This caution emphasises that the FCA has not authorised or registered the listed entities and, in conducting business with or through them, customers may be at financial risk. On its website, the FCA reminds businesses and consumers alike that operating without this regulatory body’s consent is unlawful in the UK. The organisation also draws attention…
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Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said: The size of today’s award – the highest in our program’s history – not only incentivizes whistleblowers to come forward with accurate information about potential securities law violations, but also reflects the tremendous success of our whistleblower program. This success directly benefits investors, as…
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As per the court order, Scholz is barred from hosting online groups for which he charged membership fee and in which messages are exchanged by members about share trades without an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFS). He is also prohibited from carrying on a financial services business in the country. ASIC filed a suit against…
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Creola Kelly, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: The whistleblower here made persistent efforts to bring the conduct to the attention of the SEC, another agency, and the company and is credited with the results of the company’s internal investigation. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection…
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Creola Kelly, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: Whistleblowers may lead to the success of an enforcement matter by providing information that causes an investigation or examination to open or that meaningfully advances an existing investigation. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by…
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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 the award, a whistleblower needs to voluntarily provide the commission with reliable information that leads to successful enforcement action. The awards range…
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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 the award, a whistleblower needs to voluntarily provide the commission with reliable information that leads to successful enforcement action. The awards range…
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The second whistleblower received over $3 million. They presented to the agency important new information during the course of the investigation. Creola Kelly, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, said: The information and assistance provided by these two whistleblowers in helping to identify complex wrongdoing demonstrates the importance of the whistleblower program to…
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Another whistleblower received over $3 million for providing the regulator information which started an investigation. The individual was an insider who initially reported their concerns internally. Later they submitted a detailed tip and met with the SEC’s Enforcement staff a few times to provide additional information in the course of the investigation. Creola Kelly, Chief…
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The administrators Stephen Graham Longley and Craig David Crosbie, informed ASIC that most of Dixon Advisory’s clients have transitioned to alternate financial services providers. The AFS licence suspension allows the company to continue its operation until 9 May 2022 so that its existing clients can move to alternative providers. Earlier in April, ASIC took action…
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