Market Abuse

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

    Market Abuse

    China Listed Companies Directed to Improve Financial Reporting

    By Darien Choong | 27/03/2022

    Listed companies are asked to improve the effectiveness of their financial reporting controls and the quality of their accounting information.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Probes Investment Banks Over Possible Insider Trades

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    SEBI’s new AI-based surveillance systems have detected possible insider trades by related parties of investment bankers.

    DeFi & Web3

    IOSCO Forms New Task Force Targeting DeFi Regulation

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2022

    The task force, chaired by MAS assistant managing director Tuang Lee Lim, will help coordinate policy action to address the risks in DeFi.

    Market Abuse

    Tokyo Prosecutors Indict SMBC Nikko Securities, Five Others

    By Editors | 24/03/2022

    Prosecutors have filed charges against SMBC Nikko Securities and five others. The head of the firm’s equity division was also arrested.

    Market Abuse

    SET to Step Up Measures to Address Irregular Trading

    By Editors | 23/03/2022

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand has received SEC approval to tighten its market surveillance measures, effective from 4 April.

    Structural Regulation

    BSEC Orders Bourses to Reshuffle Regulatory Affairs Divisions

    By Editors | 23/03/2022

    Stock exchange employees working in Regulatory Affairs departments for more than three years must transfer to other departments immediately.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Seizes Records from Market Manipulators in 4 States

    By Editors | 14/03/2022

    Individuals and entities were operating Telegram channels to encourage investors to deal in listed stocks, thereby creating “artificial volume and price rise”.

    Market Abuse

    Indian Police Arrest Former NSE Head Chitra Ramkrishna

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2022

    The CBI said evidence shows that Ramkrishna engaged in a conspiracy with another executive, after she coerced NSE’s HR department to hire him.

    Market Abuse

    SMBC Nikko Employees Arrested in Manipulation Probe

    By Editors | 07/03/2022

    Two Japanese and two foreign nationals were arrested for allegedly manipulating at least five stocks when handling block orders for clients.

    Market Abuse

    HK Court Offers Questionable Rationale in Insider Dealing Case

    By Tom Fyfe | 01/03/2022

    The court’s decision merely transfers illicit profits to a select group of individuals who were “lucky enough to have traded with the insider”, says Tom Fyfe.

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