The worst position in business is reacting. Reacting to a policy shift after competitors have priced it in. Reacting to a regulator after the rules have moved. Reacting to a geopolitical shock after the strategy memo is already obsolete. Radiant Intel exists to change that.

Taiwan's FSC widened the mandate for insurer funds: Executive Yuan-approved AI-plan industries are eligible for investment/lending, and qualified domestic PE positions can rise from 20% to 25%. Insurer capital can now reach policy-backed companies directly or through PE.

EO 14411 turns customs enforcement into a balance-sheet issue. The Federal Register order tells CBP to tighten importer-of-record eligibility with bond/asset backing, ownership data, recurrent vetting and a 50% penalty floor. Foreign IORs lose the low-value shortcut.

An EPA Federal Register rule takes effect today with two fuel-market moves: RFS volumes are set for 2026-27, and renewable electricity is dropped as a qualifying fuel. Refiners face defined blending obligations; eRIN credits lose their legal basis.

CFTC's June 12 actions put novel contracts inside federal exchange oversight: a New Mexico lawsuit over Kalshi event markets, plus no-action relief for designated contract markets converting digital-commodity perpetual futures by June 30. Registration is the dividing line.

India's diesel controls are about arbitrage, not shortage. A Petroleum Ministry PIB notice sets a 90-day retail rule: 200 litres per vehicle/day, PESO-approved containers only, no resale or institutional bulk buying. Retail price support stops at the pump.

India’s I&B ministry has put draft telecom rules for TV, radio and IPTV out for comment to July 27. They fold satellite TV, DTH, HITS, FM and community-radio guidelines into one digital authorization process under the 2023 Telecom Act. One rulebook replaces six.

The SEC's Regulation NMS proposal targets U.S. equity-market plumbing: rescind Rule 611's trade-through ban and Rule 610(e)'s lock/cross curbs for national market system stocks. For exchanges and brokers, venue competition gains ground on mandated protection.

From July 9, a DoD Federal Register rule puts a censorship clause on Pentagon help. Films, TV, documentaries and games seeking military assistance must clear certification terms tied to PRC/CCP censorship demands; studios should audit scripts and edits.

OFAC's June 10 notice does two compliance jobs at once: new Iran-related SDN designations, plus amended Venezuela general licenses for oil, petrochemicals, diluents and minerals. Energy, trading and banking desks need to screen names and license paths separately.

Section 232 metal tariffs are becoming a classification exercise. New Federal Register actions tailor rates for farm/HVAC equipment, mobile machinery and Taiwan aircraft parts. Importers should map content, origin and HTSUS lines before pricing.

EPA's PFAS drinking-water proposal would make the PFOA/PFOS MCL deadline conditional: systems that request an exemption could move from April 2029 to April 2031. Water utilities need to file for runway, not assume it; comments close July 20.

FCC's foreign-adversary control rule takes effect June 9. It creates an attestation/disclosure track for license and authorization holders, while key compliance sections wait for a later date. Telecom and media owners need to map control chains now.

EUR-Lex consolidated texts put the EU financial rulebook in one compliance frame: bank capital, insurance solvency, market-abuse and prospectus regimes are all live reference points. Risk teams should check which obligations cross desks.

Tariff policy is becoming more company-specific. Commerce is offering pharma onshoring relief while AD/CVD orders stay live for chemicals, wind towers and steel strand. Watch which sectors get tailored terms next. radiantintel.com

Commerce Department: Washington is making export controls more selective, not simply looser. Chips and civil drones get narrower licensing paths while listed entities and Russian aviation remain fenced off. radiantintel.com