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Charges announced in insider trading scheme involving confidential U.S. Government information
May 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges in an alleged insider trading scheme involving tips of nonpublic information about government plans to cut Medicare reimbursement rates, which affected the stock prices of certain publicly traded medical providers or suppliers. The ...
Moscow Exchange announces results for the first quarter 2017
May 19th, 2017
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q1 2017. KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q1 2017 Fee and commission income from the Fixed Income Market increased 12.8% YoY thanks to ...
International law firm former partner Charged in $1 Million insider trading scheme
May 12th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former partner at an international law firm and his neighbor with making more than $1 million in illicit profits by insider trading around corporate announcements. The SEC alleges that Walter C. ...
Company and its owner charged with defrauding investors for at least $13 million
May 4th, 2017
CFTC Charges Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, with Fraudulently Soliciting and Receiving at Least $13 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a ...
Portfolio Manager Charged With Diverting Nearly $2 Million to Personal Account
April 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based portfolio manager accused of diverting at least $1.95 million to his personal brokerage account from a fund over which he had trading authority. The SEC’s complaint alleges ...
Investment Bank VP charged With insider trading
April 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a vice president in the risk management department of a New York-based investment bank with insider trading on confidential information he learned in advance of a private equity firm’s acquisition of a ...
Court orders firms to disgorge ill-gotten funds in Binary Options fraud
April 7th, 2017
Federal Court Orders Relief Defendants Westward International Ltd. and Coucarin Holdings Ltd. to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Funds Totaling More than $1.77 Million in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge James ...
100 investors lost more than $15 million in stock fraud
March 27th, 2017
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has issued an announcement to inform that investment adviser and broker found guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity ...
Company and its owner ordered to pay $6.5 Million penalty in Binary Options fraud case
March 22nd, 2017
Federal Court in Florida Orders Neil Pecker and His Company, Vision Financial Partners, LLC, to Pay More than $6.5 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action Relief Defendants Prometheus Enterprises, Inc. and ...
Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty
February 6th, 2017
CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of U.S. Dollar ISDAFIX Benchmark Swap Rates In Total, the CFTC Has Imposed $570 Million in Penalties for Attempted Manipulation of ISDAFIX Benchmark The ...
