Search Results for: Fraud
SEC Pays More Than $3 Million to Whistleblower
July 20th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a whistleblower award of more than $3 million to a company insider whose information helped the SEC crack a complex fraud. The multi-million dollar payout is the third highest award to date under the ...
Deutsche Bank Moscow Faces Three Investigations Over Possible Money Laundering
July 17th, 2015
German banking giant Deutsche Bank is now undergoing three investigations into possible money-laundering at its Moscow branch after Britain joined the United States and the lender itself in probing suspect trades. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain’s financial watchdog, ...
SEC Charges Purported Investment Adviser With Stealing Client Funds and Conducting a Ponzi Scheme
July 17th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a purported investment adviser in San Diego with stealing money from clients for personal use and conducting a Ponzi scheme to pay customers making redemption requests. In a complaint filed in federal court in ...
Barclays to pay $800,000 fine for U.S. data reporting errors
July 17th, 2015
Wall Street’s self-funded watchdog fined a unit of Barclays PLC (BARC.L) $800,000 (512,377 pounds) for violations related to how the bank reported stock trades over a more than two-year period, hampering the regulator’s ability to properly monitor the market. ...
The Financial Services and Markets Authority of Belgium warns against various “bolier rooms”
July 16th, 2015
UNAUTHORIZED INVESTMENT SERVICES: BOILER ROOMS FSMA, the financial regulator of Belgium, has issued a press release to warn public for investment firms or credit institutions that are not authorised in Belgium and may not under any circumstances offer investment ...
Forex Broker FX World Under Investigation by City of London Police
July 16th, 2015
Currencies-trading firm’s license was suspended in June, says FCA The City of London police are conducting a fraud investigation into currencies-trading firm FX World, according to a person familiar with the matter. “ are investigating a foreign-exchange company in ...
Banks face new legal action over forex manipulation
July 15th, 2015
After fines totalling many billions of pounds from UK and US regulators, a new threat is about to hit the major banks found guilty of manipulating the foreign exchange market. US lawyers are preparing multi-million-pound legal action – to ...
FCA warning against clone firm
July 14th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: Augustine ...
Dirty Dealing: China and International Money Laundering
July 13th, 2015
In the midst of turmoil in the Chinese stock markets, one serious problem that may appear is increased currency outflows created by current and potential investors who would rather move their assets to foreign countries viewed as safer havens. Money laundering should be under close surveillance. ...
Visa: Bitcoin Has a Future in Payments
July 10th, 2015
Large existing payments companies are “lowering the drawbridges” and working more openly with new players in the space, according to a Visa executive. Jonathan Vaux, executive director of new digital payments and strategy at Visa Europe, was speaking at WIRED Money, held ...
