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SEC: Grant Thornton Ignored Red Flags in Audits
December 3rd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that national audit firm Grant Thornton LLP and two of its partners agreed to settle charges that they ignored red flags and fraud risks while conducting deficient audits of two publicly traded companies that ...
Bloomberg Receives SEC Approval for its Confirmation Matching Service
December 2nd, 2015
Bloomberg today announced its subsidiary, Bloomberg STP LLC (Bloomberg STP), has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer a confirmation matching service (CMS), for DTC-eligible equity and fixed-income securities. “The financial industry is under ...
Over 10,000 people were duped by Bitcoin mining startup, feds say
December 2nd, 2015
SEC: Josh Garza and GAW Miners “robbed one investor to pay another.” On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued the founder of a now-shuttered Bitcoin mining company, alleging that it committed $19 million worth of fraud in a Ponzi scheme. ...
SEC Charges Bitcoin Mining Companies
December 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Bitcoin mining companies and their founder with conducting a Ponzi scheme that used the lure of quick riches from virtual currency to defraud investors. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in ...
New Rules on Reporting Brokers’ Dismissals to Begin Dec. 12
December 2nd, 2015
New rules significantly shorten the window of time brokerage firms have to report the details of a broker’s departure from their firm — an effort by securities regulators to make background information about brokers more accessible to consumers. Starting ...
CySec announced Settlement with IronFX Global Ltd for €335.000
November 27th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), following its announcement dated 06/08/2015, has issued an announcement to inform that: According the Article 37(4) of the Law 73(I)-2009 consolidated up to 135(I)-2015, the Commission may proceed with a compromise of ...
CySec warns for a serious financial scam regarding individuals impersonating CySec officers
November 27th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulator of Cyprus, has issued today a warning to inform investors and the general public that it has come to its attention that several types of financial scam messages and/or ...
Former Goldman Employee Charged With Insider Trading Before Mergers
November 26th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced insider trading charges against a former Goldman Sachs employee accused of stealing nonpublic information in the firm’s e-mail system so he could trade illegally in advance of client mergers and make more than ...
Currency Spoofing Is Said to Be New York’s Latest Target
November 24th, 2015
Subpoenas sent to brokers including TFS-ICAP, Tullett Prebon Schneiderman probing FX options linked to emerging markets The New York attorney general is investigating possible manipulation in foreign-exchange trading, according to a person familiar with the matter, aiming more scrutiny ...
FINRA fines Scottrade $2.6 Million
November 17th, 2015
FINRA Fines Scottrade $2.6 Million for Significant Failures in Required Electronic Records and Email Retention The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it fined Scottrade, Inc. $2.6 million for failing to retain a large number of securities-related ...
