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Alleged Commodity Pool Fraud Took in More than $3.1 Million from at Least 72 Pool Participants
October 12th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a Complaint on October 2, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The CFTC Complaint, filed under seal, charges Defendants Scott Allensworth (d/b/a Capital ...
CySec suspended the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
October 11th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that, following a decision in the meeting dated 25.09.2017, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Concorde Investments (Cyprus) Ltd (‘the Company’), number 189/13, is suspended, ...
CySec authorised two new Cyprus Investment Firms
October 10th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued announcements to inform that two new firms have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms. According the announcement, the firms Wise Wolves Finance ...
Investment Adviser Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Options Trading Scheme
October 6th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Westchester, New York-based investment adviser with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. The SEC alleges that, starting in approximately 2010, Michael Scronic ...
CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
October 4th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform that, on 21st September 2017, the CIF AJF Financial Services Ltd (the ‘Company’), which provided investment services via the domains www.alphainvestment.eu, www.direktbroker24.de, www.ondatrade.com, www.tradefinancial.eu, renounced its authorisation, pursuant ...
Stock Market Analyst charged with insider trading
September 27th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research reports and articles he authored with the false disclaimer that he wasn’t trading in the companies being covered. He agreed ...
CySec announced the authorisation of two new Cyprus Investment Firms
September 26th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued today announcements to inform that two new firms have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms. According the announcement, the firms ArgusFX Ltd and ...
CySec warns regarding Interactive Company JSC formerly Global Markets JSC
September 25th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform investors regarding the following decision by the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission (FSC), concerning Interactive Company JSC (formerly Global Markets JSC), and the procedure which clients who ...
ETrade HK pleaded guilty for marketing unlicensed brokerage services
September 22nd, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s securities and futures markets regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that it secures conviction against ETRADE Securities (Hong Kong) Limited for marketing of unlicensed US brokerage services in Hong Kong. ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...
