Tag: fine

CFTC penalty
September 30, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC orders Gain Capital to pay $300,000 for supervision violations

According to the regulator's order, from 2014 to 2016, the company failed to supervise accounts by not following its policy regarding trade move requests and having inadequate policies and procedures for reviewing customer accounts, introduced by Foremost Trading LLC and traded by the company’s principal, Mark Miller..  Gain also failed to ensure that its employees…

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CFTC penalty
September 25, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marex to pay $370K to settle charges with the CFTC

The CFTC requires Marex and Marex Spectron to pay a fine in the amounts of $250,000 and $120,000, respectively. Both entities would also cease and desists form any further violations of the regulations. Division of Enforcement Director James McDonald commented: The Division of Enforcement will remain vigilant in enforcing minimum capital requirements for registered entities…

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Credit Suisse pays $75K infringement fine
July 03, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Credit Suisse pays $75K infringement fine

According to ASIC regulation NXXT Trade is not a transaction permitted for an on-market buy-back. The MDP considered that Credit Suisse had failed to act in accordance with its clients’ instructions to conduct an on-market buy-back when it had entered the NXXT trades. The MDP alleges that Credit Suisse was careless as it did not…

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CySEC fines
January 14, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC fines Solid Financial Services Limited €10,000

Cyprus regulator CySEC has yesterday announced that it has decided to impose a total fine of €10.000 to the company Solid Financial Services Limited. The company did not ensure that the details regarding derivative contracts concluded were reported to a trade repository. Solid Financial Services Limited has also provided a false statement regarding its reporting…

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DFSA
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia fines Sunzen Biotech Berhad and Executive Directors

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has announced yesterday that it has publicly reprimanded Sunzen Biotech Berhad (SUNZEN) and 2 of its executive directors, for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR). The company's 2 executive directors Datuk Hong Choon Hau and Lim Eng Chai were also fined RM50,000…

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fca fine
December 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC fines FIL Investment Management Ltd HK$3.5m for regulatory breaches

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it has fined FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK) HK$3.5 million for regulatory breaches including unlicensed dealing in futures contracts, delay in reporting the breach to the SFC as well as submitting incorrect information during an application. According to the regulator, the company…

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December 23, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

FINRA fines Robinhood with $1.25m for dubious execution processes

FINRA has recently fined Robinhood with a $1.25 million for execution lapse processes. The California-based unicorn that offers commission-free trading servings to its clients has reportedly violated certain execution processes. What FINRA found out is that the execution price on the app was not updated in the proper way, an act that caused price disruptions…

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DFSA
November 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA fines Henderson Investment Funds Limited £1,867,900

UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced yesterday that it has fined Henderson Investment Funds Limited (HIFL) £1,867,900. The company failed to treat fairly more than 4,500 retail investors in two of its funds: Henderson Japan Enhanced Equity Fund and Henderson North American Enhanced Equity Fund (the Japan and North American Funds). Back in 2011,…

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October 02, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

SEC fines Block.one with $24 million for unregistered ICO

While the SEC is pondering whether to grant the existence of a Bitcoin ETF, it is not wasting time in charging the cryptocurrency industry, where appropriate. The financial regulator has fined the blockchain company Block.one for unregistered ICO. The fine was $24 million. According to the SEC, the ICO raised billions of dollars in digital…

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