The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is establishing a national Credit Reporting System through the Credit & Data Bureau Solomon Islands. Existing customer credit information may be uploaded to the initial database without consent, although consumers must be notified. Consent will be required for subsequent submissions of additional credit information.

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission is consulting on draft rules governing securities and derivatives firms’ use of introducing broker agents. Firms would face due diligence, contracting, monitoring, disclosure and twice yearly reporting requirements, while agent remuneration must be transparent and avoid incentives for unnecessary transactions.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has finalized risk proportionate AI risk management guidelines covering all financial institutions and forms of AI. Firms must strengthen oversight, apply life cycle controls and remain accountable for third-party AI, with simpler arrangements permitted for immaterial uses. The Guidelines take effect in phases from Oct. 7, 2027, while MAS plans a 2027 consultation on possible agentic AI guidance.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued former adviser Osama Saad over alleged schemes to avoid conflicted remuneration laws and advice that moved more than AUD 25 million of client superannuation into the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC alleges Saad’s entities received around AUD 34 million from entities linked to First Guardian and Shield. It is seeking penalties, a financial services restraint and corporate management disqualification.

South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has proposed registration and reporting rules for cross-border virtual asset transfers and a consolidated regulatory framework for fintech-based overseas payments. The draft also tightens entry requirements and sanctions for currency exchange businesses and expands the Korea Customs Service’s inspection authority. The changes are expected to take effect on Dec. 3, 2026.

The Argentina Securities Commission is consulting on a comprehensive overhaul of material event disclosure rules for entities subject to the public offering regime. The proposal clarifies the treatment of market rumors and preliminary transaction discussions, adds significant cybersecurity incidents as potentially reportable events, and regulates the suspension of disclosure duties.

The International Monetary Fund called for better monitoring of hedge fund leverage and interconnectedness, warning that crowded trades, borrowing and correlated withdrawals can amplify market stress. It recommended marketwide safeguards where deleveraging risks are broad and targeted limits or add-ons where risks are concentrated, supported by stronger prime broker oversight and systemwide stress tests.

Bank of Cape Verde Board Member Paulo Santos highlighted financial and digital literacy, trust and tailored products as priorities for improving access among women, young people and rural communities. He also reviewed initiatives covering instant transfers, digital payments, fintech, microfinance institutions and a future central bank digital currency.

Financial Planning Standards Board research found that financial planners are increasingly adopting AI to improve efficiency, analysis and client capacity. Eighty-three percent expect AI to improve client service, while growing client use of AI is creating more demand for planners to contextualize or correct generated information.

An Alberta Securities Commission panel found that Terrance Anthony Sweeney committed fraud after raising about CAD 222,800 from 15 investors for purported foreign exchange trading and misappropriating a significant portion of the funds. The panel also found that he made false or misleading statements to commission staff, and a second phase will determine any sanctions and cost recovery.

Cape Verde’s Ministry of Finance and an IMF technical assistance mission reviewed pension sustainability and reform options, building on work conducted in June 2026. Recommendations covered the general regime, social pensions, asset management and regulation, while the government called for stronger institutional coordination and a reassessment of the micro and small enterprise regime.

Bank of Albania Second Deputy Governor Natasha Ahmetaj called on banks and businesses to adapt to climate risks and European sustainability requirements. She highlighted banks’ role in directing capital toward sustainable activities and reviewed ongoing work with the European Investment Bank on an Albanian Green Taxonomy based on European standards.