Market Abuse

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

    Market Abuse

    MAS Penalises Former UOBKH Representative for False Trading

    By Editors | 19/08/2022

    The former UOB Kay Hian trading representative committed false and unauthorised trading for a client who was himself sentenced in March 2021.

    Market Abuse

    SEC Charges 18 for Manipulation Using Hacked Trading Accounts

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The hackers broke into at least 31 US retail brokerage accounts to buy stock to drive up prices and exit their positions at artificially high prices.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    CSRC Probes China Merchants Securities Over 2014 Deal

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The investigation will impact any IPO applications being sponsored by China Merchants Securities.

    Market Abuse

    Korea FSS Targets Illegal Short Selling, FX Transactions

    By Editors | 17/08/2022

    October inspections will focus on firms with high volumes of short selling transactions. Probe into crypto-related FX transactions still underway.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Issues Framework to Curb Inadvertent Insider Trading

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    Company insiders would have their trading automatically restricted while they are in possession of unpublished price sensitive information.

    Market Abuse

    Two JPM Traders Convicted on Spoofing Charges

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    The two former traders were convicted of attempted price manipulation, spoofing, commodities fraud, and wire fraud following a three-week jury trial.

    Alternative Markets

    FCA Sets Out Supervisory Priorities for Alternative Funds

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2022

    Firms offering ESG products should expect to be subject to review to ensure marketing materials are not misleading.

    Market Abuse

    Taiwan FSC Penalises Eastspring for Violations by Former CIO

    By Editors | 09/08/2022

    The former chief investment officer used “another person’s account” to trade the same stock that was being traded by Eastspring.

    Market Abuse

    Taiwan FHC Fined for Leaking Data to Major Shareholder

    By Editors | 03/08/2022

    China Development Financial Holding Corp was fined TWD 20mn. Its subsidiaries China Life and KGI Securities were fined TWD 6mn and TWD 2.4mn respectively.

    Market Abuse

    Korean Regulators Vow to Punish Illegal Short Selling Activities

    By Editors | 29/07/2022

    Regulators may revise laws as early as this year to require short sellers trading large quantities of stocks to file reports on their activity.

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