Market Abuse

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

    Data Privacy

    IOSCO Members, ESMA Can Exchange Information Post-GDPR

    By Editors | 15/02/2019

    A decision by the European Data Protection Board will enable the continued sharing of information between ESMA and securities regulators outside the EU, in compliance with GDPR.

    Market Abuse

    Sydney Deutsche Bank Trader Convicted for Falsifying Trades

    By Editors | 13/02/2019

    A former FX options and futures trader has received a 2-year suspended sentence for falsifying entries in Deutsche Bank’s internal records.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Directs Exchanges to Check Volatile Stocks for Manipulation

    By Editors | 07/02/2019

    SEBI has asked the BSE and NSE to boost intra-day surveillance to check unusually volatile stocks for possible manipulation.

    Market Abuse

    Vietnam’s SSC to Beef up Handling of Stock Market Violations

    By Editors | 25/01/2019

    The SSC is coordinating with Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Securities to ensure violators face criminal charges in addition to the existing administrative sanctioning regime.

    Market Abuse

    S. Korean Regulator Fines Four Global Banks for Rigging FX Derivatives

    By Editors | 22/01/2019

    South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has fined JP Morgan, HSBC, Deutsche Bank and StanChart a combined $613,000 for rigging forex derivative prices.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    ASIC Officials Fear Excessive Focus on Litigation – Report

    By Editors | 21/01/2019

    While ASIC officials talk up plans to fund more court cases, behind the scenes they are reportedly concerned about the community backlash and loss of confidence if cases are lost.

    Market Abuse

    FMSB Issues Good Practices for Suspicious Transaction, Order Reporting

    By Editors | 15/01/2019

    The FICC Markets Standards Board has published the final version of its Statement of Good Practice on suspicious transaction and order reporting.

    Market Abuse

    China Securities Regulator Breaks Record with 2018 Penalties

    By Editors | 08/01/2019

    The CSRC imposed fines of over $1.55bn in 2018, with the largest number of cases relating to insider trading, illegal disclosures and market manipulation.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI to Upgrade Market Surveillance System and Data Warehouse

    By Editors | 04/01/2019

    India’s securities regulator is looking to beef up its IT infrastructure for market surveillance and trade data analysis to improve detection of market violations.

    Market Abuse

    Hong Kong Asset Manager Fined for Wash Trading

    By Editors | 28/12/2018

    The asset management firm was both the buyer and seller in a transaction between two of its brokers, which the SFC deemed was a wash trade.

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