Search Results for: Securities and Exchange Commission
Citigroup Paying $18 Million for Overbilling Clients
January 27th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle charges that it overbilled investment advisory clients and misplaced client contracts. The SEC’s order finds that at least 60,000 advisory ...
SEC Announces $7 Million Whistleblower Award
January 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $7 million split among three whistleblowers who helped the SEC prosecute an investment scheme. One whistleblower provided information that was a primary impetus for the start of ...
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Charged With Misleading Investors About Forex Trading Program
January 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets have agreed to pay more than $2.96 million apiece to settle charges that they made false and misleading statements about a foreign exchange ...
Yahoo Faces SEC Probe Over Data Breaches
January 23rd, 2017
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Yahoo Inc.’s two massive data breaches should have been reported sooner to investors, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could prove to be a major test in defining when a company ...
BCSC warns against a Binary Options provider
January 23rd, 2017
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform public and investors about Redwood Options, operated by Hampshire Capital Ventures Ltd. (together, the Parties). Redwood Options claims to be a binary options trading brokerage based in Norwich, England, ...
SEC Establishes Supervisory Cooperation Arrangement With Hong Kong SFC
January 20th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has established a comprehensive arrangement with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) as part of the SEC’s long-term strategy to enhance the oversight of regulated entities that operate ...
10 investment advisory firms have agreed to pay penalties to settle charges
January 18th, 2017
10 Firms Violated Pay-to-Play Rule By Accepting Pension Fund Fees Following Campaign Contributions The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that 10 investment advisory firms have agreed to pay penalties ranging from $35,000 to $100,000 to settle charges that ...
CFTC Grants Order to LCH.Clearnet Limited
January 17th, 2017
CFTC Grants Order to LCH.Clearnet Limited Permitting Portfolio Margining of Customer Positions in Futures, Foreign Futures, and Cleared Swaps The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order to LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH), a CFTC-registered derivatives clearing organization, ...
Morgan Stanley to pay a $13 million penalty
January 16th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has agreed to pay a $13 million penalty to settle charges that it overbilled investment advisory clients due to coding and other billing system errors. The firm ...
Broker ITG to pay more than $24.4 million to settle charges
January 13th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that broker ITG agreed to pay more than $24.4 million to settle charges that it violated federal securities laws when it prompted the issuance of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) without possessing the ...
