18h
Taiwan MOF clarifies income reporting rules for offshore structured products
Tax authorities will require individual investors to declare overseas earnings under minimum tax regulations or face penalties.
20h
Amina secures SFC approval for institutional crypto spot trading
The firm will initially offer 13 vetted cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, among others, for trading.
20h
SGX diversifies into crypto perpetual futures vertical
The contracts will be benchmarked to the iEdge CoinDesk Crypto Indices.
20h
Korea's Hanwha launches covered call ETF on China tech
A new ETF giving investors income and partial upside exposure to China’s major tech stocks was listed on 18 November.
20h
CQG to power futures trading for Webull Singapore
Webull Singapore has partnered with CQG to support the launch of its new futures trading service.
18 Nov 2025
Hong Kong, October 2025: listed products’ issuance heads north
Alibaba leads as the most-used asset for warrant issuances, while Hua Hong Semiconductor advances to the top five list. Nvidia is the most popular underlying for ELIs.
18 Nov 2025
Korea Investment and Securities bolsters ELW lineup with 517 new listings
South Korea’s equity linked warrants market saw another major expansion this week of equity linked warrants, widening trading choices for retail investors.
17 Nov 2025
Malaysia’s Maybank debuts stepdown autocall trades
The largest bank in Malaysia has recorded an average 40% to 50% jump in structured product sales across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand this year so far.
17 Nov 2025
Korean regulators introduce tougher rules for leveraged ETF investors
South Korean regulators will now require mandatory education and mock trading for retail investors seeking to access high risk overseas derivatives.
17 Nov 2025
Phillip Securities taps integral to strengthen institutional forex offering
Phillip Securities is expanding its foreign exchange services for institutional clients with technology support from US-based provider Integral.
17 Nov 2025
Samsung Securities takes its derivatives business to cloud
This will help secure flexibility, reliability and high-performance computing capabilities among other benefits, according to the company.
17 Nov 2025
MAS tests wholesale digital currency for interbank lending
Singapore’s central bank has completed its first live test of settling overnight interbank loans using a wholesale central bank digital currency.