Market Abuse

    News on regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and technologies addressing practices like insider trading, market manipulation, and spoofing.

    Market Abuse

    KRX to Revise Criteria for Issuing "Investment Warning” Designation on Stocks

    By Mark Johnston | 16/12/2025

    KRX plans to revise its criteria for designating ‘investment warning’ stocks after applying strict anti-manipulation rules to the country's second-largest company.

    Cryptocurrency

    Japan Publishes Final Working Group Report on Future of Crypto Regulation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/12/2025

    The plans would bring crypto-assets under the securities law framework, introducing an insider trading ban and stricter rules for firms.

    Market Abuse

    S. Korea Indicts Ex-Reporter, Securities Staff in Front-Running Case

    By Mark Johnston | 11/12/2025

    Seoul prosecutors and regulators crack down on market manipulation involving media professionals, seizing assets and pursuing broader investigations.

    Market Abuse

    China's Kangde Xin Fraud Case Puts Financial Firms in Legal Crosshairs

    By Editors | 11/12/2025

    A CNY 4.1 billion class-action lawsuit against the delisted firm and its advisors tests accountability under China's evolving legal framework.

    Structural Regulation

    China Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of Listed Company Regulation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/12/2025

    The draft rules aim to tighten corporate governance, combat financial fraud, and enhance investor protection for the country's listed firms.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Bans Finfluencer for Providing Advisory Services without Registration

    By Nithya Subramanian | 09/12/2025

    SEBI’s interim order alleges that a so-called trading academy operated by a finfluencer offered unregistered trading advice to thousands of retail investors.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Chief Wu Qing Unveils Sweeping Capital Market Reform Agenda

    By Mark Johnston | 08/12/2025

    The plan prioritises support for tech innovation, attracting long-term capital, and expanding high-level institutional opening-up, says CSRC Chairman.

    Market Abuse

    SFC Secures Insider Dealing Conviction Against Former Computershare VP

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/12/2025

    The former executive used non-public information about a failed corporate privatisation vote to avoid a significant stock market loss.

    Market Abuse

    Bursa Malaysia Strikes Off Two Remisiers for Misconduct

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

    Bursa Malaysia has fined and removed two dealers’ representatives from its register for conflicts of interest and, in one case, manipulative trading.

    Market Abuse

    Japan Makes First Arrests in $4.6b Securities Hijacking Probe

    By Mark Johnston | 02/12/2025

    Authorities apprehend two suspects linked to a market manipulation scheme involving hijacked online accounts and record-breaking fraudulent trading volumes.

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