Global regs seek safer margin calls
Policymakers aim to address issues exposed in March 2020 market stress
- By: James Langton
- January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025
- 17:30
Policymakers aim to address issues exposed in March 2020 market stress
BitMEX sanctioned in U.S. for anti-money laundering, KYC violations
Wider adoption, more standardization needed for company plans to be useful for financial regulation
Regulator settles with 12 firms for a combined US$63.1 million
Firms pay US$45 million to settle trade reporting, recordkeeping violations
Research finds that active funds underperformed between 2019 and 2023
Earlier decision requiring clearing broker to produce records overturned
AIMA survey finds crypto funds struggle to get basic banking services
BMO Capital Markets division is alleged to have sold mortgage-backed bonds using misleading metrics
ATS operator settles allegations of compliance shortcomings
Revised agreement between a rep and his former firm was valid: decision
Regulator's head of enforcement, chair to depart next week
Effort to elevate financial compensation in criminal cases falls flat
SRO proposes mandatory close-out requirements that aim to prevent failed trades, align with U.S. regime
Marex Capital Markets sanctioned in settlement with MX
U.S. authorities allege trade secrets stolen to help start rival firm
Fund investors paid front-end loads, moved into fee-based accounts sooner than expected, regulators alleged
Regulator settles for less disgorgement than usual, given inability to pay
Judge hands down sentence in insider trading case brought in 2015
Real estate complaints accounted for more than 70% of the total number
Investors lost US$40 billion in the crash of Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrency
Kwon was charged in the U.S. with fraud over a US$40-billion crash of Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrency, which devastated retail investors around the world