The scheme involved artificially inflating Australian share prices before selling them at inflated values. ASIC said Larissa Quinlan, Kurt Stuart, Emma Summer, and Syed Yusuf all entered guilty pleas in the Downing Centre Local Court to conspiracy to commit market rigging and dealing with the proceeds of crime. Ms. Quinlan, Mr. Stuart, and Ms. Summer…
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The initiative forms part of the FCA’s broader strategy to accelerate digital innovation and economic growth. It is said to give firms access to NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI Enterprise Software, along with enhanced datasets, technical support and regulatory guidance. “This collaboration will help those that want to test AI ideas but who lack the…
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The New York-based retail foreign exchange dealer, which is owned by proprietary trading firm FTMO, agreed to the settlement without admitting or denying the allegations, according to a decision published by the NFA’s Business Conduct Committee (BCC) on Wednesday. The BCC found that Oanda failed to properly increase its net capital in accordance with liabilities…
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According to a letter of acceptance, waiver, and consent, published by FINRA, the New York-based brokerage firm paid more than 100 influencers to promote its services on platforms like Instagram and YouTube between January 2020 and March 2023. These paid posts, which attracted over 23,000 new accounts, are said to have often included misleading or…
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Subeva is the third former Credit Suisse banker to be barred for lacking integrity in connection with a corrupt loan scandal involving the Republic of Mozambique. In May 2019, she pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiracy to commit money laundering, after accepting $200,000 in unlawful kickbacks related to loans arranged for Mozambique. The…
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The Florida-based brokerage firm was also ordered to pay $38,591.39 in restitution to affected customers and undertake corrective measures. According to FINRA, between February 2021 and the present, AAG Capital did not implement a system reasonably designed to comply with Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) when recommending registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) to retail clients. The…
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The regulator said the company failed to maintain adequate safeguards for customer information over an eight-year period. Between January 2014 and March 2022, FINRA claims it found that Wells Fargo did not have a supervisory system or written procedures reasonably designed to protect client data. They explained that when certain registered representatives left the firm,…
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The move comes after compensation was paid to consumers under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). ASIC said Calaite Capital failed to comply with two determinations issued by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) on 8 July and 31 October 2024. The firm did not pay the required compensation, prompting the CSLR to step…
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The penalty was issued under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006. It follows Cointree’s voluntary disclosure that it had not submitted SMRs within the required timeframes. AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas said, “SMRs provide AUSTRAC and our law enforcement partners with information about suspected misuse of the financial system and this information goes on…
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The regulator alleged "repeated and systemic misleading conduct" over more than 14 years relating to short sale reporting. Filed in the New South Wales Supreme Court, the case marks ASIC’s first enforcement action involving short sale reporting. The regulator claims MSAL misreported at least 73 million short sales between December 2009 and February 2024, potentially…
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