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SEC issues the second-largest Whistleblower Award of $17 Million
June 10th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a whistleblower award of more than $17 million to a former company employee whose detailed tip substantially advanced the agency’s investigation and ultimate enforcement action. The award is the second-largest issued by the SEC ...
SEC: Morgan Stanley to pay a $1 million penalty for failures to Safeguard Customer Data
June 9th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges related to its failures to protect customer information, some of which was hacked and offered ...
Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its CIF license
June 7th, 2016
CySec has issued today an announcement to inform that on 23rd May 2016, the CIF Vinson Financial Ltd , which provided investment services via the domain www.vinsonfinancials.com, renounced its authorization pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and ...
CySec reports that 63 regulated entities connected with Mossack Fonseca Panama Papers
June 3rd, 2016
CySec has issued today a report to inform regarding the results of its evaluation of 413 regulated entities (CIFs, ASPs, MC UCITS, AIFMs, AIFLNP) for possible relation with Mossack Fonseca and Panama Papers. CySec wishes to inform that: Following ...
CySec announced approved Administrative Services Providers
June 2nd, 2016
CySec has issued announcements to inform regarding the approval of two firms as Administrative Services Providers (ASP). According the announcements, the below firms have been approved: 1) Scivias Trust Management Ltd Corner John Kennedy & Irakli Araouzou Str., Christiana ...
France seeks €356m in unpaid tax from Booking.com
June 2nd, 2016
French authorities are seeking €356m (£276m) in unpaid taxes from Booking.com, according to documents filed by parent company Priceline. Documents filed with US regulator said French authorities recently completed an audit of Booking.com’s accounts from 2003 to 2012. The ...
Brokerage firm agreed to pay $300,000 to settle SEC charges
June 2nd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Wall Street-based brokerage firm with failing to sufficiently evaluate or monitor customers’ trading for suspicious activity as required under the federal securities laws. An SEC investigation found that Albert Fried & ...
CySec clarifies regarding the renounced of Pegase Capital CIF license
May 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to further clarify regarding its announcement dated May 26 for the Cyprus Investment Firm Pegase Capital Ltd. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that, on 13th May ...
CySec decided to wholly withdraw the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
May 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that, on its meeting of 25th April 2016, has decided, pursuant to sections 25(1)(b),(c) and 26(4)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in force (‘the Law’), to ...
CySec suspends CIF UBFS Invest powered by Moneychoice Brokers Ltd
May 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform that, following a decision in the meeting dated 23 May 2016, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘UBFS Invest powered by Moneychoice Brokers Ltd’, with number 239/14, ...
