MAS identified issue managers that did not perform conflict-of-interest checks, background checks on EDs and controlling shareholders, and site visits to issuers' material assets.
April 18, 2023The guidelines will cover information disclosures, product listings, customer asset segregation, money laundering prevention, consumer protection, and information security, among other areas.
March 31, 2023The subsidiary legislation covers operational and technical matters and the introduction of a more robust regulatory regime for securities registrars.
March 28, 2023S&P prematurely published credit ratings before securities were issued, failed to disclose decisions for discontinuing some credit ratings, and took too long to correct factual errors in reported data.
March 25, 2023The consultations are aimed at promoting a globally consistent supervisory approach to address climate-related risks in the insurance sector.
March 17, 2023Swedbank made a change to a business-critical IT system without following its internal procedures and processes.
March 16, 2023A lack of internal controls and oversight allowed the SPAC's CFO to misappropriate cash and falsify financial reports for over a year.
February 28, 2023The FSS and FTC called on financial firms to prevent unfair contractual terms, pledging to ramp up oversight to better protect consumers.
February 22, 2023As a result of certain deficiencies, the Options Clearing Corp's clearing fund was "underfunded" at various times between October 2019 and May 2021.
February 20, 2023Financial firms should strengthen their internal controls and pre-trade checks to ensure executives and employees are not using "borrowed" accounts for personal trading.
January 29, 2023