Category: Regulations

FCA reports
April 12, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Link Funds Solutions’ Failures Listed By The FCA

The investigation covered the period between 31 July 2018 and 3 June 2019, which was the period when the fund was suspended due to liquidity issues. During that time, LFS didn’t manage the liquidity of the fund. This is necessary so that investments can be turned into cash and investors can access their funds quickly.…

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April 11, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

ACCC Welcomes New Merger Rules In Australia

These new rules will align the country’s merger practices with those of developed economies.   Coming into effect on 1 January 2026, these regulations aim to identify and prevent anti-competitive deals. Gina Cass-Gottlieb, the chairperson of ACCC, said: We welcome the Treasurer’s announcement today that the government will move to strengthen Australia’s merger laws, which…

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FINRA building
April 05, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

FINRA fines two Stifel broker-dealer divisions

These divisions reportedly did not implement protocols to create, sustain, and execute suitable supervisory systems regarding non-traditional ETPs. This action comes a decade after FINRA fined the company for similar transgressions. Since the 2014 misdeeds, the Stifel Financial Corporation (SF) subsidiaries devised new policies, but these also seemingly fell short of regulatory requirements. Investors hold…

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European commission ruling
March 26, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Google, Apple, and Meta First ‘Gatekeepers’ Under the DMA Scope

The five investigations concern potential breaches by Alphabet Inc’s (GOOG), which owns Google, Apple Inc. (AAPL), and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). Instigating these probes only two weeks after the DMA’s deadline shows the European Union (EU) is taking the legislation and gatekeeper compliance seriously. The law came into effect on 7 March 2024. It requires…

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January 26, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

ECB Policymaker Cautions Against Confiscating Russian Assets

European authorities have been mulling over the possibility of seizing frozen Russian assets, including those belonging to the central bank, to fund Ukraine's reconstruction. However, there are concerns that the negative impacts of such an action, including possible retaliation and a decrease in confidence in European assets, might outweigh the benefits. Using a currency as…

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January 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Grifols shares plunge after criticism by Gotham

Questioning reporting on its debt and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), Gotham alleges misrepresentations in this regard to reduce the Grifols leverage ratio. The hedge fund further stated that the actual leverage ratio is about 10 to 13 times the EBITDA, instead of the six times reflected in the Grifols financial reports.…

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November 03, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Sanctions issued by US Department targeting Russia’s supply chain

Between 6 October and 7 November, the ministry had planned to purchase foreign currency to combat lower oil and gas earnings, worth approximately 398.7bn roubles; however, the ministry’s new decision seems that the postponement may continue throughout the early months of 2024. On Thursday, the rouble registered as 93:1 USD following sanctions made by the…

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October 19, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Potential new SEC rules to limit broker trading rebates

During this meeting, the SEC will evaluate whether the lower transaction prices and rebates going to larger firms with higher trading volumes create an unfair competitive advantage. Reuters reported that before the start of the meeting, SEC officials indicated that the complexity of pricing levels between different exchanges can result in significant cost differences. They…

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October 13, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Yandex eager to prove its Yango app doesn’t breach data privacy regulations in Europe

In August, regulators in Finland and Norway announced their intentions to ban Yango from transferring data. This decision was however revoked and seems to be a knee-jerk response to controversial legislation that came into effect on 1 September.  This law grants Russia access to data processed through taxi services. The Dutch authorities reacted similarly and…

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