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SEC Charges New York-Based Financial Advisor With Stealing $20 Million From Customers
April 17th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a New York City-based financial advisor accused of stealing at least $20 million from customers to fund his own brokerage accounts and then squandering the bulk of the money ...
FCA confirms approach for financial promotions in social media
March 16th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its guidance on financial promotions in social media. This follows detailed engagement and consultation with the industry. The FCA recognises that social media are powerful channels of communication which are of ...
FINMA: Switzerland Completes Financial Services Regulator Review
January 5th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has concluded that there is no fundamental need for comprehensive reform of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINAMA), but has identified what it says are isolated areas where there is room for improvement. FINMA is ...
FCA to regulate seven additional financial benchmarks
December 30th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will regulate seven additional major UK-based financial benchmarks in the fixed income, commodity and currency markets from 1 April 2015. This extends the FCA’s initial regulation of LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate), as ...
FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network $1.5 Million for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
December 19th, 2014
Firms Failed to Subject Over 200,000 New Accounts to Identity Verification The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that it has ordered two St. Louis-based broker-dealers under common control, Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial ...
Banque de France signs MoU with Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Renminbi business cooperation
December 1st, 2014
Mr. Christian Noyer, Governor of Banque de France, and Mr. Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today (28 October 2014) with respect to strengthening cooperation on renminbi business development in ...
Phase two of financial markets law completes long-term overhaul
November 28th, 2014
The second phase of New Zealand’s new capital markets and financial services law takes effect from Monday (1 December). Phase two includes licensing provisions that extend to several hundred further businesses, and a major shift in the quality of ...
New Chair of Financial Markets Authority
November 26th, 2014
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith today announced the appointment of Murray Jack as the new chair of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). “I am very pleased that Mr Jack has agreed to take on this crucial role,” ...
FINMA recognises SFAMA code of conduct
November 14th, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has recognised the SFAMA code of conduct as a minimum standard. The code of conduct, which will come into force on 1 January 2015, reflects the way in which the industry has ...
UBS to settle over precious metals misconduct allegations as part of forex market rigging probe
November 10th, 2014
UBS are expected to strike a settlement with financial regulators over allegations of misconduct at its precious metals trading business. The settlement will form a part of a £1.5bn agreement the Swiss lender is due to make with five ...
