On 30 January 2026, the Securities Commission Malaysia provided clarity on the regulatory framework governing the offering of broking services for digital assets. Malaysia’s securities regulator clarified that licensed securities brokers may offer digital asset broking where the assets fall within existing securities rules, provided they notify the regulator, confirm operational readiness, and trade only in approved digital assets.
It is our pleasure to present the first edition of Baker McKenzie’s Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook (“Handbook”). Given the success of last year’s Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws in EMEA, we have now expanded our coverage to legislation and developments in 47 jurisdictions this year. We appreciate that it…
This article provides a brief overview of the recent anti-corruption developments in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2015. As a whole, the region has seen an increase in enforcement actions. Whilst much of this can be attributed to the continued heightened enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices…
The tables summarize the main topics of the antitrust and competition laws in Asia Pacific. For more information, visit our page “Antitrust Laws around the World”. Country Regulatory authority Key regulation Merger Control Prohibition on abuse Australia Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Yes Yes China…
Baker & McKenzie has published its 2015 Asia Pacific Antitrust & Competition Law Guidebook. The Guidebook brings together a summary of commentary on competition laws from 13 Asia Pacific jurisdictions: Countries included in the Guidebook Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Zealand Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Since releasing…