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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 · 17m

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 · 17m

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

MAS · 2m

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

SC Malaysia · 1m

SC Malaysia wins appeal to enforce RM5.83m insider-trading recovery

Insider-trading defendants face garnishee recovery after unpaid SC Malaysia judgment

SC Malaysia · 14m

EU registers copper-tube imports from China, Mexico, Vietnam and Uzbekistan

EU copper-tube importers must register listed-origin entries for possible retroactive duties

EUR-Lex · 5h

SC Malaysia launches Social Exchange for impact fundraising

Eligible NPOs can use Malaysia’s Social Exchange route for regulated impact fundraising

SC Malaysia · 5h

MAS penalises Padang Trust Singapore S$300,000 for AML/CFT breaches

Licensed trust companies must evidence unusual-transaction inquiry and prompt STR escalation

MAS · 17m

MAS revises single-borrower credit exposure limits for merchant banks

Singapore merchant banks must apply revised single-borrower exposure limits from 1 June 2027

MAS · 23h

MAS revokes Bsquared Technology payment licence over regulatory breaches

Singapore DPT providers must evidence risk controls and accurate MAS filings

MAS · 1d

SC Malaysia revises digital-asset exchange guidelines

DAX operators must meet revised governance, client-asset and resilience controls

SC Malaysia · 5d

FATF and APG place Singapore in regular follow-up after AML evaluation

Singapore AML authorities must complete FATF/APG roadmap actions within three years

FATF · May 6

Southeast Asia

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

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

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

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

SC Malaysia wins appeal to enforce RM5.83m insider-trading recovery

EU registers copper-tube imports from China, Mexico, Vietnam and Uzbekistan

SC Malaysia launches Social Exchange for impact fundraising

MAS penalises Padang Trust Singapore S$300,000 for AML/CFT breaches

MAS revises single-borrower credit exposure limits for merchant banks

MAS revokes Bsquared Technology payment licence over regulatory breaches

SC Malaysia revises digital-asset exchange guidelines

FATF and APG place Singapore in regular follow-up after AML evaluation

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