Search Results for: Securities and Exchange Commission
Forex broker Blackwell Global license withdrawn by CySEC
July 2nd, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that, on its meeting of 25th June 2018, has decided, pursuant to section 8(1)(a) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 (ΝI87(I)/2017), as ...
Deutsche Bank spends $17 billion in a decade on legal costs
June 25th, 2018
Despite spending $17 billion, the bank still has five of its biggest cases outstanding and has set aside $2.9 billion for litigation provision in the first quarter. German’s Deutsche Bank has spent more than $17 billion over the past ...
Toshiba says U.S. SEC completes accounting probe, no penalty
June 25th, 2018
Japan’s Toshiba Corp on Monday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had completed an investigation of its past accounting practices without fining the company. “We understand that all SEC investigations regarding our accounting have been completed,” a ...
U.S. Regulatory Authority shuts Down $102 Million Ponzi Scheme
June 21st, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges and obtained an asset freeze against the individuals and companies behind a $102 million Ponzi scheme that bilked investors throughout the U.S. According to the SEC’s complaint, the defendants defrauded more ...
CySEC announced the authorization of two new Cyprus Investment Firms
June 20th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued two announcements to inform that new companies have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs). According the announcements, the firms Globesco ...
Emergency Order halting fraudulent Initial Coin Offering scheme that raised $21 million
May 30th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing fraud involving an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised as much as $21 million from investors in and outside the U.S. The court also ...
‘HoweyCoin’: SEC trolls Crypto fraudsters with fake ICO campaign
May 17th, 2018
‘In a landmark embrace of technological innovation, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will issue its own cryptocurrency – HoweyCoin – through an initial coin offering (ICO). Okay, that’s not actually true, but the ...
Individuals charged in international unlawful stock sales scheme
May 17th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged four individuals for their roles in a fraudulent scheme that generated nearly $34 million from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, the defendants ...
Yahoo agrees to pay $35 million for misleading investors after data breach
April 27th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Altaba formerly known as Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data ...
Bitcoin rallies above $9,000 after positive G-20 cryptocurrency meeting
March 21st, 2018
Bitcoin prices recovered above $9,000 after regulators had “productive” discussions on cryptocurrency at a G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday. Bitcoin prices topped $9,000 after finance ministers took a more ...