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Trading & Investment

Australian Regulator to Review Broker Dark Pools

By Editors | 30/07/2014

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will conduct reviews of broker dark pools over the next 12 months, as regulators globally investigate alleged abuses in the operation of alternative trading venues.

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Singapore Seeks Tougher Rules for Financial Benchmarks

By Editors | 29/07/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is proposing a legislation that will introduce a regulatory framework for financial benchmarks.

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Australian Regulator Censures RBS over Interest Rate Manipulation

By Editors | 22/07/2014

Australia’s securities regulator has censured the Royal Bank of Scotland for its role in manipulating Australia’s bank bill swap rate.

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India’s SEBI May Seek HK, Singapore Assistance in Insider Trading Probe

By Editors | 13/06/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India may ask help from its peers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mauritius, as it widens investigations into suspected market activities of several overseas hedge funds.

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Australia May Have to Tighten Forex Regulations

By Editors | 12/06/2014

Australia could be forced to increase its oversight of the US$4 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market in line with tougher United Kingdom rules.

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S. Korea Regulator Charges US Traders over Illegal Algorithmic Trading

By Editors | 30/05/2014

The South Korean financial regulator has filed criminal charges against a U.S.-based trading company and four of its dealers for making illegal gains through price rigging.

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Australian Regulator Issues Report on Confidential Information, Warns of Complacency

By Editors | 27/05/2014

Australia’s disclosure regime ensures retail investors can trust the integrity of the market, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said, although it warned companies not to become complacent.

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Hong Kong Exchanges Vows to Fight Class Action Lawsuit on Zinc

By Editors | 27/05/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said it will “vigorously” contest a class action alleging it engaged in anti-competitive behaviour that distorted the price of zinc.

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Hong Kong Regulator Reprimands Citigroup on Algorithm Error

By Editors | 15/05/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citigroup) for failing to ensure its algorithmic trading systems functioned property for certain securities orders between April 2009 and May 2010.