Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority
US Law Firm Received The Largest Fine Ever Profession’s Regulatory Body
November 9th, 2017
US law firm Locke Lord has received the largest fine ever levied by the profession’s regulatory body, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The firm has to pay £500,000 after accepting four allegations of misconduct, including acting with a lack of ...
Day Trader Charged in Brokerage Account Takeover Scheme
October 31st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a day trader based in the Philadelphia area with participating in a scheme to access the brokerage accounts of more than 100 unwitting victims and make unauthorized trades to artificially affect the stock ...
FMA commentary on ICOs and cryptocurrencies
October 25th, 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA), a regulatory authority for the capital markets and financial services in New Zealand, has published commentary on initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrency services alongside online resources for investors. Innovation is increasingly shaping financial ...
Wells Fargo Broker-Dealers to Pay $3.4 Million
October 17th, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has ordered Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC to pay more than $3.4 million in restitution to affected customers for unsuitable recommendations of volatility-linked ...
Singapore Drafting AML Regulations Around Cryptocurrency
October 6th, 2017
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who also serves as Minister in Charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has revealed that MAS is in the process of devising a new regulatory framework to address money laundering and ...
Stock Market Analyst charged with insider trading
September 27th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research reports and articles he authored with the false disclaimer that he wasn’t trading in the companies being covered. He agreed ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...
FINRA fines broker dealer $750,000
September 13th, 2017
FINRA Hearing Panel Fines C.L. King & Associates $750,000 for Negligent Misrepresentations and Omissions in Connection with Death Put Investments and AML-Related Violations The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that a FINRA extended hearing panel censured Albany, NY-based ...
IFSC warns about Binary/Forex Trade and SMARTTRADE SERVICES LIMITED
August 30th, 2017
The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC), the financial regulator of Belize, has issued warnings to inform investors and public about non regulated entities. According he releases, the warning about Binary/Forex Trade informs that It has come to ...
Singapore warns of potential risks of virtual currency-related investment schemes
August 10th, 2017
The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have observed the emergence of initial coin (or token) offerings (ICOs), and other investment schemes involving digital tokens, in Singapore. Members of the public are advised to ...
