On 30 January 2026, CHI CSRC proposed expanding strategic investor scope. CHI CSRC proposed to amend the Application Opinions on Provisions 9, 10, 11, 13, 40, 57, and 60 of the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Securities Offering by Listed Companies (Legal Application Opinion No. 18). Aims to implement national policies on promoting…
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Thailand – SEC Definition of Major Shareholder
On 30 January 2026, Thai SEC proposed revising definition for derivatives operators. Thai SEC proposed to revise the definition of major shareholder for derivatives business operators, to strengthen supervision up to the level of true controlling persons. The review responds to increasingly complex shareholding structures, aiming to assess the fitness and absence of prohibited characteristics…
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Hong Kong – Issues Consultation on Shareholding Virtual Assets
On 24 December 2025, Hong Kong’s Financial Services and Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published the consultation conclusions on the proposal to regulate Virtual Asset (VA) dealing and custodian services. They also issued a further consultation on proposals to establish separate licensing regimes for VA advisory and management service providers. Background:…
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Denmark – OAM System Outage Re: Shareholding Disclosures
On 19 November 2025, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) announced that it is in the process of updating its shareholding Disclosure reporting system, OAM. From 26 November 2025 at 8.00am (CET) until 30 November 2025, the OAM system will be offline; users that need to submit a shareholding disclosure report should do so…
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Austria – FMA Qualifying Shareholding Report
On 17 November 2025, AUT GVT published AUT FMA Regulation 243 on the information a notifying party intending to acquire or increase a qualifying holding in certain market infrastructures must submit (MI-EKV); it shall enter into force on 1 January 2026. The Central Counterparty Ownership Control Regulation (ZG-EKV 247/2013, as amended by Reg 256/2017), expires…
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Taiwan – FSC Finalized Changes to Short Selling
On 14 November 2025, TAI FSC, TAI Justice finalized amendments to Standards governing eligibility of securities for margin purchase and short selling, effective immediately. Amendment Highlights The standards for margin purchase and short selling of OTC stocks will be relaxed to be consistent with listed stocks. Removing the requirements for years of establishment, paid-in capital,…
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