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ASIC bans former representative of Macquarie Equities Limited
August 10th, 2015
ASIC has banned Mr Shawn Hickman, of Middle Cove, New South Wales, from providing financial services for six years after he engaged in unauthorised discretionary trading on his clients’ accounts and created false records. Mr Hickman was a representative ...
CySec: Withdrawal of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager authorisation Iliad Investments Ltd (ex PP&F Capital Ltd)
August 7th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySec’) announces that, on its meeting dated 27.07.2015, decided to compulsory withdraw the authorisation of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager «Iliad Investments Ltd» (the ‘AIFM’), with registration number AIFM07/56/2013, pursuant to section 12(a) ...
Bitcoins lost in Mt. Gox debacle ‘not subject to ownership’ claims: Tokyo court
August 7th, 2015
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a man seeking repayment for bitcoins he kept in an account at the bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox Co., with the ruling saying the virtual currency is “not subject to ...
Greece: Greek bank stocks soar – Greece makes loan interest payment to IMF
August 7th, 2015
What you should know for Greece today: Bank stocks led a much-needed Greek bourse rebound on Thursday, making up some of the ground lost in the first three sessions since the market reopened. However, traders viewed the recovery more ...
New York Federal Court Orders New York Financial Advisor Wayne P. Weddington III and His Companies to Pay More than $1 Million
August 6th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Consent Order of permanent injunction against Defendants Wayne P. Weddington III of New York, New ...
CySec announces the suspension afresh of the authorisation of a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 6th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that: Following previous announcements dated 12 June 2015 and 2 July 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’), would like to inform the public that, ...
China Shares Fall; Japan Rises Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data
August 6th, 2015
Bank, energy firms pressure Australian shares China’s shares fell and bank shares pressured Australia on Thursday, but Japan’s market rose ahead of a key jobs report in the U.S. later this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was last down ...
FINRA USA Fines Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000
August 5th, 2015
Two Chief Compliance Officers Fined and Suspended Aegis CEO Fined and Suspended for Failure to Report Liens The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000 for improperly selling unregistered penny stocks ...
Share trading accounts at some Australia’s largest brokers have been hacked
August 5th, 2015
Russian hackers have been detected trying to rip cash from online share trading accounts at some of Australia’s biggest brokers, including Morgan Stanley and Commsec. A joint operation by the corporate watchdog ASIC and the Australian Federal Police, dubbed ...
ASIC releases enforcement report for the first half of 2015
August 5th, 2015
ASIC today released its enforcement report for the period 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 In the last six months, ASIC achieved 323 enforcement outcomes to protect financial consumers and enhance the fairness and efficiency of Australia’s financial ...
