Category: Fines

SFC fines
February 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tulving Company fined $15.8m, Director with a lifetime trading ban

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. of North Carolina’s Western District had agreed to a Supplemental Order against Californian Resident Hannes Tulving and his firm The Tulving Company, Inc., on charges that they solicited customers on fraudulent claims related to precious metals trading, after…

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fca fine
February 05, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former fund manager at Newton Investment Management Ltd fined £32,200

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has fined Paul Stephany, a former fund manager at Newton Investment Management Limited, £32,200 for his conduct in relation to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and a placing. Stephany risked undermining the integrity of the market and the book build by trying to use their collective…

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DFSA fines individual US$52,500
January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFSA fines individual US$52,500

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has just announced that it has just fined an individual US$52,500 (AED192, 675) and restricted him from performing any function in connection with the provision of Financial Services in or from the DIFC. Mr Andrew John Grimes did not challenge the DFSA’s findings against him back in 2017 and 2018 and did not…

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Morgan Stanley fined $10m for AML program
December 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Morgan Stanley fined $10m for AML program

FINRA, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to investor protection and market integrity, has announced that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC $10 million for anti-money laundering (AML) program and supervisory failures that spanned a period of more than five years. Susan Schroeder, FINRA Executive Vice President, Department of Enforcement, commented on the news: As…

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SFC fines
December 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC fines Ardon Maroon Fund Management $800,000

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has informed the public that it has fined Ardon Maroon Fund Management (Hong Kong) Limited (Ardon Maroon) (now known as China Silver Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited) $800,000 for cross-trade related failures in managing the Ardon Maroon Asia Master Fund (AM Fund). The complete announcement can be…

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fca fine
December 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Merrill Lynch fined $6m for selling Facebook, General Motors, LinkedIn IPOs to industry insiders

FINRA has informed the public that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. for improperly selling shares in initial public offerings (IPOs) to industry insiders. Merrill Lynch will pay a $5.5 million fine, and disgorge $490,530 it earned as revenue from the sales. IPOs included Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM),…

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CFTC offices
December 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Commodity pool operators fined $23m for fraud

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just announced that Phaetra Capital GP LLC, Phaetra Capital Management LP, and Argenta Group LLC have been find more than $23 million for defrauding investors. The complete announcement reads as follows: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that on December 3, a federal court in New York…

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SFC fines
December 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

UBS fined $15m over deficiencies in anti-money laundering programs

UBS (NYSE:UBS) has agreed to pay $15 million total fine to FINRA, SEC and FinCEN. The financial services company failed to implement anti-money laundering programs. Susan Schroeder, FINRA’s Executive Vice President, Department of Enforcement, commented on the news: AML systems must be reasonably designed to monitor transactions for potentially suspicious activity. When firms are part of…

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fca fine
December 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK investment professional Angela Burns fined £20.000 by the FCA

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced that it has fined the UK investment professional Angela Burns £20,000. The regulator has also banned her from acting as a non-executive director. The official and complete FCA announcement can be seen below: The Financial Conduct authority (FCA) has banned Angela Burns from acting as a non-executive director (NED)…

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