Category: Financial Services

fca warning
May 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Campbell & Browne Associates / Campbell Brown firm

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 firm Campbell & Browne Associates / Campbell Brown. Campbell & Browne Associates / Campbell Brown is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in…

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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
May 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA consults on Money Market Fund rules

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper (CP) on the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR). The CP contains proposals on draft technical advice (TA), draft implementing technical standards (ITS), and guidelines under the MMFR. The key proposals relate to asset liquidity and credit quality, the establishment of a reporting template…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
May 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC files charges in trading scheme involving confidential government information

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges in an alleged insider trading scheme involving tips of nonpublic information about government plans to cut Medicare reimbursement rates, which affected the stock prices of certain publicly traded medical providers or suppliers. The SEC’s complaint alleges that David Blaszczak, a former government employee turned political intelligence consultant,…

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clone firm FCA warning
May 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against First Plus Financial Group clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm First Plus Financial Group. 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…

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May 24, 2017 BY admin

BNP Paribas receives $350m fine for manipulating forex rates

French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP) has today been struck with a $350 million USD fine by New York State's banking regulator. The bank is being held responsible for its Foreign Exchange “Cartel” manipulating foreign exchange rates, engaging in collusion, executing fake trades, coordinating trades to enhance profits at customers’ expense, and improperly sharing confidential customer…

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fca crypto regulation
May 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA secures eight confiscation orders totaling £2.2 million

UK financial regulator The FCA has announced that the Central Criminal Court has made confiscation orders against the two final defendants who were convicted of offences following one of the FCA’s largest investigations into unauthorised activity. The FCA’s investigation, known as Operation Cotton, led to eight convictions and this week’s orders mean a total of £2,195,496…

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SFC fines
May 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Andrew Kurzbard and Guardian Asset Group hit with $1 million fine for illegal transactions with retail customers

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Kenneth A. Marra of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order against Guardian Asset Group, LLC (Guardian) of West Palm Beach, Florida, and its owner and principal, Andrew Kurzbard, with a last-known address in Hacksneck, Virginia, finding…

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May 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Provisional liquidators appointed to Diploma Group Limited and its subsidiaries

Justice McKerracher of the Federal Court of Australia has lifted an earlier stay on the appointment of David Hodgson and Andrew Hewitt, of Grant Thornton, as provisional liquidators to ASX-listed Diploma Group Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed) and its subsidiaries following an application by ASIC, the Australian regulator announced earlier today. The subsidiaries…

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