Regulatory News Wrap for Asia

Wednesday, 2026-11-11 · covering the last 24h

India

SEBI

A light window: markets were shut for the Diwali–Balipratipada holiday on November 10, and no new SEBI circulars, consultation papers or press releases surfaced beyond what's already been reported.

Exchanges (NSE/BSE)

NSE and BSE were both closed for the holiday — nothing to report this window.

RBI, IFSCA & other

RBI issued no new FEMA/FPI, settlement or payment-system rules as rule-maker this window, and nothing equities-relevant came out of IFSCA.

Rest of Asia — Developed Markets

Australia — ASIC: ASIC published Report 846, its second major private-credit surveillance sweep (24 wholesale and retail funds, about $18bn in AUM, reviewed November 2025–August 2026), finding that related-party structures and complex fee arrangements still obscure costs and conflicts: only two of 22 funds reviewed passed through the full economic benefit of interest and borrower fees to investors, and most advice files recommending large private-credit allocations could not demonstrate compliance with the best-interests duty. ASIC issued six interim stop orders alongside further enforcement referrals and flagged work to refresh its managed-funds Regulatory Guide. 26-273MR

Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand stayed quiet this window.

Rest of Asia — Emerging Markets

Korea — FSC/FSS: The waiver of securities firms' 140% margin-loan collateral-maintenance requirement, reported here as pending on November 6, is now confirmed in effect: the FSS's no-action letter took hold November 9 and runs through January 31, 2027, excusing brokerages from forced liquidation when a margin account's collateral ratio falls short. Outstanding loan balances are untouched, so the relief only delays a liquidation trigger rather than reducing exposure; several brokerages, including Mirae Asset, have also cut their own maintenance ratios by around 10 points. Reported by Korean financial media; no FSC/FSS release confirming the letter's exact terms has been found. Money Today

Korea — FSC: The FSC and Korea Exchange updated corporate-governance disclosure guidelines to add minority-shareholder protections: from the 2027 reporting year, listed companies must disclose whether they use cumulative voting, report any change in board size, describe how they communicated with minority shareholders around key decisions, and state whether dividend information was disclosed during the window shareholders could exercise their rights; companies are also encouraged to file business reports at least two weeks ahead of their AGMs. FSC notice

Thailand — SET/SEC: Following SEC board approval of a market consultation run earlier this year, SET will from November 16 tighten short-selling rules — requiring most short-sale orders to be placed at or above the last traded price and narrowing eligibility toward larger, more liquid stocks — add a surcharge on accounts with high order-to-trade ratios, and narrow tick sizes for mid-priced stocks to tighten spreads; trading hours for products linked to foreign securities also move earlier, to 8am from 10am. The package is aimed at curbing abusive trading behaviour after this year's volatility. Reported by Thai financial media; SET's consultation paper is the fullest primary document found. SET consultation paper

China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were all quiet this window.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.