Market Abuse

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

    Market Abuse

    SFC Calls on Industry to Report Suspected Ramp-and-dump Activity

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/07/2021

    Ramp-and-dump scams now account for about half of the market manipulation cases being investigated by the SFC. Overseas investors also being targeted.

    Market Abuse

    Singapore: Three Individuals Charged for Insider Trading

    By Editors | 22/07/2021

    The former CFO of SGX-listed Broadway Industrial Group communicated insider information to two other individuals.

    Market Abuse

    NAFMII Reprimands Bond Market Makers Over Round-trip Trades

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/07/2021

    NAFMII has given a notice of criticism to China Minsheng Bank and summoned Guosen Securities and Guangdong Nanyue Bank for regulatory talks.

    Data Privacy

    China to Tighten Oversight of Overseas Listings

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2021

    Chinese authorities will step up supervision of companies that list overseas to improve regulation of cross-border data flows and security.

    Market Abuse

    ICAC, SFC Arrest Listed Company Exec in Joint Operation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2021

    The ICAC and SFC searched a number of premises, including the offices of the listed company and one of its IPO underwriters.

    Market Abuse

    Taiwan Probe Casts Light on ‘Rampant’ Insider Trading – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2021

    A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.

    Market Abuse

    ASIC Consults on Changes to Market Integrity Rules

    By Editors | 02/07/2021

    Among the changes, the consultation proposes to require market participants to notify ASIC if it suspects a person of engaging in insider trading or manipulative trading.

    Market Abuse

    SFC Probes CLSA Over CEFC Energy Bond Deal

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/06/2021

    A former CLSA managing director has accused CLSA of “blatant” misbehaviour as bond underwriter for the now-defunct CEFC Energy.

    Market Abuse

    US Federal Court Sanctions Australian Trader for Spoofing

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/06/2021

    The Propex Derivatives trader is required to repay $21,000 in disgorgement and cease and desist from violating anti-spoofing and manipulation rules.

    Market Abuse

    ASIC Outlines Expectations on Activist Short Selling

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2021

    Activist short selling can have a positive impact on market integrity, however it can also unduly distort the price of a target entity’s securities, ASIC says.

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