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ASIC: Harvey Norman And Latitude Ordered To Pay Combined $55 Million Penalties For Misleading Customers

Date 28/07/2026

The Federal Court today imposed penalties of $35 million against Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd and $20 million against Latitude Finance Australia for misleading conduct and false or misleading representations they made in a national advertising campaign promoting a 60-month interest free and no deposit payment method for goods purchased at Harvey Norman stores.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Chief Executive Samantha Barrass Keynote Speech To Financial Advice NZ Policy Summit

Date 28/07/2026

Kia ora - thank you for having me here today.

Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge all the members of the Financial Planning Standards Board who have travelled some great distances to be here today.

SEC: Small Business Forum’s Report To Congress Highlights Recommendations To Improve Capital-Raising Policy

Date 27/07/2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report to Congress today highlighting policy recommendations from the SEC’s 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report provides a summary of the forum proceedings, policy recommendations developed by participants for changes to the capital-raising framework, and the Commission’s responses to those recommendations.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 27/07/2026

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available: http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/SwapsReports/index.htm.

S&P Global Market Intelligence Data | Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks In The US

Date 27/07/2026

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks in the United States, calculated using our Securities Finance data set, follows.

Comptroller Of The US Currency Gould Highlights OCC’s Financial Literacy Efforts At Financial Literacy And Education Commission Meeting

Date 27/07/2026

Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today highlighted the OCC’s efforts to expand financial literacy, support responsible innovation, and provide consumers with practical educational resources in remarks at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting.

Traders Drive Strong Demand In First Weekend Of CME Group's 24/7 Gold Futures

Date 27/07/2026

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that nearly 15,000 1-Ounce Gold futures contracts traded during the inaugural weekend of its new 24/7 trading schedule, representing approximately $60 million in notional value.

Stability Matters: Latest News From The FSB - July 2026

Date 27/07/2026

ESMA Authorises EuroCTP As The Consolidated Tape Provider For Shares And Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 27/07/2026

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has authorised EuroCTP B.V. (EuroCTP) to operate as the Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Secures Majority Of Victims’ Money Back From Convicted Fraudster

Date 27/07/2026

Victims of convicted fraudster John Burford are set to recover the majority of the money they invested after the FCA obtained a confiscation order against him.