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Asia-Pacific in focus: August 2025 at a glance

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China says national mechanism to support SME’s is yielding positive results. Photo: Cheng Xin/Getty Images

Our latest roundup of the key developments in the financial regulation industry across the Asia-Pacific region.

Regulatory developments from the region in August include enforcement actions by MAS and the SFC, South Korea’s stablecoin regulation, Japan’s efforts to improve internal auditing at financial institutions, plus much more.

Singapore

The monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced in early August that the city-state’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) had