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SFC issues binding guidance requiring securities issuers to amend terms of issue for uncertificated securities regime

Hong Kong securities issuers must amend their articles of association and appoint an approved securities registrar before the uncertificated securities regime binds them.

EU Council sanctions four Israeli settler organisations and three individuals under Global Human Rights regime

Sanctions-screening teams must add the seven Israeli-settler designations with director-level linkage checks before next funds-transfer cycle

MAS amends MLA and LCR requirements for merchant banks in Singapore (Notice 1015), effective 1 September 2026

Merchant banks in Singapore must meet amended MLA/LCR requirements and adopt the revised Form 2 from 1 September 2026

MAS amends MLA and LCR requirements for banks in Singapore (Notice 649), effective 1 September 2026

Banks in Singapore must meet amended MLA/LCR requirements and adopt the revised Form 2 from 1 September 2026

MAS amends MLA and LCR requirements for predominantly-banking financial holding companies (Notice FHC-N649), effective 1 September 2026

Predominantly-banking financial holding companies in Singapore must meet amended MLA/LCR requirements and adopt the revised Form 2 from 1 September 2026

Securities Commission Malaysia revises Equity Guidelines with new MAIN and ACE Market listing requirements effective 3 June 2026

Companies planning Bursa Malaysia listings must meet higher MAIN and ACE Market requirements ahead of the 3 June 2026 effective date

Andhra Pradesh issues G.O. permitting registration of assigned house sites after 10 years

Andhra Pradesh registering officers must register assigned house sites after the 10-year and documentation checks, unblocking previously Section 22-A-barred title

OFAC adds PERSIAN GULF STRAIT AUTHORITY to SDN List under EO 13224 (IRGC-linked)

US persons must block PERSIAN GULF STRAIT AUTHORITY and any entity 50%+ owned by it; non-US financial institutions and maritime operators face secondary-sanctions exposure under EO 13224 §1(b)

Supreme Court upholds retrospective 28% GST on online money gaming

Online money gaming platforms and offshore operators must provision for retrospective 28% GST on the full face value of player stakes

IBBI changes pre-pack insolvency valuation calculation

Pre-pack insolvency valuers must use asset-class liquidation estimates as the corporate debtor's liquidation value

SFC sets expected standards for VATPs and licensed corporations on Relevant Stablecoin services

VATPs and licensed corporations must adopt revised licensing conditions and update disclosures, client classification, and SFC-notification workflows before conducting Relevant Stablecoin activities

SFC revises authorised VA fund circular to permit direct spot virtual-asset investment and staking

Management companies, custodians, and participating dealers of SFC-authorised VA funds must meet revised eligibility, custody, valuation, and disclosure requirements, and obtain prior SFC consultation and approval before exceeding 10% VA exposure or engaging in staking