Search Results for: Securities and Exchange Commission
Facebook to pay $5 billion over the company’s privacy policies
July 29th, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission approved a record $5 billion settlement Wednesday with Facebook over the company’s privacy policies. Shares of Facebook were down slightly following the announcement, but turned positive in the afternoon, up about 1.1% by the end ...
Bitcoin vs Libra
July 22nd, 2019
Bitcoin vs Libra: Here are the key differences between the two cryptocurrencies Libra and bitcoin are different in a lot of ways, from the technology behind them to the way they’re used. CNBC runs through the key differences between ...
KPMG to settle charges by paying a $50 million penalty
June 19th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged KPMG LLP with altering past audit work after receiving stolen information about inspections of the firm that would be conducted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The SEC’s order also ...
Issuer charged with Conducting $100 Million Unregistered Initial Coin Offering
June 12th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting an illegal $100 million securities offering of digital tokens. The SEC charges that Kik sold the tokens to U.S. investors without registering their offer and sale as required ...
Alert! CySEC warns for unauthorised investment firms
May 27th, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued announcements to inform investors that the following websites do not belong to entities which have been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, ...
Beware: Emergency Order against Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors
May 23rd, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an announcement to inform that it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing $30 million Ponzi scheme targeting more than 300 investors in the U.S. and Canada. The SEC complaint ...
Breaking: IQ Option Europe paid €450.000 for the settlement of possible violations
May 21st, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC“) has issued today an announcement to inform that: CySEC, under article 37(4) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law of 2009, has the power to reach a settlement for any violation ...
iSignthis announced the appointment of a new board member to iSignthis eMoney
May 21st, 2019
Highlights Appoints new board member to iSignthis eMoney Ltd board Dr George Theocharides experience includes o CySec Board (Cypriot Securities sector regulator) o Bank of Cyprus & Centre for Blockchain technologies o Associate Professor at Cyprus International Institute of ...
Cyprus Investment Firm fined €170.000
May 3rd, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, the Board of the CySEC at its meeting held on the 2nd of April 2019, decided to impose an administrative fine to a ...
CySEC announced settlement of 200.000 euro with a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 27th, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform that reached a settlement with a Cyprus Investment Firm for possible violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 – ...
