Market abuse
Regulators fine Barclays $150m over last look
Barclays' penalty for forex-related misconduct is now $635 million
Sefs brand market abuse enforcement role ‘a non-starter’
CFTC signals softening on position limits monitoring, however
Surveillance of EU energy markets set to increase
Officials hope to catch cross-market schemes by monitoring Remit data
Ferc manipulation cases put limits on US power traders
Costly fines deter firms from employing cross-market strategies
Clearer rules could encourage market abuse, says FCA
UK regulator says it won't provide a "road map" for avoidance
Energy scarcity warrants tough response to market abuse
Regulators must take energy market manipulation seriously, argues Kaminski
UK's FCA warns fund groups over market abuse controls
Most asset managers lack strong safeguards
Energy traders shun trade surveillance, survey finds
Result comes despite tougher rules on market manipulation and abuse
Market manipulation won’t be stopped by Socrates or Spinoza
Graduates must be warned of the serious risks of market abuse
Will billion-dollar fines skew op risk for years to come?
Huge losses will affect risk modelling and capital calculation
Neverending story: Why Libor scandal will last for years yet
Complex investigations and delays in trials over index rigging
Energy trading firms must be whiter than white
Allegations of manipulation are particularly bad for energy trading firms, which should respond by holding themselves to higher standards
Acer investigated 10 potential breaches of Remit in 2012
Acer probed 10 cases under Remit in 2012, agency says, in report that sheds light on the development of monitoring regime
Remit insider trading rules continue to confuse energy traders
Despite coming into force in December 2011, Remit insider trading rules continue to raise questions among energy traders
European regulators get to grips with Remit monitoring
By mid-2014, the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency is expected to see European energy market participants reporting masses of information about their trading activity to regulators. How do regulators intend to use this data…
Ferc targets power market gaming with JP Morgan fine
Record $410 million settlement demonstrates zero-tolerance approach towards exploitation of market design flaws
Firms seen upping surveillance and self-reporting after Ferc fines
Ferc penalties against Barclays and other banks expected to bolster compliance with market manipulation rules
Uneconomic trading, market manipulation and baseball
Regulators, including the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, are aggressively targeting uneconomic trading in a crackdown on potential market manipulation. Such moves have striking parallels in the history of baseball - some of which might prove…
White paper: Emerging themes 2013: A clean sweep for financial regulation?
An incessant torrent of regulation, divergent approaches by different regulators and the practical difficulty of ensuring compliance by employees spread across different locations have created major challenges for senior management in the financial…
High-frequency trading improves market quality, study finds
Study disproves commonly held negative perceptions of HFT
Cole to leave UK FSA
Managing director's departure comes before regulatory overhaul
Record fine for fraudulent CEO 'not enough', says expert
FSA fine for ex-JC FLowers chief executive 'does not show credible deterrence'
Near-record fines indicate FSA's harsh approach to market abuse
Latest fines include second-highest individual market abuse penalty so far
Record HSBC fine shows FSA getting tough on retail conduct
Experts believe multi-million-pound fine issued to HSBC to be continuation of FSA focus on banks' retail failings