Market Abuse

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

    Trading & Investment

    China FIs Asked to Boost Bond Issuance by Private Enterprises

    By Darien Choong | 27/07/2022

    Financial institutions are asked to support private enterprises by helping them to issue bonds and increasing their investments in such bonds.

    Market Abuse

    US DOJ Charges Ex-Coinbase Employee for Insider Trading

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2022

    A former Coinbase employee and two others were charged. The SEC’s parallel action classifies 9 crypto tokens as securities. Coinbase files a petition.

    Market Abuse

    ASIC Expects Market Participants to Detect Pump and Dump Activity

    By Editors | 23/07/2022

    New report sets out indicators and good practices to help market participants detect, prevent, and respond to pump and dump activity.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI to Extend Insider Trading Prohibitions to Mutual Funds

    By Editors | 17/07/2022

    SEBI plans to require asset managers to disclose the holdings and transactions of connected persons, as well as those of their immediate relatives, on an independent platform.

    Cryptocurrency

    Thailand Refines Rules for Crypto Firms, Issues Draft Rules for Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2022

    The SEC amended capital requirements and other rules for crypto firms. The BOT issued draft rules for banks dealing in crypto. Two crypto exchanges were penalised.

    Market Abuse

    China to Intensify Supervision of Hog Futures Market

    By Editors | 07/07/2022

    The Dalian Commodity Exchange has been directed to enhance supervision and monitoring for abnormal transactions and speculative activity.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Former Archegos Employee Sues Firm Over Deferred Bonuses

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2022

    Archegos employees were “coerced” to invest their bonus money into the firm through a deferred compensation plan, which evaporated when the company collapsed last March.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Fines NSE, Infotech, Six Others Over Algo Trading Scandal

    By Editors | 04/07/2022

    NSE awarded a contract to Infotech despite conflicts of interest. Confidential NSE data was then misused to develop algorithmic trading software.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Fines NSE, Officials, Brokers in Colocation Case

    By Editors | 02/07/2022

    SEBI fined the NSE, five officials, Sampark Infotainment, two brokerage firms and nine other individuals connected to the case.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022

    Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.

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