The Securities and Exchange Board of India has raised the general annual cap for maturing ISINs on privately placed debt to 17, including 12 for plain vanilla debt and five for specified structured and other instruments. Additional capacity applies at defined issuance thresholds, while Section 54EC securities receive six extra ISINs. Certain government serviced and ESG debt securities are excluded, and legacy ISINs are grandfathered subject to restrictions on further issuance.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India now allows eligible regulated and listed issuers to make qualifying private debt placements without appointing a merchant banker. The debt must generally be senior, secured and rated at least AA-, while issuers must meet listing, compliance and no-default conditions. The exemption applies immediately.

OSFI Superintendent Peter Routledge urged financial institutions to combine disciplined risk-taking with stronger governance of interconnected, operational and AI risks. Boards should establish crisis responsibilities and intervention triggers in advance and maintain oversight of material and third-party AI uses. OSFI also plans a dashboard showing concentrations and potential evolution of catastrophic risk across Canada.

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has opened consultation on a review that endorses the fundamental design of Employee Capital Plans while recommending targeted participation, investment and operational reforms. Proposals include more frequent automatic enrollment, extending it to people ages 55 to 70, greater investment flexibility and simpler administration. The program had 4.47 million participants and nearly PLN 58 billion in assets at the end of August 2026.

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group recommends fixed membership of at least 12 for each IFRS Foundation standard setting board, with clearer criteria for any change in size. It also supports retaining three European seats on each board, including at least two for the EU, and opposes allowing some members to serve terms shorter than five years.

The Jersey Financial Services Commission has recorded its busiest year for reports involving investment scams and other fraud affecting islanders. It highlighted advance fee investment schemes and bank impersonation scams, urging consumers to pause, independently verify contacts and protect security and financial information.

The Central Bank of Syria has launched a capacity building project with a French technical mission. It will focus on risk based banking supervision and capabilities in monetary policy, economic analysis, liquidity management and the interbank market.

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway identified several deficiencies in listed companies’ 2026 half-year reports, including 15 missing responsibility statements and 19 missing disclosures on audit or review status. Affected companies have published requested information, while companies using separate documents must integrate them into their half-year reports from 2027.

The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force adopted recommendations to improve fraud detection, financial investigations, asset recovery and responses to technology related terrorist financing risks. The measures emphasize updated red flags, data analytics, artificial intelligence and stronger cooperation, with certain outcomes feeding into the Financial Action Task Force’s 2026–2028 fraud roadmap.

The Canadian Public Accountability Board censured RSM Canada after identifying 54 backdated workpaper signoffs, including 21 entered after audit report dates. RSM Canada must strengthen its documentation controls and monitoring, provide four hours of additional training to relevant audit professionals and pay CPAB’s compliance monitoring costs.

The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission has begun coordinating claims under the new national catastrophe policy after floods and windstorms damaged about 227 homes and caused one death in Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The policy covers structural damage up to THB 100,000 per event and disaster-related accidental death up to THB 2 million. Claims are targeted for completion within 15 days after insurers receive complete documentation.

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint against As Sure Technology and four individuals for allegedly operating the Vcex.io digital asset exchange without a license. Public access to the platform will be blocked from November 7, 2026, while the case proceeds through the criminal enforcement process.