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Two Individuals Share Whistleblower Award of More Than $450,000
May 23rd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will jointly award more than $450,000 to two individuals for a tip that led the agency to open a corporate accounting investigation and for their assistance once the investigation was underway. ...
Whistleblower Earns $3.5 Million Award for Bolstering Ongoing Investigation
May 17th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $3.5 million to a company employee whose tip bolstered an ongoing investigation with additional evidence of wrongdoing that strengthened the SEC’s case. The SEC noted that ...
BCSC issued a warning against Binary Options provider Magnum Options
May 16th, 2016
British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform investors and public regarding binary options trading platform provider Magnum Options. Hampshire Capital Ventures Ltd., which claims to have an office in Norwich, England, operates Magnum Options. Magnum Options purports ...
CySec: ACFX Forex Broker’s license continues to be suspended
May 12th, 2016
Following previous announcement dated 7 April 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision at the meeting dated 9 May 2016, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd’ (‘the Company’), with number 085/07, ...
BVI Shrugs Off Recent Financial Services Criticism
May 11th, 2016
The Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Orlando Smith, has reiterated his Government’s commitment to the territory’s financial services industry. Smith stated, “Our financial services industry remains strong and our commitment to it is rock solid.” He added that ...
FSMA added new companies on its list of unauthorised investment firms in Belgium
May 5th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority has updated its list of providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully in Belgium. Below is ...
SEC announced fraud charges against 10 individuals involved in schemes to trick investors
May 4th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against 10 individuals involved in schemes to trick investors into buying shares of a particular company stock. The schemes were allegedly fraught with cash bribes and other kickbacks to registered ...
First-time investors urged to turn to inexpensive ‘robo-advisers’
April 28th, 2016
It appears not many people are into investment in Japan. As of last December, only about 16 percent of Japan’s ¥1.7 quadrillion in personal financial assets was held in stocks, investment trusts or bonds. This is partly due to ...
Thomson Reuters Reports First-Quarter 2016 Results
April 27th, 2016
Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The company also re-affirmed its 2016 full-year outlook. Reported revenues declined 1%. Before currency, revenues grew 1% Excluding recoveries, revenues increased 2% ...
For robo-advisers, the next bear market will be a big test
April 25th, 2016
Robo-advisers might have more reasons to be worried about the next bear market than investors do. Low fees and an investing-on-autopilot approach have attracted about $50 billion in assets to the broad universe of robo-advisers, according to researcher Aite ...
