Financial Regulatory Updates SEC Secures $103 Million Total Restitution Following Settlement with Former Western Asset CIO in Multi-Year Cherry-Picking Scheme October 14, 2026 Basiran WASHINGTON D.C. — In a sweeping enforcement action that underscores federal regulators’ zero-tolerance approach to fiduciary misconduct, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved on Monday, October 6, 2026, for…
Financial Regulatory Updates SEC Secures $103 Million Total Restitution in Landmark Settlement Over Western Asset Cherry-Picking Scheme October 7, 2026 Iffa Jayyana WASHINGTON D.C. — In a sweeping regulatory enforcement action that underscores the aggressive stance federal authorities are taking against systemic portfolio manipulation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved on…
Commodities & Precious Metals The Great Silver Bifurcation: Why Western Warehouses and Eastern Premiums Tell Two Different Stories July 10, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati The global silver market is currently defined by a striking paradox: while Western futures exchanges report a modest, optics-driven recovery in deliverable stocks, the physical market in Asia is signaling…