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Valeant’s Hostile Allergan Bid Keeps Getting More Hostile
May 29th, 2014
Here is a thing that I guess you do when you’re trying to fend off an acquisition proposal: That’s from a May 12 presentation by Allergan, which is trying to fight off Valeant’s unwanted attentions. There are two points ...
FCA warning against clone firm
May 28th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Assiprime Euro Brokering” is the clone firm of “Assiprime Euro Brokering Srl”, thus, is not permitted to provide any financial services or ...
SEC Warns Investors About Marijuana-Related Investments
May 19th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cautioned investors about the potential for fraud in microcap companies that claim their operations relate to the marijuana industry after the agency suspended trading in the fifth such company within the past two ...
FCA warning against clone firms
May 19th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Startuploans Ltd” and “Loan-Monarch” are clone firms, thus, are not permitted to provide any financial services or products. Furthermore, FCA points out ...
IRS said to make $13B in improper refunds
May 14th, 2014
The U.S. government doled out more than $13 billion last year in improper payments of a tax credit meant to help the working poor, according to a government watchdog. One of the country’s largest cash assistance programs, the so-called ...
FCA warning for a clone firm
April 14th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that “AXA Investment Managers” (www.axa-im.co.uk) is the clone firm of the FCA authorised firm “AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd” (www.axa-im.co.uk, retail.axa-im.co.uk). Therefore, FCA ...
FCA warning for clone company
March 28th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that “RBC Wealth Management/ Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management” is a clone company. FCA highlights that the following Genuine Firms that fraudsters ...
FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...