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Four Guilty In Relation To £1.4 Million Investment Scheme
December 4th, 2017
In a criminal prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Samrat Bhandari and Dr Muhammad Aleem Mirza have been found guilty for their roles in operating an investment scheme which led to more than 300 investors losing a ...
ASIC reports on cyber resilience assessments of financial markets firms
November 30th, 2017
An ASIC report on the cyber resilience of over 100 firms operating across Australia’s financial markets has shown a growing understanding of cyber risks, but there is still some progress to be made. Report 555 Cyber resilience of firms ...
Joint reviews by HKMA and SFC on managing conflicts of interest in financial groups
November 28th, 2017
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular highlighting observations from their recent joint thematic reviews on the potential conflicts of interest arising from the sale of in-house products by registered institutions ...
Financial Market Supervisory Authorities Around The World Issued Warnings
November 27th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Holland (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets – AFM), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Malaysia (Securities ...
Long Island Town and Former Top Official Charged With Defrauding Municipal Investors
November 23rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Oyster Bay, New York, and its former top elected official with defrauding investors in the town’s municipal securities offerings by hiding the existence and potential financial impact of side deals with a ...
FCA UK Warns About Investing In Cryptocurrency CFDs
November 15th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority, the conduct and prudential regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a warning to inform public and investors in relation to the risks of investing in cryptocurrency CFDs. Contracts ...
Financial planner sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for fraud
November 14th, 2017
The former Principal of Sherwin Financial Planners Pty Ltd and Chairman of Wickham Securities Ltd, Bradley Thomas Sherwin, was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court to a total of 10 years imprisonment on 25 charges, brought by the Commonwealth ...
ESMA Released An Update Of Its Q&As On MiFIDII/MiFIR Investor Protection Topics
November 13th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 4 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The ...
Investors Beware To Online Paid-To-Click Scams
November 8th, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a warning to inform investors to beware online “paid-to-click” scams that promise an easy payday by merely purchasing a membership or an advertising product up front and then clicking on a ...
Key financial events coming this week
November 6th, 2017
The yen tumbled to the weakest since March after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said it’s crucial for inflation to exceed the 2 percent target. Asian stocks slipped after China’s central bank chief warned again about excessive leverage ...
