Spain
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Prediction markets: The emerging regulatory headache
To what extent do the business activities of prediction market platforms fall within the scope of financial services regulation in European jurisdictions?
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Santander head warns of overregulation in Europe
Ana Botín addressed the tension between regulation and competitive growth.
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Spanish regulator fines Enet Energy €1m for gas market manipulation attempt
CNMC reminds us that even an attempt to manipulate is a breach of REMIT. We compare the case with recent fines and look at ACER guidance on market manipulation.
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GRIP Extra: CFTC nominee Quintenz quizzed by senators, FDA to use AI for drug approvals
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from last week.
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What’s new with artificial intelligence regulation in Canada and abroad?
Examination of the differing approaches to AI regulation across Canada, the US and Europe and how jurisdictions are shifting their regulatory policies.
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GRIP Extra: CrowdStrike, Carahsoft investigated over IRS deal, SEC settles with Ripple
Other news includes the UK and US agreeing to a trade deal to reduce tariffs, NSO group being ordered to pay $167m in damages for WhatsApp hack, and Chinese regulators announcing a 10-step plan to calm markets.
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GRIP Extra: CFPB drops Zelle suit, Barclays suffers 3-day IT outage
Other news includes assistance from the SEC for filers using EDGAR, a probe into Nvidia shipments to Malaysia and another bank reviewing its approach to DEI.
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Gesternova S.A. fined €6m and Axpo Iberia fined €1.5m for electricity market manipulation
The Spanish energy regulator found that the companies had manipulated the market by giving false or misleading statements aka “quote stuffing”.
