Governance

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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 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

Switzerland makes medical device registration mandatory in swissdamed

Medical device companies must register Swiss-market devices in swissdamed from 1 July 2026 or lose Swiss-market compliance

European Commission fines Temu €200 million for DSA systemic risk assessment failures

Online marketplace risk-assessment teams under DSA must adopt platform-specific evidence, product-testing data, and design-amplification analysis in next assessment cycle or face enforcement parity

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

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

HKMA directs Authorized Institutions to review de-risking policies and offer basic banking to higher-risk individuals

Hong Kong retail banks must review and revise de-risking policies to provide basic banking to higher-risk individuals case-by-case, not refuse them outright