Market Abuse

Structural Regulation

PBOC Proposes New Draft Rules for Interbank Brokerage Market

By Manesh Samtani | 22/07/2025

The draft rules mandate strict risk controls, list thirteen prohibited acts, and aim to formalise securities firms' advisory activities.

PEPs & Sanctions

China Issues Judicial Directive to Bolster Defences Against Foreign Sanctions

By Mark Johnston | 21/07/2025

Top judicial bodies are directed to enhance their understanding of international law as part of a broader strategy to guard against foreign sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Eyes Longer Tenure Derivatives Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/07/2025

SEBI plans to reform the derivatives segment by extending contract tenures, citing high retail losses and excessive expiry-day trading.

Market Abuse

Bangladesh Bank Audit Reveals False Reporting by Global Islami Bank

By Mark Johnston | 17/07/2025

A BDT 22.59 billion loss was masked as profit by Global Islami Bank. Regulators are investigating whether the misreporting stemmed from the bank’s management or the auditors.

Market Abuse

FSS Korea Penalises Hana Securities Manager for Illegal Stock Trades

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/07/2025

The FSS found that the manager abused privileged information obtained during his duties to conduct illegal trades through his wife's account.

Market Abuse

Jane Street Deposits $567 Million in Escrow to Lift India Ban

By Editors | 15/07/2025

Jane Street has complied with a key part of a regulatory order amid a manipulation probe and is requesting a reversal of its market ban.

Market Abuse

SEBI Penalises Former Exec of Axis Asset Management Company

By Mark Johnston | 12/07/2025

The former executive was found to have recommended specific stocks to relatives that closely resembled trades executed by Axis Mutual Fund.

Market Abuse

Korea to Launch AI-Powered ‘One-Strike-Out’ System for Unfair Trading

By Manesh Samtani | 10/07/2025

A new joint task force will use individual-based surveillance and AI to freeze accounts, impose heavy fines, and ban manipulators from the market.

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Derivatives Exchanges Warned of Threat to Insurance Funds

By Manesh Samtani | 09/07/2025

A new report details how attackers exploit design flaws to drain platform reserves and urges proactive surveillance.