Search Results for: Securities and Exchange Commission
Bitcoin shows that can survive and thrive without China
September 28th, 2017
Bitcoin traders have got a couple of things right lately. The digital currency can survive and thrive without China. And government regulation is positive, not negative, for the future of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. It adds credibility to ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to address cyber-based threats and protect retail investors. The creation of a Cyber Unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related ...
Top China Bitcoin exchange to stop trading
September 15th, 2017
One of China’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges has said it will stop trading, after a government warning over virtual currencies. BTCC said it would stop buying and selling on 30 September in response to tightening regulation. It comes after authorities ...
U.S. Regulator is monitoring the impact of Hurricane Irma on investors and capital markets
September 14th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission is closely monitoring of the impact of Hurricane Irma on investors and capital markets, and continues to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. “As we are doing in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey, the ...
CySec informs on the approval of a new ASP and a new Cyprus Investment Firm
September 1st, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued today two announcements to inform that two firms have been approved by the Commission as an Administrative Services Provider and as a Cyprus Investment Firm, accordingly. ...
Investment adviser charged with defrauding professional athlete and his wife
August 23rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment adviser Jeremy Drake with defrauding two clients, a high profile professional athlete and the athlete’s wife, by deceiving them about the investment advisory fees they were paying. The SEC alleges that ...
The Cyprus and Abu Dhabi financial market regulators signed a MoU
July 19th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has recently signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (‘MoU’) with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (‘FSRA’) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (‘ADGM’), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi. The ...
Assurance Capital Management and its owners fined $2.4 Million
July 12th, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a press release to inform that the Federal Court in Florida Orders Anthony J. Klatch II, Lindsey Heim, and their Company Assurance Capital Management, LLC to Pay More than $2.4 ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
Oil and Gas Company and Top Finance Executives Charged with Accounting Fraud
June 29th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a Canadian-based oil and gas company and three of its former top finance executives for their roles in an extensive, multi-year accounting fraud. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Penn West Petroleum Ltd., which ...
