Market Abuse

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

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    Cryptocurrency

    Korea Prepares to Implement Virtual Asset User Protection Act

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2024

    The FSS released a roadmap to facilitate implementation of the new law, which will allow illegal activity to be punished with life.

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    Trading & Investment

    China Replaces CSRC Head to Restore Market Confidence

    By Editors | 08/02/2024

    Yi Huiman was abruptly replaced by Wu Qing as the new head of the CSRC, which has been working to defend the stock market.

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    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Former China Merchants Bank President Sentenced to Life in Prison

    By Editors | 07/02/2024

    Other former senior executives of Qianhe Capital Management, ICBC, Taiping Life Insurance, and Bank of Communications also facing criminal charges.

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    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Halts Securities Lending to Support Stock Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2024

    Brokerage firms are prohibited from engaging in securities refinancing business. State investor Central Huijin is expanding its ETFs purchases.

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    Market Abuse

    China Works to Stablise Markets With Trading Curbs, Strong Words

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/02/2024

    CSRC vowed to punish market manipulation and malicious short selling. Institutional investors were told to avoid selling and brokers to avoid forced liquidations.

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    Market Abuse

    Westpac Fined A$9.8m for 2016 Pre-Hedging Case

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/01/2024

    Westpac will pay the maximum penalty of A$1.8mn allowed in 2016 for unconscionable conduct and another A$8mn for ASIC’s costs.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Korea Increases Rewards for Capital Market Whistleblowers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/01/2024

    Whistleblower reports can also be filed anonymously, to better protect reporters of unfair transactions and market misconduct.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    FSS Korea to Restructure Virtual Asset Fraud Reporting Centre

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2024

    Users can report unfair trades, not just frauds and scams. Reporting process, investigation support and coordination to also improve.

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    Market Abuse

    India Gives Offshore Funds Time to Disclose Investors

    By Mark Johnston | 26/01/2024

    SEBI is reportedly allowing offshore funds seven months to disclose the identities of their investors before they are forced to liquidate their holdings.

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    Market Abuse

    FSC Korea Unveils Plan to Enhance Convertible Bond Market

    By Mark Johnston | 24/01/2024

    The plan includes measures to strengthen investigation and enforcement of unfair trading activities involving convertible bonds.

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