Financial Conduct Authority launches discussion paper on simplifying rules to boost competitiveness
Market-maker Virtu calls for reforms to tackle micro-cap manoeuvrings
Department of Justice alleges Citron Research founder netted at least $16mn from ‘long-running market manipulation scheme’
Plus, updates on ether ETFs and Coinbase
Financial Conduct Authority proposes changes to document issuing for share sales in next phase of listings reforms
Asset manager says US regulators could enforce ownership caps, raising costs for index-tracking funds
HSBC handed more serious reprimand by Competition and Markets Authority for second time
Penalty for exchange’s payments unit is first enforcement action by FCA against a firm enabling crypto trading
Penalty shows how chief executive Jane Fraser is struggling to resolve chronic issues plaguing the bank
Bipartisan realignment of antitrust stance shakes up corporate expectations of Republicans and Democrats
Recent US Supreme Court decisions curtail federal agencies’ power
Regulator fined macro hedge fund £41mn following allegations of ‘reckless’ conduct
UK Information Commissioner’s Office receives surge of customer grievances about handling of data requests
Appeals court ruling that found financial regulator had exceeded its authority will stand
Latest authorisations follow January launches of first US spot bitcoin ETFs
FSB’s Klaas Knot warns global tensions and rising debt levels increase risk of new financial crisis
Advancing new red tape based on discredited idea would only harm investors and our capital markets
FCA launched probe after Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ scandal
King’s Speech sets out government’s measures to help bolster British economy
BaFin accuses lender of 2019 failure to disclose key details about losses at US operations
Banking returns were superior at the time of its IPO 25 years ago
UBS’s size and complexity raises the bar for its supervision and buffers
AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown say too much choice is deterring people from using the savings products
Bank appeals against regulator’s conclusion that it would lose more than $40bn in worst-case scenarios
FCA must balance Britain’s governance reputation against boon for City that blockbuster listing would bring