Search Results for: Fraud
Federal Reserve Issues “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System”
January 27th, 2015
The Federal Reserve today issued “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System,” which presents a multi-faceted plan for collaborating with payment system stakeholders including large and small businesses, emerging payments firms, card networks, payment processors, consumers and financial institutions ...
Second French suspect charged over Luxleaks tax probe
January 26th, 2015
A second French suspect was charged Friday with theft and money-laundering in ongoing investigations into the leaking of secret tax avoidance deals between Luxembourg and multinational companies, a scandal dubbed Luxleaks. The identity of the new suspect was not ...
Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-Goldman Sachs director
January 13th, 2015
US Supreme Court decision on ex-Goldman Sachs director The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director convicted of insider trading. This rejection leaves in place a lifetime ban on serving ...
Investigation on Behalf of Money transfer firm Xoom
January 13th, 2015
Latest news on Money transfer firm Xoom fraud Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of shareholders of Xoom Corporation (“Xoom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:XOOM) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duties by ...
Moody’s appeals Hong Kong regulator’s penalty for report on mainland firms
January 9th, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service began an appeal Thursday against a decision by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to fine the company HK$23 million (roughly US$3 million) for breaching unspecified regulations in a July 2011 report that raised corporate ...
Woman swindles investors out of SR500 million
January 8th, 2015
A young Saudi woman has fled the Kingdom accompanied by her husband with SR500 million in fake investments obtained from unsuspecting citizens, a local daily reported. In Jeddah, Al-Salama police received complaints from 25 citizens who reported that they ...
Fund board severs ties with Thibeault after arrest
December 31st, 2014
Alt fund manager accused of creating fictitious loans no longer has access to the GL Beyond Income Fund The small financial services empire of Daniel Thibeault, a well-known asset manager who was arrested earlier this month on charges of ...
Entry Point of JPMorgan Data Breach Is Identified
December 23rd, 2014
The computer breach at JPMorgan Chase this summer — the largest intrusion of an American bank to date — might have been thwarted if the bank had installed a simple security fix to an overlooked server in its vast ...
Sec charges Investment firm and former CEO
December 23rd, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investment management firm F-Squared Investments has agreed to pay $35 million and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that it defrauded investors through false performance advertising about its flagship product. The SEC ...
Currency trader has vanished along with £130m ($203m) in investors’ cash
December 22nd, 2014
A currency trader has vanished along with £130m ($203m) in investors’ cash in an alleged fraud that could be one of the biggest in recent British history. The Daily Telegraph reports that Joe Lewis, 59, is being investigated by ...
