Market Abuse

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

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    KYC & CDD

    Adani Shares Recover as SEBI Struggles to Trace Overseas Investors

    By Mark Johnston | 24/05/2023

    A court-appointed panel says SEBI has been unable to trace the ultimate owners of 13 overseas entities that invested in Adani Group.

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    Market Abuse

    Korean Officials Vow to Eradicate Unfair Trading from Capital Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/05/2023

    Korean officials will seek tougher sanctions and penalties as well as regulatory improvements to the current CFD trading system.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Korea to Vote on Bill Requiring Crypto Disclosures by Politicians

    By Karen Ng | 23/05/2023

    The amendments, if passed, will require all public officials and candidates to disclose their crypto assets.

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    Market Abuse

    ASIC Bans Former Gleneagle Fund Manager for Naked Short Selling

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 23/05/2023

    The former fund manager of Gleneagle Securities engaged in the naked short selling of shares on 150 occasions, ASIC said.

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    Market Abuse

    UK Lawmaker Alleges State Cover-up in LIBOR Rigging Scandal

    By Mark Johnston | 19/05/2023

    Member of Parliament David Davis calls for investigation into perjury and false convictions in LIBOR rigging case.

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    Market Abuse

    SEBI to Tweak Definitiion of ‘Unpublished Price Sensitive Information’

    By Editors | 19/05/2023

    SEBI’s amendments aim to improve transparency in the capital market and ensure timely and accurate disclosure of material events or information by listed entities.

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    Market Abuse

    SEBI Proposes New Rules to Tackle Suspicious Trading Activities

    By Mark Johnston | 18/05/2023

    The new framework would address the challenges posed by new-age technologies such as encrypted or vanishing messages.

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    Market Abuse

    Korea to Investigate CFD Trades for Links to Stock Manipulation

    By Mark Johnston | 16/05/2023

    The FSC said it has confirmed that a “significant number” of CFD accounts were involved in last month’s stock crash.

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    Market Abuse

    Korean Prosecutors Seize Records from Upbit, Bithumb

    By Editors | 16/05/2023

    The move is part of a probe into a Korean lawmaker who was found to own crypto in amounts that are “inconsistent with his frugal image”.

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    Market Abuse

    Lawsuit Alleges Jump Trading Manipulated TerraUSD Stablecoin

    By Mark Johnston | 15/05/2023

    Illinois lawsuit accuses high-frequency crypto trading firm Jump Trading manipulated TerraUSD stablecoin.

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