Securities and Futures Commission just joined forces with AFRC and HKEX to address going concern audit disclaimers. Here's what it means for Hong Kong listed issuers, audit firms, and corporate compliance teams.

1️⃣ National Environment Agency — Singapore and Mongolia Carbon Credit Application Launch
Singapore and Mongolia opened project applications under their bilateral carbon credit agreement as of today.
This rule update impacts project developers, carbon brokers, environmental advisors, and credit buyers in both nations.
Eligible applicants must submit formal project proposals following established bilateral carbon rules and validation steps.

2️⃣ Securities and Futures Commission — Joint Guidance on Going Concern Audit Disclaimers
The authority collaborated with AFRC and HKEX to set joint regulatory expectations on going concern disclaimers.
This directly affects Hong Kong listed firms, audit partners, corporate governance teams, and report preparers.
Listed issuers must review going concern disclosures before upcoming reporting periods so as to comply with published rules.

3️⃣ Reserve Bank of India — Sovereign Government Securities Underwriting Auction
The central bank announced an underwriting auction for the sale of government bonds worth 36,000 crore rupees.
This action hits primary dealers, institutional debt managers, bank treasury officers, and bond traders in India.
Primary dealers must submit competitive underwriting bids on October 9 following central bank auction guidelines.

4️⃣ State Securities Commission — Rights Warrants Certification for Maybank Securities
Vietnam's securities authority granted a rights warrants registration certificate with guarantee to Maybank Securities.
This decision impacts licensed brokerages, structured product desks, warrant issuers, and retail investors in the market.
Maybank Securities can now proceed with structuring, issuing, and trading guaranteed rights warrants under state rules.

5️⃣ Companies Office — Notice of Intention to Remove 446 Inactive Entities
New Zealand's corporate registrar published notice of intention to remove 446 non-compliant companies from the register.
This enforcement step hits company directors, corporate secretaries, legal advisors, and registered entity owners in NZ.
Affected company officers must submit missing statutory annual returns or formal appeals before final deregistration dates take effect.

Full analysis in the attached RegNext Daily Asia-Pacific Radar carousel.

— Elena Navarro · Managing Editor, RegNext
Daily Asia-Pacific Radar · Thursday 08 Oct 2026
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