Category: Charges

CFTC
October 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ztegrity slapped with a $940K fine for FX pool trading fraud

The forex scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme ran from October 2019 to June 2021. The operators used different websites and social media platforms to advertise their forex trading pool “The Black Club” and “The Forex Savings Club.” They were marketed as a version of a savings account that offered a greater yield…

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Hong Kong regulator SFC
September 30, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HK SFC charges thirteen people in a ramp-and-dump syndicate case

The SFC alleges that the syndicate members organised and executed the schemes in the shares of two Hong Kong-listed companies through different social media platforms. They manipulated the trading of a large volume of those shares by using a substantial number of nominee accounts. The regulator stated: In implementing the schemes, the syndicate members were…

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September 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC charges Loop Capital Markets in first case against broker-dealer municipal advisor violation

Furthermore, SEC discovered that Loop Capital did not maintain a system reasonably designed to supervise its municipal securities activities. The regulator noted that its procedures were inadequate, using insufficient methods to identify potential violations of the municipal advisor registration rules. LeeAnn Ghazil Gaunt, Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Public Finance Abuse Unit, said: The municipal…

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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser charged with omissions in ESG by SEC
September 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC announces charges against Oppenheimer & Co., BNY Mellon, TD Securities, and Jefferies

Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said: I applaud the excellent work of the Division’s Public Finance Abuse Unit in bringing these first-ever actions in the $4 trillion municipal bond space. We encourage underwriters to examine their practices and to self-report any failures to us before we identify them ourselves. LeeAnn…

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ASIC ban
August 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former DanFX Trade director arrested following ASIC investigation

ASIC noted that in some cases, the money Ali received from investors had come from investors’ self-managed superannuation accounts. In 2018, in the midst of ongoing civil proceedings against him and an ongoing investigation, Ali left Australia. He was arrested in Poland in November 2021 after a warrant for his arrest was issued. Poland granted…

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Hong Kong regulator SFC
July 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HK SFC bans former Standard Chartered Bank exec for three years

Afterwards, Lam transfered these amounts from the payroll accounts back into his mother’s personal bank account without the knowledge or authorisation of the five customers. According to the financial markets regulator, Lam’s mother aimed to improve his performance at SCB. As a result, the bank gave Lam $4,520 as additional quarterly incentive after including in…

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ASIC ban
June 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFD trader sent to prison in Australia for insider trading

Prior to the official announcement by PanAust of the takeover bid on 30 March 2015, Li acquired 390,000 PanAust CFDs during the period between 19 and 26 March 2015. He also made his wife acquire 265,000 PanAust CFDs between 22 and 26 March 2015. In sentencing, Judge Rinaudo said: [He] took an unfair advantage when…

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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser charged with omissions in ESG by SEC
May 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC slaps BNY Mellon Investment Adviser with $1.5 million penalty

Sanjay Wadhwa, Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and head of its Climate and ESG Task Force, said: Registered investment advisers and funds are increasingly offering and evaluating investments that employ ESG strategies or incorporate certain ESG criteria, in part to meet investor demand for such strategies and investments. Here, we allege that…

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