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Argentina Superintendency of Insurance emphasizes solvency safeguards for complementary health coverage
Argentina Superintendent of Insurance Guillermo Plate reviewed the framework allowing insurers to offer complementary coverage with health care services. He emphasized that new products must meet capital, reserve and other solvency requirements, with policies clearly defining benefits, limits and exclusions.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investment management director outlines responsible retailization framework and urges super intelligence adoption
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investment management director outlined a responsible retailization strategy based on regulated access to alternatives, greater transparency and incentives for asset managers. The framework builds on recent fund modernization and performance fee proposals while retaining fiduciary safeguards. The director also urged responsible adoption of super intelligence tools under existing duties of care and loyalty.
National Bank of Georgia reports rising yuan reserve share and progress in Chinese capital market investment
The National Bank of Georgia reported a gradual increase in the yuan’s share of its international reserves and continued investment in yuan denominated assets in China’s capital market. Talks with the People’s Bank of China also addressed deeper cooperation on financial markets and international payment infrastructure under the central banks’ March 2025 memorandum.
National Bank of Moldova presents MIA instant payments model built on central bank funding and universal participation
National Bank of Moldova Deputy Governor Mihnea Constantinescu presented MIA as a central bank funded instant payments model with mandatory participation by all payment service providers. The system has expanded beyond phone-based transfers to merchant, government and business payments and now has more than 1 million unique registered users.
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275 updates in the past 7 daysThe Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a domestic crypto ETF framework effective Oct. 16, initially covering Bitcoin and Ethereum. Funds must be passive, maintain at least 80% average net exposure to one crypto asset, trade only on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and use SEC-regulated custodians. The rules also impose investor risk safeguards, prohibit margin lending and allow mutual and private funds to invest in Thai crypto ETFs within existing limits.
The International Monetary Fund identifies legal certainty, regulatory clarity, interoperability and safe settlement assets as prerequisites for tokenized markets to scale. Current markets remain small and fragmented despite demand for round-the-clock trading and fractional ownership. Technology neutral regulation and stronger safeguards are needed to contain liquidity, leverage and contagion risks as adoption grows.
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission is consulting on revised rules for its Green Equity label while retaining the above 50% green revenue and investment thresholds and below 5% fossil fuel revenue limit. The proposal strengthens external review, annual disclosure and exchange oversight, with full taxonomy alignment mandatory from fiscal 2027.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has begun recruiting two assistant governors and a chief of staff after reviewing its leadership structure. The assistant governors will separately oversee monetary policy and reserve management, and payments, financial market infrastructure and cash. The monetary policy appointee is expected to be recommended for appointment to the Monetary Policy Committee.
The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reported that financial holding companies’ first half net income rose 13.7% to KRW 17.6 trillion, driven by financial investment businesses, while consolidated assets reached KRW 4,391.0 trillion. Capital ratios were stable or stronger, but asset quality and coverage weakened as substandard or below loans increased and the provision coverage ratio fell to 96.5%. The regulator plans closer risk monitoring and will press firms to strengthen loss absorbing capacity.
The Federal Reserve Board has taken enforcement action against American Express over deficiencies in detecting and reporting certain suspicious activity and implementing its enterprise-wide anti-money laundering program, particularly at its national bank subsidiary.
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has updated its Rules to allow complaints about life insurers soliciting or using adverse genetic testing results. The ASIC-approved amendments took effect on Oct. 8, 2026, following consultation in June.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has temporarily halted offers and transactions in three ASCF private credit funds over potentially defective retail disclosures. Its concerns cover portfolio and diversification information, disposal costs and an investor reserve account. The funds held AUD 251.8 million in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
The Brazil Securities Commission presented progress on its tokenization work and discussed the future regulatory framework for tokenized securities. Its proposed DLT pilot would test activities across the securities lifecycle, while an AI-based market supervision system is expected by the end of 2026.
The Canadian Public Accountability Board censured RSM Canada after identifying 54 instances of audit workpaper signoff backdating, including 21 after audit report dates. RSM Canada must strengthen its policies and monitoring, provide four hours of additional training to professionals involved in Canadian reporting issuer audits and pay monitoring and investigation costs.
The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism has recommended targeted MiCA changes to close gaps affecting staking, crypto lending, decentralized finance and unauthorized stablecoins. It also proposes reviewing the AML status of certain asset-referenced token issuers and strengthening cross-border information requirements for crypto-asset service providers.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced its first civil penalty under the Outbound Investment Security Program, fining Amidi LLC USD 200,000. Amidi failed to notify Treasury of its controlled Chinese fund’s approximately USD 92,478 investment in Chinese embodied artificial intelligence company Noematrix.