Short selling and securities lending in Taiwan

Taiwan’s stock market, characterised by high liquidity and a tech-dominated composition, has long attracted foreign institutional investors. According to Financial Supervisory Commission statistics at the end of February 2025, foreign institutional investors (FINIs, excluding Chinese investors) and Chinese qualified domestic institutional investors hold about USD287 billion in Taiwanese equities, representing about 42% of Taiwan’s total …

Bogus and legit online lending apps

Abusive online lending apps are using thousands of preregistered SIM cards to harass and threaten borrowers to pay their loans, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission said Friday. Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said the PAOCC has monitored some 300 online lending apps, many bogus, which have “hundreds of thousands of downloads.” Authorities are facing a blank wall …

Online Lending Apps Shut Down for Violating SEC Moratorium

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued cease and desist orders against seven companies for operating online lending platforms (OLPs) without the necessary registration. In separate orders dated August 15, the SEC’s Financing and Lending Companies Department (FinLend) directed the operators of Cash Konek, Pesosuki, Yescom Lending-Quick Cash Loan, Peso101-Fast Loans PH, Peso Cow-Mabilis Pera Loan, Swiftloan: Loan App Philippines, and Pera Loan: …

A Busy Few Weeks for Spinomenal

Spinomenal has had a packed month, delivering fresh titles and sealing a high-profile partnership that cements its presence in the UK market. Here’s a look at the company’s recent highlights. Partnership with Buzz Bingo Spinomenal struck a major deal with Buzz Bingo, the UK’s largest omni-channel bingo operator. Through this agreement, Buzz Bingo players now …