Asian equity markets are closing January 2026 near or at all-time highs across most regional benchmarks, capping a month defined by record-breaking corporate announcements, landmark political events, and an acceleration of the AI-driven investment cycle that has dominated market narratives since mid-2024. The KOSPI surpassed 5,000 for the first time in January, driven by Samsung’s…
The Korea Exchange and the Financial Services Commission have intensified enforcement of the Corporate Governance Code’s “comply or explain” requirements, marking a shift from the voluntary, disclosure-based approach that characterized the initial years of the Value-Up Program to an accountability framework with measurable consequences for non-compliance. Companies that fail to participate in the Value-Up framework…
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority unveiled the Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, establishing what the government described as the first comprehensive governance guide for autonomous AI systems published by any national authority. The framework, announced by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine…
