Market Abuse

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Hong Kong Brokerage CEO Arrested in HKD 43 Million Embezzlement Case

By Editors | 27/04/2026

The arrest of a senior executive at a licensed insurance brokerage has cast a spotlight on internal controls and raised wider concerns about market conduct.

Market Abuse

Korea to Prosecute Four Executives for Spin-Off Market Abuse

By Editors | 27/04/2026

Four executives are accused of using a sham sale and accounting fraud to deceive investors and inflate STX’s share price during a corporate restructuring.

Supervision & Enforcement

Hong Kong Imposes Record Fine on PwC Over Evergrande Audit Failures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2026

Regulators have imposed a record fine, a practice ban, and a landmark shareholder compensation scheme on PwC for "egregious" audit failures at the collapsed developer.

Market Abuse

CSRC Proposes Tiered Penalty System for Illegal Share Sales

By Mark Johnston | 23/04/2026

The CSRC has released draft rules that classify violations and set out specific, tiered fines to crack down on irregular disposals by major shareholders.

Market Abuse

Korea FSS Forms Task Force to Enforce Stricter Delisting Rules

By Mark Johnston | 22/04/2026

The FSS has launched a multi-departmental unit to enforce stricter delisting rules and crack down on illegal market activities.

Market Abuse

Korea Grants Investigators Powers to Launch Self-Initiated Probes

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/04/2026

Regulators have amended rules to allow financial watchdogs to directly convert any market abuse investigation into a criminal probe, bypassing prosecutors.

Market Abuse

FSS Korea to Target API-Driven Crypto Market Manipulation

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2026

FSS warned of rising unfair trading practices using automated systems and plans to increase market monitoring and targeted investigations.

Market Abuse

RBI Scrutinises Banks' Unwinding of Rupee Arbitrage Trades

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/04/2026

RBI is examining how banks offloaded arbitrage positions after a clampdown, amid concerns the practice aggravated rupee weakness.

Cryptocurrency

Japan Cabinet Approves Bill to Reclassify Crypto as Financial Products

By Manesh Samtani | 14/04/2026

The proposed amendment to securities law will introduce an insider trading ban and pave the way for significant tax reform.