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FSA freezes assets of alleged share manipulators
Watchdog had warned the market to be aware of how trading technology was creating new opportunities for potential market abuse
SEC probes mutual funds’ derivative use
The US regulator is looking at whether derivatives enable funds to exceed investment restrictions on mutual funds set by law
Diamondback fund to pay $1m to SEC
Hedge fund resolves case over inside trader Anthony Scolaro, a former employee who has pleaded guilty to the offence
Quick View: CME’s Goldilocks moments
The Chicago exchange group cannot decide if financial rules are being written too fast or too slow
CME chief attacks CFTC over reforms
Letter to regulator accuses it of failing to conduct an adequate cost-benefit analysis of its proposed rules stemming from last year’s Dodd-Frank Act
Swift Trade fined £8m for manipulating prices
The FSA says the defunct Canadian company made a profit of £1.75m through its illegal ‘layering’ activities from January 2007 to January 2008
Tyrie fears new rules exacerbate bank problems
Treasury committee chief points out that new liquidity requirements are being introduced as loans to non-financial businesses are falling
BATS given go-ahead for US listings venue
Regulators give their approval for the group to launch a competitive system to Nasdaq and NYSE later this year
Challenge to conventional wisdom on speculators
Consensus that “fundamentals” such as supply, demand and stocks best explain ups and downs of commodity prices begins to fray at the edges
Archer Daniels Midland in US fines alert
Archer Daniels said it had hired lawyers to review transactions that may have broken laws including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
