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Crypto / Digital Assets
US SEC Reportedly Probing Binance 2017 Token Offering
By Editors | 09/06/2022
The SEC is also investigating market making companies owned by Binance’s CEO and whether company insiders may have engaged in trading abuses.
Securities / Derivatives
CBIRC Fines Two Banks, Wealth Management Subsidiaries
By Editors | 09/06/2022
Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, and their two wealth management subsidies were fined a total of almost CNY 15 million.
Big Picture
Old Misconduct Patterns Are Repeating in New Settings: FMSB
By Editors | 08/06/2022
Forms of misconduct which have been present for hundreds of years are playing out in new digital asset classes, including crypto assets and NFTs.
ESG / Sustainability
EU Lawmakers Agree Gender Diversity Directive
By Editors | 08/06/2022
The law will require EU listed companies to have women take up at least 40% of non-executive board seats, or 33% of all director posts, by mid-2026.
Enforcement
Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Pump and Dump Scheme
By Editors | 08/06/2022
The man, Gabriel Govinda, will be the first to be convicted in Australia over a social media pump-and-dump scheme.
ESG / Sustainability
CFTC Consults on Climate Impacts to Derivatives, Commodities
By Editors | 07/06/2022
The CFTC may use the information collected to inform actions such as the issuance of new or amended guidance, interpretations, policy statements, or regulations.
ESG / Sustainability
TWSE Launches New ESG Disclosure Platform
By Editors | 07/06/2022
Listed companies are required to disclose the relevant information, or explain why they cannot, within six months of the end of each fiscal year.
Securities / Derivatives
LME Hit with Lawsuits Over Nickel Trade Cancellations
By Editors | 07/06/2022
Judicial review claims from Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading challenge LME’s decisions to cancel nickel trades in March.
Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Announces Updated Financial Reporting Rules for AFS Licensees
By Editors | 07/06/2022
AFS licensees’ financial reports must contain disclosures consistent with the financial reports of other for-profit entities, prepared under AASB standards.
Market Infrastructure
ASX Finalises Changes to Issuer Services Fee Model
By Editors | 06/06/2022
The changes will take effect from 1 July and result in a “substantially simpler, clearer and more predictable” fee model, ASX says.
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