Derivatives
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ASIC roundup: Mecca group fined, regulatory reliefs, plus more
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest actions and news, March 23-31, 2026.
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Binance Australia fined $6.9m for client onboarding failures
Binance has accepted exposing 524 retail investors to high-risk crypto products by misclassifying them as wholesale clients. The company had already compensated those clients in 2023.
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SEC, CFTC sign cooperation memo
The agreement replaces the agencies’ 2018 memorandum and sets out updated procedures for how they can work better together, and apart, from one another.
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Atkins discusses CFTC-SEC harmonization and regulatory simplification
Atkins called for non-duplicative SEC-CFTC oversight and more straightforward approval of new products.
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CFTC’s Selig signals green light for crypto perpetuals
The derivative contracts, which trade widely offshore, will likely soon come to US markets with faster listings via self-certification.
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Atkins and Selig discuss joint crypto regulatory plans
The Chairmen of the SEC and CFTC discussed how they could best coordinate regulation of digital assets as Congress scrambles to finalize legislation.
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Financial regulators discuss challenges at Energy Trading Week Europe
Commodity derivatives were a particular focus in a wide-ranging exchange.
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FCA examines UK EMIR Refit compliance
Inadequate resource planning and dependence on external vendors highlighted in Market Watch 84 as key challenges for firms one year after the implementation of the new regime.