The Brunei Darussalam Ministry of Finance reported the launch of a medium-term Country Engagement Framework with the Islamic Development Bank. It will guide cooperation in Islamic finance, capacity building, food security, small business development and economic diversification in support of Wawasan Brunei 2035.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking court approval of a consent judgment requiring former Western Asset co-chief investment officer Stephen Kenneth Leech II to pay a USD 3 million penalty and accept officer-and-director, associational and antifraud restrictions. The SEC alleged that he delayed trade allocations to direct first-day gains to favored portfolios and losses to disfavored portfolios.

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico revoked approval of a USD 5.9 billion, 10-year temporary power generation contract after finding that it had changed following review. The board referred alleged fraud and forgery to federal law enforcement and reiterated that government contracting parties are responsible for vetting counterparties.

Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Otto Lobo said the regulator will begin testing AI assisted, data driven supervision by the end of 2026. He also highlighted its Tokenization Working Group, which brings together internal departments and market participants to develop tokenization initiatives.

The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has warned investors about increasingly sophisticated online scams involving deepfakes, fake endorsements and social media investment groups. Investing platforms indicate that New Zealanders have lost about NZD 25 million since June 2025 through a pump and dump scheme previously flagged by the regulator.

The South Korea Financial Services Commission directed all financial firms to complete and report comprehensive cybersecurity reviews following reported intrusions. Firms must tighten external access, authentication and threat detection, apply shared attack intelligence, and protect and compensate affected consumers. The authorities will strengthen sectorwide monitoring and may take strict action where known risks are not addressed.

Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission completed two cyber exercises involving 67 life and nonlife insurers. The simulations tested incident response and regulatory coordination against increasingly complex threats involving AI, external providers and interconnected digital systems.

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s latest systemic issues report emphasizes maintaining customer information and using complaints to identify broader problems early. Its systemic work benefited more than 390,000 consumers and small businesses and secured AUD 1.2 million in remediation during the second half of the 2025-26 financial year.

The Central Bank of Uruguay has set out a four-pillar strategy to deepen financial intermediation in domestic currency, with further reductions in dollarization needed particularly in deposits. A notification effective Oct. 1 warns savers that exchange rate movements can change the domestic purchasing power of foreign currency deposits even when their stated balance is unchanged.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation updated the September 30, 2026, Call Report instructions for the lower 8% community bank leverage ratio and revised reciprocal and custodial deposit treatment. No new data items were added, and eligible institutions may use a transitional reporting approach for custodial deposits. Institutions may also file on the next business day when a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday.

The Brazil Securities Commission will require securitization companies to report credit operations monthly to the Central Bank of Brazil’s Credit Information System. The rules also refine existing FIDC administrator reporting and allow FIDC managers to consult system data for credit risk assessments. They take effect on Nov. 1, 2026, with a 12-month adaptation period only for securitization companies.

Bank of Albania First Deputy Governor Holta Zaçaj highlighted SEPA membership and TIPS Clone as central to lowering remittance costs and expanding formal digital payments. Electronic payments supported by instant payment infrastructure could generate annual savings of up to ALL 38.7 billion, equivalent to about 1.5% of gross domestic product.