Search Results for: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC: Forex Trader Misrepresented Track Record and Hid Massive Losses
June 3rd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a New York City-based Forex trader with defrauding investors out of millions of dollars by misrepresenting her investment track record, the profitability of her investments, and her use of investor funds. The SEC alleges ...
ISE Announces First Implementation of a Securities Exchange on Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Environment
April 4th, 2016
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) is the first regulated securities exchange to build and operate cloud-based disaster recovery infrastructure as part of disaster preparedness requirements established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg ...
CFTC: Banc de Binary Ltd and ET Binary Options Ltd are among Binary Options Firms ordered to pay $9 Million penalty
March 10th, 2016
Federal Court Orders Banc de Binary Ltd., ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd., BDB Services Ltd., and Oren Shabat Laurent to Pay More than $9 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Violating the CFTC’s Ban ...
Laiki Bank case: Vgenopoulos rubbishes claim of Laiki ignorance of loan exchange
February 4th, 2016
Embattled former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos insisted on Wednesday that a loan exchange worth $217 million must have been approved by Laiki’s board of directors, especially when such a decision required approval from the Central Bank of Cyprus. ...
11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015
December 28th, 2015
This year was a time of further consolidation for the bitcoin industry. After what you might call a ‘Wild West’ period (when it seemed everyone with the urge was setting up their own bitcoin-based service), the space is now rapidly becoming ...
Paul P. Andrews of FINRA Named IOSCO Secretary General
December 16th, 2015
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today announced it has appointed Paul P. Andrews as its new Secretary General. Mr. Andrews is currently the Vice President and Managing Director of International at the Financial Industry ...
SEC warns for fraudsters who may attempt to manipulate share prices by using social media
November 6th, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (“OIEA”) is issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors about fraudsters who may attempt to manipulate share prices by using social media to spread false or ...
BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
SEC Bars Brokers Who Played Favorites to Double Their Commissions
November 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today barred two brokers at a now-defunct Connecticut brokerage for giving customer order information to certain favored customers, helping those customers get better prices while generating extra commissions for their firm. The SEC also ...
Securities broker dealer for bankruptcy liquidation amid legal claims
September 25th, 2015
An 82-employee securities broker-dealer has shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after customers asked a federal judge to enforce a $1.54 million arbitration award. Fintegra’s Sept. 16 petition for bankruptcy protection lists $1.8 million in assets ...
