Securities / Derivatives

Enforcement

South Korea Ordered to Pay Elliott Over 2015 Dispute

By Editors | 22/06/2023

The amount represents about 7 percent of what Elliott sought from a 2018 lawsuit it filed against the South Korean government.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Proposes to Remake Derivative Trade Repository Rules

By Editors | 22/06/2023

ASIC proposes to remake the 2013 rules in substantially the same form with two minor updates ahead of sunset.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Adopts Two Prong Approach to Boost Tech Listings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

Regulators will run a month-long roadshow promoting stock listings by tech firms, and work to enact further facilitative rule changes.

Enforcement

SEBI Punishes 135 Entities Over Stock Manipulation Scheme

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

SEBI fined 135 entities and barred them from accessing the securities market over a stock manipulation scheme.

Enforcement

US Jury Finds Ex-Goldman Sachs VP Guilty of Insider Trading

By Mark Johnston | 21/06/2023

Brijesh Goel tipped his friend about six potential mergers that Goldman Sachs was considering funding.

Enforcement

Korea FTC Investigates Securities Firms for Price Fixing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

The FTC sent investigators to the offices of Samsung Securities, Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities and KB Securities and seized documents.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mandates Simplified Stock Market Access for Clients

By Mark Johnston | 21/06/2023

Brokers are mandated to offer clients access to all active stock exchanges they are registered with by default.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Directs Online Bond Platforms to Stop Offering Prohibited Products

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/06/2023

SEBI has observed that some online bond platform providers are offering clients access to unlisted bonds and other unregulated products.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Grants Securities Licence to Virtual Bank for the First Time

By Editors | 21/06/2023

With the new licence, Mox Bank will start piloting Hong Kong and US equity trading services in the HKMA sandbox “soon”.