UBS sanctioned for short-selling violations
FINRA fined the firm for long-standing compliance issues
- By: James Langton
- October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022
- 15:45
Latest news in From the Regulators
Crypto poses potential threat to financial stability
Report calls for action on enforcement and regulatory gaps
- By: James Langton
- October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022
- 18:01
SRO may adopt new regulatory oversight model
The new organization is looking at joint oversight that rotates among CSA jurisdictions
- By: Greg Meckbach
- October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022
- 15:05
Kim Kardashian settles with SEC over crypto promotion
The crypto industry often uses influencers and celebrities to promote new tokens or products
- By: The Associated Press
- October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022
- 15:00
Crypto offering a fraud, OSC, SEC allege
Regulators say investors were misled about bullion backing digital token
- By: James Langton
- September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022
- 16:38
Global banks’ capital high, crypto exposures low
Novel Basel Committee data finds minimal crypto holdings at global banks
- By: James Langton
- September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022
- 15:33
SEC sanctions firm for faulty audits
RSM allegedly failed to properly carry out audits of a firm that was found to be inflating revenues
- By: James Langton
- September 30, 2022 October 3, 2022
- 14:17
OSC, SEC allege insider trading by newswire workers
Regulators allege that traders made over US$1 million in illicit profits
- By: James Langton
- September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022
- 13:35
SRO reform a go after dealer vote
Fund dealers, investment dealers approve merger, with new SRO to launch in 2023
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022
- 17:34
Fed plans climate scenario exercise with six banks
Pilot program in 2023 will test effects of climate risks on banks' businesses
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022
- 16:24
SEC sanctions lazy audit effort
Deloitte's Chinese division had clients do some of their own audit work
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022
- 15:18
Certain MGAs pay multiple life agents for a single sale, FSRA says
Draft Ontario MGA regulation coming in 2023 as a result of concerns found in FSRA's review
- By: Greg Meckbach
- September 28, 2022 October 12, 2022
- 17:19
BoC to publish detailed summaries on policy deliberations after IMF recommendation
The summaries will be released about two weeks after each monetary policy decision starting in January
- By: Nojoud Al Mallees, Canadian Press
- September 28, 2022 September 28, 2022
- 16:00
Don’t assume retail investors “get” inflation risk
European regulators warn industry to pay special attention to inflation in disclosure and suitability
- By: James Langton
- September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
- 14:48
OSC seeks industry reps for advisory group
Registrant Advisory Committee calls for new members
- By: James Langton
- September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
- 12:30
CSA seeks to modernize fund disclosure
Proposals would allow fund managers to post financial statements and management reports on designated websites
- By: James Langton
- September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
- 12:28
New York attorney general, state regulators go after crypto lender
Authorities allege crypto firm traded securities without registration
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022
- 17:13
Trio behind US$100 million deli face fraud charges
SEC, DoJ allege that market manipulation drove penny stock to outlandish valuation
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022
- 14:55
ASC imposes large cost for dragging out regulatory hearing
Defence tactics in a crypto case ended in a costs award that far outweighed the sanctions
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022
- 14:01
IRS seeks crypto tax cheats
Agency sees widespread tax evasion in crypto space
- By: James Langton
- September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022
- 16:54
IT guy admits to insider trading hack
Insider trading ahead of Motley Fool stock picks netted millions in illegal profits
- By: James Langton
- September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022
- 15:31
OSC to examine audit firms
Inquiry follows exam cheating scandal, other auditor misconduct
- By: James Langton
- September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022
- 14:48
Better the devil you know? SRO dealers set to decide
Dealers will vote Sept. 29 on the fate of the IIROC-MFDA merger
- By: James Langton
- September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022
- 12:55
Advocacy groups slam Ontario on advisor education
Groups laud Saskatchewan's interest in higher standards
- By: James Langton
- September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022
- 13:48