United States

Market Abuse

Mirae Asset’s US Broker-Dealer Fined for Market Surveillance Failures

By Editors | 03/07/2026

Standfirst: The firm settled with Nasdaq over deficiencies in its supervisory system to detect potential manipulation routed through omnibus accounts.

AI Risk & Governance

US Tightens AI Grip, Approving Only Limited Use of Key Frontier Models

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/07/2026

The US government has cleared Anthropic’s powerful AI model for trusted partners, while forcing OpenAI into a limited preview for its new GPT-5.6 models.

Supervision & Enforcement

Futu Holdings Faces Investor Lawsuit Over China Regulatory Breaches

By Mark Johnston | 02/07/2026

The online brokerage is accused of misleading investors by operating in mainland China without proper licences, leading to significant proposed penalties.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Launches 24x5 Clearing for US Equities Market

By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2026

DTCC's clearing arm has extended its operating hours, applying central counterparty protection to overnight trades for the first time.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Launches Online Portal to Streamline Sanctions Delisting

By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2026

The new Reconsideration Portal aims to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the process of petitioning for removal from US sanctions lists.

Cybersecurity

Post-Quantum Push Exposes Widening Gap Between Regulators and FIs

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 30/06/2026

Despite accelerating cryptography timelines, many APAC entities still treat quantum risk as a distant concern.

Clearing & Post-Trade

US Regulators Seek to Harmonise Portfolio Margining Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 28/06/2026

The CFTC and SEC have launched a joint consultation aimed at unlocking liquidity by aligning rules for securities and derivatives margining.

PEPs & Sanctions

China's Alibaba Sues US Over Inclusion on DOD Blacklist

By Editors | 28/06/2026

Alibaba is seeking removal from a US blacklist of companies alleged to have links with the Chinese military, saying the designation is baseless.

Cybersecurity

US Mandates Government Wide Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography

By Manesh Samtani | 25/06/2026

New executive orders set hard deadlines for US federal agencies to migrate to PQC standards approved by NIST.