Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Cancels Licence (29/6/26) of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd for Dishonest Conduct Including Selling Fake Bond, Using Fake Macquarie Bank Bond Prospectus & Providing False Documents to Auditor Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Issues Interim Stop Orders on 2 Australian Fixed Income Fund Products (Wealthon Vault Development Fund & The People’s Equity Fund) by Stratfund Limited Due to Deficiencies in the Target Market Determinations (TMD) Australia Court Orders $7 Billion Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to Pay $16.7 Million (AUD 23.5 Million) in Fine & Investigation Costs after Admitted to Misleading Statement on Progress of CHESS Replacement Project in 2022 Which Exposed Market Participants to Risk of Financial Harm Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) Reports $1.2 Trillion AUM & $17.3 Billion Net Profit in 2025 Singapore MAS, Financial Institutions & Fintechs Released White Paper on Safeguards for AI Agents in Finance (Safeguards for Agentic Finance at Runtime), Industry Partners Invited to Join BuildFin.ai Work Group To Contribute Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) Subsidiary (Hong Kong Futures Exchange) to Launch 5-Year China Government Bond (CGB) Futures in Hong Kong (3/8/26) Following Data Licensing Agreement with ChinaBond Pricing Center Which is a Key Pricing Benchmark Service Provider for China Mainland Fixed Income Market Singapore Temasek Indirect Subsidiary Azalea Investment Management Raised $350 Million for First Private Equity Evergreen Fund (Azalea All Access) Investing in Secondaries & Co-Investments, Evergreen Fund Structure Allows for Monthly Subscriptions & Quarterly Redemptions Standard Chartered Private Bank & University of Cambridge Launch 4-Month Executive Development Program (Standard Chartered Global Private Bank Mastery Programme – Leadership and Legacy) for Standard Chartered Private Bank Senior Leaders Including Market Heads & Team Heads HSBC Appoints Dimitri Anghelakis as Global Head of Trust and Fiduciary Services (TFS) Based in Hong Kong to Succeed Brent York Who is Retiring after 32 Years at HSBC (Joined 1994), HSBC Trust and Fiduciary Services (TFS) to Become Part of HSBC Private Bank, Dimitri Anghelakis Has 26 Years of Legal, Government (as Diplomat), Insurance, Wealth Management & Financial Industry Experience at HSBC (Joined 2017), Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Greece Government & European Commission Malaysia $6.5 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund 1MDB Scandal: Standard Chartered Bank Lawsuit to Proceed after Singapore Court Dismissed Standard Chartered Bank Appeal to Strike Out $2.7 Billion Lawsuit by Liquidators for 3 Claimants (Alsen Chance Holdings, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners & Brightstone Jewellery), Standard Chartered Bank Alleged by Liquidators to Allow 100+ Intra-Bank Transfers from 2009 to 2013 UK $480 Billion Asset Manager Janus Henderson Completes $7.4 Billion Take-Private Transaction (Delists from NYSE) by Trian Fund Management, General Catalyst & Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and from MassMutual, Sun Hung Kai, Lunate Capital & Rollovers, Janus Henderson Formed in 2017 with Merger of Janus Capital & Henderson Group Singapore 6-Month T-Bill Result (18th June 2026): S$8.2 Billion Allotted with Average Yield at 1.32%, Median Yield at 1.43% & Cut-Off Yield at 1.47% Singapore 6-Month T-Bill Result (2nd July 2026): S$8.7 Billion Allotted with Average Yield at 1.38%, Median Yield at 1.45% & Cut-Off Yield at 1.5% United States SEC Investigating Quant Trading Firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG) Lawsuit on Losing $70 Million as Counterparty to Insider Trades (Options) via United States & China Brokerages, United States Court Grants Request to Freeze Accounts at Interactive Brokers, Futu & Up Fintech Holdings’ Tiger Brokers, Susquehanna International Group Alleged Insider Trades Generated at Least $100 Million Profit Billionaire Ken Griffin $67 Billion Hedge Fund Citadel Files London Lawsuit to Recover $8 Million (£6 Million) from ex-Employee Leonard Lancia (ex-Citadel Head of Market Making for Derivatives) in London Employment Arbitration Award Who Has Not Paid the $8 Million, Dispute on Leonard Lancia & Colleague Stole Trade Secrets & Built Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies While Working at Citadel UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Fines Accounting Firm Forvis Mazar & Audit Engagement Partner David Allen $816,000 (£610,537) for Serious Breaches in FY2021 Audit of Then UK London-Listed Digital Catalogue Retail Company Studio Retail Group United States $315 Billion Alternatives Asset Manager Blue Owl Capital Received $4.7 Billion Withdrawal Requests in 2026 Q2 (2026 Q1: $5.4 Billion Withdrawal Requests) & Maintains 5% of NAV (Net Asset Value) Withdrawal Limit for 2 Private Credit Funds 1) $4.9 Billion Blue Owl Technology Income Corp (OTIC) & 2) $33.8 Billion Blue Owl Credit Income Corp (OCIC) $335 Billion HSBC Reports $162 Million Total Loss on International Payments App Zing Launched in 2024 January & Built in Partnership with Visa, Zing App Officially Closed in 2025 May Singapore Exchange (SGX) Announced New Changes with 1) Use of Broker Custody Accounts (Omnibus Broker Custody Model) Which Allows Viewing of Foreign-Listed & SGX-Listed Securities in 1 Broker (Effective 15/7/26), 2) Minimum Trading Size for Stocks, Securities & Futures Contracts A) Reduce Standard Board Lot Size from 100 Units to 10 Units for Price $10 to $100, B) Reduce Standard Board Lot Size from 100 Units to 1 Unit for Price Above $100 (Effective 5/10/26) and , 3) Minimum Bid Sizes of Securities Contracts Traded in HKD, RMB & JPY Will Not be Aligned to Home Markets (Effective 15/7/26)