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CySec has issued an announcement regarding Activation Procedures for Autorized Firms
July 9th, 2015
CySec has issued today an announcement regarding Activation Procedures for Autorized Firms specifying that: In order to improve the process of activation of persons who have obtained licence by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) and in order to ...
CySec imposes administrative fine of €15.000 to a CIF
July 8th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has notified the public that has imposed an administrative fine of €15.000 to CIF Fidelisco Capital Markets Ltd for violating sections of the Law which provides for the provision of Investment services, the ...
China Bans Stock Sales by Major Shareholders for Six Months
July 8th, 2015
China’s securities regulator banned major shareholders, corporate executives and directors from selling stakes in listed companies for six months, its latest effort to stop the nation’s $3.5 trillion stock-market rout. Investors with stakes exceeding 5 percent must maintain their ...
Company Shares of FXCM Inc. Drops by -4.24%
July 6th, 2015
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) has lost 8.23% during the past week and dropped 8.81% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are however, negative as compared to the S&P 500 for the past week with a loss of 7.14%. FXCM ...
Why CySec did not report details of the imposed sanctions to Safecap Investments Ltd?
July 3rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announced imposition of Administrative fine to the Cypriot Investment Firm, Safecap Investments Ltd, but in contrast to its usual practice to provide details of the violations with reference to the specific articles ...
Study: Penalties Levied by Financial Watchdogs Spiked in 2014
July 2nd, 2015
Financial regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong have decreased their agency expenditures but increased the penalties they’ve levied, according to a new report by regulatory, compliance, and risk consultancy Kinetic Partners. The study, Global Enforcement ...
CySec: Imposition of an administrative fine to the CIF Safecap Investments Ltd
July 2nd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the “CySEC”) would like to inform the public that, at the meetings held on the 2nd March 2015 and on the 25th May 2015, decided to impose the total administrative fines of €168.000 ...
CySec update for CommexFX Ltd CIF licence suspension
July 2nd, 2015
Following previous announcement dated 12 June 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision in the meeting dated 29 June 2015, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘CommexFX Ltd’, with number 153/11, continuous to ...
SEC Charges Former Stockbroker With Conducting Ponzi Scheme
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former stockbroker in Pennsylvania with conducting a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor money to purchase a condominium in Florida and afford his own vacations and other luxuries. The SEC alleges that ...
SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited. Deloitte ...
