Capital Markets & Policy: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb formally presented the Economic Survey 2025-26 to PM Shehbaz Sharif, showing mixed sector performance as budget talks with provinces continue. Regulation & Investor Protection: South Korea’s FSS warned securities firms against promoting high-risk, concentrated overseas bets, saying return-focused marketing amid volatility will face enforcement. Banking & Fraud: India’s ED attached a ₹60 crore sea-facing property in the SKNL bank-fraud probe, while a CBI court remanded Amitabh Jhunjhunwala in the ₹9,280 crore RCFL fraud case. Fintech & Wealth: Revolut’s planned UK private bank could generate about £250mn in revenue, targeting the advice gap for clients with £500,000+ deposits. AI & Finance: NEC, Anthropic and eight Japanese financial institutions launched an AI initiative for security and reliability; SK Telecom also increased its Anthropic investment. Crypto & Markets: Reuters flagged SpaceX’s $75bn IPO as a potential drag on crypto as retail capital may rotate toward AI and equities. Emerging Markets Flows: The IIF said foreign investors pulled nearly $27bn net from emerging market portfolios in May, driven mainly by EM stock selling. Development Finance: AIIB chief Zou Jiayi highlighted the lender’s role as it continues financing infrastructure and transition priorities. Local Finance: Scotland’s watchdog warned councils face a near £1bn funding gap, with borrowing risks rising as capital funding falls.