UK regulator launches probe into LME nickel trading halt
By Iain Withers and Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) -A British financial watchdog on Friday launched its first ever investigation of a UK exchange for possible …
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Indonesia to scrap pandemic-era trading restrictions at end-March – regulator
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s financial services authority will ease some pandemic-era rules for the stock market, including on trading hours and short-selling, it said in …
Australia’s Downer chairman departs amid NSW regulator probe
(Reuters) – Downer EDI Ltd said on Friday Chairman Mark Chellew has resigned and the Australian engineering contractor elected deputy Mark Menhinnitt as the acting …
Australian regulator grants interim authorisation to Jetstar’s Asian operations
(Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator on Friday granted interim authorisation to Qantas Airways and its budget arm Jetstar for a continued coordination of two Jetstar …
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Key Financial Regulator: ‘Constitutional Defects’
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Key Financial Regulator: ‘Constitutional Defects’ Katelynn Richardson on February 27, 2023 The Supreme Court announced Monday it would take …
‘No Excuse’: International Regulator Demands Energy Firms Curb Methane Emissions
‘No Excuse’: International Regulator Demands Energy Firms Curb Methane Emissions John Hugh DeMastri on February 21, 2023 The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) …
Wall Street regulator may ease climate costs rule, WSJ reports
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may soften a proposed rule governing corporate disclosure of climate-related costs as a result of industry push-back, …
India market regulator increases scrutiny of Adani group – sources
By Jayshree P Upadhyay (Reuters) – India’s market regulator has increased scrutiny of deals by the Adani Group over the past year and will study …
Exclusive-Chile mine delays to slow copper growth; peak seen lower, later -regulator
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Copper production in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the red metal, will grow at a slower rate this …
Investing in South Korean stocks to get easier for foreigners in 2023 – regulator
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to scrap a number of regulations in the local stock market within this year to make investment easier for …
U.S. bank regulator weighing giving more insight into its supervisory process- acting head
(Reuters) – The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is weighing how it might provide more transparency into the escalation framework it …
Industry vs. Regulator – aviation heavyweights spar in Dublin
By Joanna Plucinska DUBLIN (Reuters) – Two of the leading figures in aviation sparred publicly about sustainability, airport disruption and how the war in Ukraine …
German regulator identifies 5,000 km to aid green power switch
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s federal network agency on Monday said it had identified 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) of its network for upgrades, which will be …
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity John Hugh DeMastri on January 4, 2023 An Irish data privacy regulator …
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It John Hugh DeMastri on December 30, 2022 The Securities Commission of The Bahamas …
China regulator asks Futu and UP Fintech to stop soliciting mainland clients
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said on Friday that online brokerages Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding have conducted unlawful securities businesses, and will …
Israel regulator awards licence to investors to set up new digital bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s banking regulator on Sunday approved a conditional licence and control permit to a group of entrepreneurs to establish a new online …
TC Energy sends ruptured Keystone pipeline segment for testing after regulator order
(Reuters) – TC Energy said on Wednesday that it had safely removed the ruptured segment of Keystone pipeline that caused an oil spill earlier this …
Exclusive-Probe of Musk’s Neuralink to scrutinize long-criticized U.S animal welfare regulator
By Rachael Levy, Sarah N. Lynch and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp over its animal trial program are …
Biden Regulator Fires Warning Shot At Musk’s Twitter, Tech Companies
Biden Regulator Fires Warning Shot At Musk’s Twitter, Tech Companies John Hugh DeMastri on December 15, 2022 Samuel Levine, director of the consumer protection bureau …
Brazil’s Petrobras reaches deal with regulator on govt stake in oilfield
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reached a deal with oil regulator ANP to pay 780 million reais ($146.38 million) regarding …
Germany not facing gas emergency but more savings needed -regulator
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany is currently not at risk of a gas emergency that would include rationing, the head of its energy regulator said, but …
Biden Regulator Sues Microsoft Over Video Game Acquisition
Biden Regulator Sues Microsoft Over Video Game Acquisition John Hugh DeMastri on December 8, 2022 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Thursday …
German network regulator: widespread power outages ‘very unlikely’
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Germany’s energy watchdog on Friday rebuffed fears that a shortage of Russian gas would lead to large-scale power blackouts in Europe’s largest …
Number of English and Welsh struggling to pay water bill up 33% – regulator
LONDON (Reuters) – There has been a 33% increase in the number of people in England and Wales struggling to pay their water bills since …
Australian banking system cushioned for imminent climate change-related risks – regulator
(Reuters) – Potential economic downturns caused by climate change could pose risks to the loan books of Australia’s top five banks without resulting in any …
Australian regulator temporarily halts orders on two Perpetual funds
(Reuters) – Australian securities regulator on Friday directed a unit of asset manager Perpetual Ltd to stop offering or distributing two funds to retail investors …
China regulator plans to improve balance sheets of ‘good quality’ developers
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – China needs to implement plans to improve the balance sheets of “good quality” property developers reeling from a …
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk Harold Hutchison on November 17, 2022 Multiple Democratic senators wrote to the Federal Trade …
China’s securities regulator moves to streamline debt issuance
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator on Friday released draft rules on deepening a registration-based system for bond sales, in a reform that streamlines the …
U.S. regulator warns of pump-and-dump IPOs, many from China
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned on Thursday it was seeing a number of small initial …
Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells …
S&P Global Ratings to pay $2.5 million to settle U.S. regulator charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it violated rules to …
Watchdog asks U.S. election regulator to probe $20 million Trump transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to …
German regulator calls on banks to increase risk provisions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The president of Germany’s financial regulator, Mark Branson, on Monday called on banks to increase their risk provisions while earnings are strong. Branson, …
Cyprus regulator requested FTX EU suspend operations Nov. 9
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s Securities and Exchange Commission asked FTX EU to suspend its operations on Nov. 9, the regulator said on Friday. “The Cyprus …
Airbus fed regulator talking points on Qatar jet row, court told
LONDON (Reuters) – Airbus sought to exert influence over the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in a dispute with Qatar Airways over damaged A350 jets, …
Morgan Stanley says it is engaged with UK regulator on anti-competition probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it is engaging with the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s probe into suspected anti-competitive practices in …
U.S. telecom regulator launching new space bureau
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to create a new space bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy …
Debt risks of top real estate firms are prominent – China bank regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – Debt risks of some top real estate firms are prominent and risk control ability of some local financial institutions are weak, according …
Australian regulator appeals dismissal of petition against CBA, unit by court
(Reuters) – Australia’s corporate regulator said it had appealed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss its petition against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and its …
Exclusive-China FX regulator surveys banks about positioning as yuan plunges – sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign exchange regulator sent a survey to some banks late on Monday asking them about their positioning in the currency market, three …
Apollo names former German regulator chief as senior adviser
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Global investor Apollo has appointed the former president of Germany’s financial regulator, Felix Hufeld, as a senior adviser, he confirmed on Wednesday. Hufeld, …
Shareholder, regulator pushback ended UBS-Wealthfront deal, SonntagsZeitung reports
ZURICH (Reuters) – Resistance from shareholders and United States regulators torpedoed Swiss bank UBS’s $1.4 billion bid for U.S. digital wealth management group Wealthfront, Swiss …
China forex regulator warns against illegal money outflows
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange regulator named and shamed 10 banks that had assisted illegal capital outflows, vowing to crack down on fake forex …
Exclusive-Mexican regulator has no record of Pemex reporting methane leak, documents show
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s environmental regulator has no records of state oil company Pemex reporting a methane leak last December at …
JD Sports fined $1.6 million by UK regulator over merchandise pricing
(Reuters) – JD Sports said on Tuesday that it was fined about 1.5 million pounds ($1.6 million) by Britain’s competition regulator after an investigation into …
Aviation regulator met Boeing about 737 MAX’s return to China
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday it held a meeting with Boeing last week about the return of the 737 MAX to China, …
China securities regulator approves first batch of market makers for STAR market
(This Sep. 17 story has been refiled to show that market makers were approved for STAR Market in headline) SHANGHAI (Reuters) – (This Sep. 17 …
PwC HK, KPMG to host U.S. regulator for China inspections -SCMP
(Reuters) – PwC Hong Kong and KPMG China are the first accounting firms that will help a U.S. regulator inspect auditing work for United States-listed …