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APAC regulators intensified enforcement and operational recalibration in late February — with India leading activity, Hong Kong tightening infrastructure resilience, and Japan normalising liquidity conditions.

This week’s RegNext Regulatory Radar highlights a coordinated push toward market integrity and system stability.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 ⬇️

📉 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
SEBI executed multiple actions targeting illiquid stock option reversal trades, alongside asset recovery proceedings.
Hong Kong’s SFC reinforced misconduct enforcement and insider dealing controls.
Signals point to immediate perimeter defence rather than policy consultation.

📊 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱
SEBI formalised bullion valuation methodology for mutual funds and rationalised fund categorisation frameworks.
Japan’s FSA advanced corporate governance code revisions.
Expect tighter benchmarking and reduced interpretative flexibility in capital market instruments.

🏦 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
The BOJ reverted specific JGB lending facilities to standard conditions.
The PBOC conducted routine reverse repo operations to stabilise liquidity.
Extraordinary support measures continue to unwind gradually.

📊 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁
• 28 total items | 6 regulators
• 5 enforcement actions
• 5 actionable developments
• Structural weight ratio: 0.28
• Aggregate monetary value: HKD 4.3M

The structural pattern is clear:
tighten market conduct, standardise valuation frameworks, reinforce operational resilience.

Slides attached for the full enforcement tracker, compliance deadlines, and thematic horizon scan from this week’s RegNext report.

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