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Asia-Pacific in focus: March 2026 at a glance

A trader at South Korea's stocks index.
Markets in Asia Pacific were disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East in March. Photo: Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images

Our March 2026 roundup from the financial regulation industries across the Asia-Pacific region.

In this roundup: MAS issues expectations on managing climate risk, Hong Kong launches regulatory sandbox across entire financial system, and South Korea’s FSC proposes a number of rule changes.

Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued three Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management – Transition Planning, setting out the regulator’s

“The