Search Results for: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Announces Measures to Facilitate European Union’s MiFID II’s Research Provisions
October 27th, 2017
Following consultation with European authorities, and in response to concerns that investors could lose access to valuable research, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued three related no-action letters. These letters are designed to provide market ...
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 ...
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. ...
China’s Central Bank Is Banning Initial Coin Offerings
September 5th, 2017
Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, are the hot fundraising tactic of the year, giving startups—usually cryptocurrency-related ones—the chance to get funded in exchange for virtual coins rather than company shares. But China isn’t hopping on board. On Monday, the ...
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
June 1st, 2017
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia If you’re the strategist ...
Bitcoin hits $1,600 for the first time
May 9th, 2017
Bitcoin is “fully valued” and could see a pullback in the short term after hitting $1,600 for the first time on Monday, according to one investor, but the price could go as high as $4,000 over the next 14 ...
Jay Clayton Sworn in as Chairman of SEC
May 5th, 2017
Jay Clayton was sworn into office this afternoon by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the 32nd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “It is a tremendous honor to lead the SEC and to be sworn in ...
FINRA warns for Binary Options Follow-Up Schemes
March 18th, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an Investor Alert warning anyone involved in binary options trading through unregistered non-U.S. companies to be on guard for a one-two punch: losses followed up by potentially fraudulent pitches to help ...
Bitcoin hits one-month high after drop in China FX reserves
February 8th, 2017
Bitcoin jumped more than 2 percent Tuesday to its highest since Jan. 4 amid a surge in speculative activity in Chinese exchanges after a drop in China’s foreign exchange reserves. “The volume in the Chinese exchanges is starting to ...
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000
December 20th, 2016
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Fraudulent Omissions and False Statements in Connection with an Employee’s Commodity Pool David Zier made fraudulent representations and issued false statements to clients in connection ...
