet Basel III capital adequacy standards, industry...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will strengthen oversight of banks and financial firms following revelations of...

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will continue monitoring digital assets in 2025 but reiterated it has no plans to recognise cryptocurrencies...

Philippine officials signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act 12079, enabling value-added tax (VAT) refunds...

Vietnam has raised the foreign ownership cap to 49% from 30% for select banks that have absorbed struggling lenders, aiming to accelerate...

South Korea’s financial regulator announced measures to boost savings banks, including easing M&A rules and revising loan classification...

Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) has charged Lau Min Thung, a former head of dealing at CIMB Investment Bank, with securities fraud...

A Singapore court has ordered a global freeze on assets linked to four former employees accused of misappropriating SGD74m (USD55.5m)...

The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has urged the government to grant local businesses the same tax incentives as foreign investors to...

Vietnam does not need to choose between developing a specialised or comprehensive financial centre but can adopt a flexible approach,...

Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) and Monetary Authority (HKMA) have issued clarification regarding indexed universal life (IUL)...

China’s latest policies, including those outlined during the Two Sessions, mark a new phase of high-standard opening-up through “mutual...

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has launched the GreenTech Hub at InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong, to position Hong...

Hong Kong’s stock market fundraising could rise by up to 80% this year, with IPO proceeds expected to reach between USD17bn and USD20bn,...

The National Tax Service of Korea and Vietnam’s General Department of Taxation held the 24th Korea-Vietnam Bilateral Commissioners’...