Market Abuse

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

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    Taiwan to Hold Directors Responsible for Fund Manager Fraud

    By Editors | 19/09/2022

    The FSC will be able to dismiss board members of investment firms or revoke their business licences entirely if fund managers are involved in fraud.

    Market Abuse

    Korea to Require Advance Disclosure of Insider Stock Trades

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2022

    Board members and principal shareholders will be required to disclose information about planned stock trades least 30 days before the expected trading date.

    Market Abuse

    Singapore Jails Five Former Remisiers for False Trading

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The five were former remisiers for Phillip Securities, OCBC Securities, DBS Vickers Securities, and Maybank Kim Eng Securities.

    Market Abuse

    Thai SEC Penalises Bitkub CTO for Insider Trading Violations

    By Editors | 05/09/2022

    Bitkub’s CTO bought the company’s own digital token, KUB Coin, based on inside information about a proposed acquisition by Siam Commercial Bank.

    Market Abuse

    Thai SEC Files Suit Against Company Chairman Fake Vaccine Deal

    By Editors | 03/09/2022

    The chairman disseminated false statements to various media outlets last year saying his company had signed a contract to import Phizer’s Covid-19 vaccines.

    Market Abuse

    Korean Regulators Start Short-selling Inspections at Foreign Firms

    By Editors | 30/08/2022

    The FSS has launched an inspection of Morgan Stanley’s short-selling practices. Similar inspections at BAML and Goldman Sachs will come next.

    Market Abuse

    MAS Fines Noble Group Over Misleading Financial Statements

    By Editors | 25/08/2022

    The S$12.6mn fine is understood to be the largest fine for the publication of misleading financial statements in Singapore’s history.

    Market Abuse

    FCA Fines Citi’s UK Unit Over Trade Surveillance Issues

    By Editors | 24/08/2022

    The FCA said Citigroup did not properly implement MAR requirements to monitor orders and trades to detect market abuse.

    Market Abuse

    Academic Study Finds Broader Front-Running Problem at Coinbase

    By Mark Johnston | 23/08/2022

    University of Technology Sydney researchers estimate that insider trading occurred on 10-25% of new crypto listings at Coinbase between Sept 2018 and May 2022.

    Market Abuse

    SFC Probes AMTD Over Past Underwriting Deals – Reports

    By Editors | 22/08/2022

    The full scope of the probe into AMTD Group and its current status are “unclear”, but it is said to be related to previous underwriting deals.

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