A Singapore court has cleared the way for a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank over its alleged role in 1MDB fraud, liquidators seeking to recover the funds said on Monday, Reuters reported. Singapore High Court dismissed an application by the bank to strike out a suit filed against it by liquidators, the liquidators said in a press release, calling it "a significant legal victory" allowing the case to continue.

The new bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted Katra Realtors under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) following an application filed by IL&FS Financial Services Ltd., the Economic Times of India reported. Delhi-based Katra Realtors was a corporate guarantor to listed real estate developer Ansal Properties and Infrastructure (Ansal API), which is also currently undergoing an insolvency resolution process.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party will propose a bill this week that would facilitate the country's investment in the U.S. under a deal that cuts tariffs on the country's exports, financial news service Money Today reported on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The Democratic Party agreed with the South Korean government to introduce the bill on November 26, it reported. No further details were immediately available. The two countries on November 14 announced the details of implementing the deal reached by their presidents in late October that would lower U.S.

Japan's financial regulator is moving to mandate that crypto exchanges in the country maintain liability reserves to protect customers from losses stemming from hacks and security breaches, Decrypt.com reported. The Financial Services Agency plans to submit legislation to parliament in 2026 that would require exchanges to set aside reserves for compensating customers in the event of losses from cyberattacks or other incidents, The Nikkei reported on Monday.

A U.S. bankruptcy court has held Byju’s founder, Byju Raveendran, in default and ordered him to pay more than $1 billion after ruling that he obstructed discovery in the case involving the missing Alpha Funds, the Economic Times of India reported. The court issued the default ruling after finding that Raveendran consistently ignored orders and failed to participate in the proceedings, following a motion for default that the lenders filed on August 11. “The court acknowledges that the relief granted herein is extraordinary.

A Singapore court has cleared the way for a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank over its alleged role in 1MDB fraud, liquidators seeking to recover the funds said on Monday, Reuters reported. Singapore High Court dismissed an application by the bank to strike out a suit filed against it by liquidators, the liquidators said in a press release, calling it "a significant legal victory" allowing the case to continue.

The average time to conclude a resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is on a rise. According to official data, it took 603 days to complete 1,300 corporate insolvency resolution processes (CIRP) in the July-September 2025 quarter, which is higher than 582 days in the corresponding quarter last year, FinancialExpress.com reported. This is way above the 330-day limit set to conclude the process.

Indonesia plans to issue rules next year to set up trustee institutions and special-purpose vehicles aimed at spurring investment — a move that will also allow state fund Danantara to create a trust fund for onshore capital, Bloomberg News reported.

A coalition of thousands of French retailers has sued the Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein, accusing it of unfair competition, according to the French Retail Council, a move that escalated a backlash against the company in France this week, the New York Times reported. The class action suit, filed on Wednesday in a commercial court in southern France, was brought on by 12 federations and 100 large French brands.