Category: Financial Services

FCA warning
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Bernstein Securities 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 company Bernstein Securities. Bernstein Securities is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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fca warning
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Goose Investments 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 company Goose Investments. Goose Investments is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC’s review of high-frequency trading reinforces strength of Australian market structure

Australian regulator ASIC has reported on its latest review of the impact of high-frequency trading in the Australian equity and Australian-US dollar cross-rate markets. The review builds on ASIC's 2013 and 2015 analysis of high-frequency trading. Notable findings from the review, outlined in Report 597 High-frequency trading in Australian equities and the Australian–US dollar cross…

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November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC brings additional charges in New York boiler room scheme targeting seniors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has informed that it has brought additional charges against a Long Island, New York-based boiler room previously sued for defrauding elderly and unsophisticated investors. The latest charges allege that First Choice Healthcare Solutions Inc. CEO Christian Romandetti, the boiler room, and four others, manipulated the company’s shares generating more…

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fca warning clone firm
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Avant Finance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Avant Finance. 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 to…

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sec charges
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges Giga Entertainment Media, former officers and directors with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged Giga Entertainment Media Inc. and five of its former officers and directors—Gary Nerlinger, Jarret Streiner, Lawrence Silver, Alfred Colucci, and Charles Noska—with fraud in connection with a scheme to mislead investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, between February and August 2016, the company…

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fma scam alert
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Harding & Company Advisors

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Messrs John Preston and Robert Harding; Harding & Company Advisors. Messrs John Preston and Robert Harding; Harding & Company Advisors Date: 16 November 18 Address: 17 State St, New York NY 10004 USA Website: www.handcadvisors.com Phone: +1 646 931 1975…

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ASIC office
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC extends relief for non-cash payment facilities

Australian regulator ASIC has amended ASIC Corporations (Non-cash Payment Facilities) Instrument 2016/211 to remove an expiry date that would have seen the instrument cease operating in March 2019. The amendment means that the instrument will continue to operate beyond March 2019. ASIC Corporations (Non-cash Payment Facilities) Instrument 2016/211 provides relief for the following types of…

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SFC fines
November 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Hedge fund Algointeractive and founders hit with $1 million fine

A federal court in New York has entered orders against Kevin P. Whylie of Ozone Park, New York, Matthew James Zecchini of East Islip, New York, and the New York hedge fund they co-founded, Algointeractive Inc(together, Defendants), to pay more than $1 million in civil monetary penalties and restitution.  The Court’s Orders resolve the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) enforcement…

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fca warning clone firm
November 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Assurance ET Capital Partners clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Assurance ET Capital Partners. 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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