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Swedish regulator fines Nordnet for intraday short selling violations

26 May 2022 Sweden
Reporter: Bob Currie

Finansinspektionen has fined online banking provider Nordnet for failing to meet to its terms of service relating to intraday short selling, including deficiencies in its risk management policies and failing in its duty of care to customers

SEC charges US-broker TradeZero with misleading customers over meme stock trading

25 May 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The US securities market regulator alleges that TradeZero and its co-founder Daniel Pipitone misled customers by stating that they did not restrict customer purchases of meme stocks

ESMA submits final reports on CCP resolution regime

17 May 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The report sets out proposals for Regulatory Technical Standards and covers guidelines on the circumstances under which a CCP is deemed to be failing or likely to fail, and on the methodology to value each contract prior to termination

European Commission launches consultation to improve WHT refund procedures for cross-border investors

14 April 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The consultation, which extends until 24 June, aims to strengthen controls to prevent cum-ex fraud and to digitalise procedures for WHT reclamation

FCA extend SFTR deadline for third country issuer LEIs

05 April 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Financial Conduct Authority will extend UK SFTR reporting of LEIs of non-EEA third country issuers for another 6 months, closely in line with ESMA’s deadline

PRA chief executive issues “Dear CEO” letter highlighting cryptoasset risks

01 April 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Sam Woods, chief executive of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has written to CEOs of banks and investment firms to remind them of their obligations under PRA rules regarding exposures to cryptoassets

EMIR and SFTR data quality ‘significantly enhanced’, says ESMA report

01 April 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Compared to the previous year, misreporting of valuations under EMIR fell by around 50 per cent across reporting firms subject to the review

FSB publishes its 2022 work programme

01 April 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Financial Stability Board's annual work agenda will focus particularly on fallout from the Ukraine conflict, cross-border payments, climate risk, digital innovation and resilience of non-bank financial intermediaries

SEC explores tighter investor protection around SPAC transactions

31 March 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

US securities regulator proposes changes to disclosure requirements, marketing practices and the role of gatekeepers and issuers to bring investor protection standards for SPAC and shell-company activities more into line with traditional IPOs

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