Test for FMA - proving manipulation in an easily manipulated market
The civil proceedings by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) against Mark Warminger for market manipulation while a portfolio manager for Milford Asset Management Limited will provide an interesting test case. The law is well-established. The ...
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BP manipulated Texas natural gas market in 2008, judge says (BP)
BP manipulated the Texas natural gas market in 2008 and then conducted an inadequate internal investigation, a U.S. administrative law judge ruled today, opening the possibility of more fines against the company because the scheme took place after ...
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Chinese company under probe for market manipulation
Prospects are dim for China's Hanergy Thin Film Power to resume trading soon in Hong Kong as regulators extend their two-month investigation into its dramatic share price fall in May. The mainland China-based solar technology firm, which quickly became ...
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China's CSRC to Crack Down on Market Manipulation
The China Securities Regulatory Commission is currently examining recent short-selling activity for stock-index futures amid the slump in equity markets, said people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle has more on "First Up ...
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Oil refiners are manipulating California gas prices, consumer advocates say
California state senators have for years held meetings and launched preliminary probes on the subject of price fixing and market manipulation, even asking the U.S. Justice Department in 2012 to examine refineries one by one. The efforts, including a ...
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China has uncovered 'major' evidence of market manipulation, and has turned ...
China's stock market regulator, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has released six cases of information fabrication and vowed to work with the police to crack down on market rumors. According to state-run newswire Xinhua, on June 5 the ...
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