SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

AML / KYC

MAS Issues New AML/CFT Notice for Market Operators

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/01/2025

The notice targets risks that arise from non-FI direct participants, which are not subject to the same AML/CFT requirements applicable to FI direct participants

Enforcement

US SEC Fines 14 More Firms for Record-keeping Violations

By Thisanka Siripala | 14/01/2025

The latest penalties were imposed on units of Robinhood, Blackstone, Apollo, KKR, Charles Schwab, Santander and others.

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Civil Penalty Action in False Trading Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/01/2025

Gui Boon Sui was fined S$350,000 and barred from being involved in the management of a company for two years

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Proposes New Internet Marketing Rules for Futures Companies

By Mark Johnston | 14/01/2025

Futures companies would have to establish specific departments at their headquarters to conduct internet marketing activities

Securities / Derivatives

India Considers Ending Ban on Trading in Seven Agri-Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2025

A government panel has recommended ending a ban on futures trading in seven agricultural commodities imposed in 2021

Big Picture

Japan FSA Publishes Analysis of August 2024 Stock Crash

By Thisanka Siripala | 13/01/2025

The FSA said the crash was caused by several factors, including a thinning of the order book and a decline in algorithm-driven liquidity provision

Enforcement

US SEC Fines ATS Operator Liquidnet for Deficient Controls

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2025

Liquidnet violated the market access rule over several years by setting inappropriate credit thresholds, including a default threshold of $1bn

Securities / Derivatives

Thailand: SET to Offer Free Colocation Space to All Members

By Editors | 12/01/2025

All SET member securities companies can request free colocation space, only having to pay external third-party costs such as electricity.

Securities / Derivatives

USD Cash Now Eligible as Collateral for JSCC’s IRS Clearing Service

By Editors | 10/01/2025

USD cash collateral posted by clearing participants and customers will be managed on a daily basis through sponsored repo transactions