Regulatory Updates
Switzerland FINMA Extends Transitional Period for Exchange of Collateral in OTC Derivatives Transactions
On 9 October 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) issued Guidance 04/2025, announcing an extension of the transitional peri…
Switzerland FINMA Chair Highlights AI’s Expanding Role in Financial Supervision at Paris AMF–AEFR Conference
On 30 September 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Chair, Marlene Amstad, addressed the AMF–AEFR Conference on Technolo…
United States SEC Postpones Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy
On 8 October 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) postponed its scheduled Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Financial Sur…
United States SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Calls for Principles-Based Crypto Custody Rules at Singapore Digital Assets Summit
On 30 September 2025, United States SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce addressed the Digital Assets Summit in Singapore, delivering remarks titled “…
US SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw Criticises No-Action Relief Allowing State Trust Companies to Custody Crypto Assets
On 30 September 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), through its Division of Investment Management, issued a no-action letter…
India Crypto Crackdown 2025: FIU-IND Blocks 25 Offshore Exchanges, 5 Platforms Remain Active
The Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND) ordered the blocking of access to 25 offshore crypto exchanges for failing to register under the In…
UK FCA Outlines 2025 Priorities: Growth, Consumer Duty, Smarter Oversight and Tackling Crime
On 25 September 2025, Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA), set out the regulator’s fi…
Australia ASIC Warns Financial Advisers of Qualification Deadline Approaching in 2026
On 30 September 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Australia ASIC) published an update and urged financial advisers, also k…
Cayman Islands CIMA Issues AML/CFT Supervisory Circular on Virtual Asset Service Providers
On 18 September 2025, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) released a Supervisory Information Circular outlining its approach to anti-money…
Cayman Islands CIMA Appoints Dr. Petr Jakubik as Head of Financial Stability and Statistics Division
On 17 September 2025, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announced the appointment of Dr. Petr Jakubik as the new Head of its Financial…
Singapore MAS Publishes Technical Report on Quantum-Safe Sandbox for Financial Sector
On 29 September 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel and SpeQtral, published a technical repo…
United States SEC Publishes Immediate Effectiveness of NYSE Arca Rule Change on 7RCC Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF
On 26 September 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (United States SEC) published [Release No. 34-104101; File No. SR-NYSEARC…