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ESMA consults on green bond scrutineers

Consultation proposes registration, supervisory standards for independent reviewers

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FCA warns firms, finfluencers about misleading memes

Reels, streams and more must comply with rules against misleading ads, regulator says

CFTC, SDNY charge crypto platform

KuCoin platform accused of registration, money laundering violations

cryptocurrencies

ESMA finalizes first set of crypto standards

Regulators craft detailed standards to implement new crypto regime

Stealing money

ASC sanctions strip-mall developers

Over $3.4 million of investors' money was diverted to undisclosed uses, regulators found

ESMA sanctions rating agency

European regulator said violations involved conflicts of interest

FinTRAC still coping with cyberbreach

Agency says no evidence that information was lost in attack

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Regulators keep savvy-investor exemption

After pilot program, ASC, FCAA maintain exemption based on financial knowledge

Advisor tracking stocks

Europe hesitant over T+1 move

ESMA consultation finds mixed feelings on shorter settlement cycle

Fund managers need to spruce up IRCs

OSC, AMF call for freshening up fund governance

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SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue

Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway

Court upholds tribunal findings in Amaya case

Appeals by advisor, analyst in insider trading case dismissed

Retirees

FCA finds fault in firms’ retirement advice

Regulator details results of review, calls for action from firms

Vacation pay

B.C. court certifies vacation pay class action

Lawsuits seeks damages for certain BMO advisors

Rep called out after strike two

Ban, fine of $300K follow repeat episode of unapproved outside business activity

Rep fell for fraud scheme, sanctioned by SRO

Panel orders penalties for disgorgment and deterrence

Big data

SEC alleges advisers engaged in AI-washing

Firms allegedly made misleading statements about their use of AI in investing strategies

cryptocurrencies

SEC sanctions bankrupt crypto lender

Crypto lending program amounted to unregistered securities offering, regulator charged

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FINRA fines firm over finfluencers

SRO brings first case following compliance review targeting firms' use of online influencers

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China fines Evergrande and bans chairman for life

Regulators are striving to reassure investors after Chinese markets slumped in the past year

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CFRs, CE and cybersecurity among CIRO’s priorities for 2024

The SRO also updated its exam timeline for mutual fund dealers

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OEO dealer fined $2 million for violating CIRO rules

Firm offered recommendations in contravention of its registration as an order-execution-only dealer

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  • March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
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Boiler room broker gets five years in prison

Pump-and-dump scheme used high-pressure cold calls, targeted seniors

CIRO panel sanctions fund rep over conflicts

Serving as a client's executor totally incompatible with rep's role, panel says

ASC dismisses enforcement allegations

Regulator withdrew certain allegations, and a hearing panel rejected others