Category: Financial Services

April 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

BullionDirect owner Charles McAllister charged with $16M fraud and money laundering

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Defendant Charles H. McAllister, of Auburn, Alabama, charging him with fraud and misappropriation in connection with contracts of sale of precious metals through his company, BullionDirect, Inc.…

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April 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Amalgamated Properties Limited clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Amalgamated Properties Limited. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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April 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC charges two individuals with securities act offences

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that Douglas DeBoer of Ancaster, Ontario and Leonard Lodder of Guelph, Ontario, have been charged with fraud and related offences under the Securities Act (Ontario) following a lengthy investigation by the OSC’s Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT). DeBoer has been charged with the following offences under the Securities…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Atwood Stanley Asset Management

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Atwood Stanley Asset Management. Atwood Stanley Asset Management is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC signs MoU with Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board

The Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board (CyPAOB) and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) have announced that they have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Mrs Rea Georgiou, Chairwoman of CyPAOB and Mrs Demetra Kalogerou, Chairwoman of CySEC. With this MoU, a framework and procedures for close cooperation…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Whitestone Finance Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Whitestone Finance Ltd. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ceridian begins trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

TMX Group (TSX:X) has just announced that Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (Ceridian), a global human capital management (HCM) technology company headquartered in the United States, commenced trading on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol TSX:CDAY. Ceridian's initial public offering (IPO) raised US$462 million, making it the largest technology company (by initial market capitalization) to…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC proposes enhancements to the Investor Compensation Regime

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has informed the public that it has today launched a two-month consultation on proposed enhancements to the Investor Compensation Regime. Key proposals include increasing the compensation limit from $150,000 to $500,000 per investor per default and covering northbound trading under Mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect. In addition, the…

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