Category: Regulation

Whistleblower
May 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC awards two whistleblowers with $22 million

So far, the agency has awarded over $838 million to a total of 156 individuals since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…

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FCA regulation
April 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA considers scrapping MiFID rules for small-caps

The FCA now proposes to alter current research-related inducement rules in order to broaden the list of "minor non-monetary benefits". This list will be set to include research on SMEs with a market cap of less than £200m, so that the rules will no longer limit it. FICC research, often associated with difficulties in applying…

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finra
April 21, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FINRA bars former Goldman Sachs research analyst Brian Maguire

The US watchdog found that in April and June last year, Maguire bought shares of two companies in undisclosed accounts after learning important information not yet open to the public. He received internal emails revealing that the research analyst covering those companies was upgrading his recommendation from “Neutral” to “Buy” in upcoming research reports. Maguire…

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FCA warning
April 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA warns against CMC Capital and FastCryptoFX clones

Unauthorised firm - Global Blockchain Protection Association Address: Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar, Herts, UNITED KINGDOM, EN6 5AS Telephone: +3 197010281211 Mobile: 07877198638 Email: [email protected] Savings Solutions Address: 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC25 9JQ Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.savings-solutions.com/ UK Alliance Bonds Address: 62 Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London, SW8 2FA Website: https://ukalliancebonds.com Unauthorised…

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Whistleblower
April 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC awards joint whistleblowers with nearly $50 million

So far, the agency has awarded over $812 million to a total of 151 individuals since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible for…

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Whistleblower
April 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC awards whistleblower with nearly $2.5 million

So far, the agency has awarded over $762 million to a total of 148 individuals since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…

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FCA warning
March 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

findyourbonds.com, FXGbp Markets and others added to FCA's warning list

findyourbonds.com Address: 148 Middle Park Avenue London SE9 5SD Email: [email protected] Website: findyourbonds.com FXGbp Markets Address: Greencoat Place, Westminster, London, SW1P 1PL Telephone: +442037694830; +447459930776; 07770485623; 01828 686798 Email: [email protected] Website: https://fxgbpmarkets.com smarterinvestingbonds.com Address: 65 Sywell Road, Overstone, Northampton, England, NN6 0AG Email: [email protected] Website: smarterinvestingbonds.com Fixed Income Solutions Telephone: 02038077188; 0208089657; 02038134086; 02080895673; 02002224451…

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FCA warning
March 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Karroo Capital, United Overseas Bank and others added to FCA's warning list

Select My Bond / selectmybond.com (Clone of FCA authorised firm) Tel: 02087197919 Email: [email protected] Website: www.selectmybond.com Karroo Capital (Clone of an FCA Authorised Firm) Telephone: +33189160535 Email: [email protected] Website: https://platform.karroo-capital.com/login , www.karroo-capital.com United Overseas Bank (Clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HZ Telephone: 02081244109 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uobuk.com Grindlays Private…

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CySEC
March 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC issues warnings against OTPFX, AllFxTradings and others

The Cyprus watchdog found that these unlicensed and offshore retail FX brokers falsely claim to have CySEC licenses. CySEC urges investors to consult its website, before conducting business with investment firms, in order to ascertain the entities which are licensed to provide investment services and/or investment activities. Read More: CySEC issues warnings against 16 websites…

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