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BCSC imposes $1.7 million in financial sanctions for fraud

Three B.C. men diverted investors’ funds from mortgages secured by real estate

FINRA seeks new top cop

The U.S. self-regulatory organization's head of enforcement is stepping down after two years

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Disclosure deficiencies abound, AMF reports

More than half of reviewed cases required remedial action

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Unbundling rules pay off for investors, FCA review finds

Regulators found the policy reduced conflicts

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SEC shuts down alleged US$125 million trading scheme

Allegations include falsified account statements and Ponzi-like payments

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Poloz, global regulators to headline OSC conference

The regulator has unveiled the preliminary agenda for its annual conference

ASC sanctions Calgary man who violated previous settlement

Raymond James settles with SEC for improperly charging clients

The SEC found that the firm failed to review inactive accounts and also overcharged clients

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U.S. regulators charge man over binary options scheme

Alleged scheme involved off-exchange binary options on commodities and foreign currencies

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BMO settles SEC charges on data reporting

Firm has agreed to pay US$1.95 million

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Crypto faces tough road to regulatory approval

Global policymakers meet to discuss the development of stablecoins

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DoJ charges precious metals traders with market manipulation

Alleged scheme ran for more than eight years

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MFDA settles with FundEX for supervisory shortcomings

The firm will pay a $250,000 fine and $50,000 in costs

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Investor funds went up in smoke at pot company, OSC alleges

Regulator says company executives diverted investor funds for personal gain

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Lutheran Church admits to breaching securities laws

Church misled investors about where their money was going

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Financial industry risks abound, EU regulators say

Brexit, low interest rates and flattening yield curves among risks highlighted in report

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CSA offers sweeping relief to investment funds

The proposed changes include an exemption from delivering Fund Facts disclosure for certain purchases

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OSC to ease firms’ fee payment process

A broader crop of senior officers will be allowed to certify and submit firms' annual participation fee forms

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Ex-KPMG exec gets jail for scheme to game regulators

David Middendorf was convicted of wire fraud charges back in March

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CFTC alleges Canadian firm misled investors

The derivatives regulator alleges the defendants made misleading statements in email ads and in an online trading room

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IOSCO to industry: sync your watches

Organization proposes synchronizing clocks to UTC

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NASAA regulators produce big fines and hard time for securities scofflaws

Investment adviser firms were the state regulators' top targets in 2018

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Risks abound for investors and asset managers, regulators warn

In a new report, European regulators describe market risk as "very high"

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States sue SEC over failure to introduce fiduciary standard

The new broker conduct rule waters down the protections in the Dodd-Frank Act, the states say

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Operators of private investment club get jail time, fines

The pair pleaded guilty to 171 securities law violations

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IIAC says Saskatchewan’s title regulation shouldn’t extend to financial advisors

The association also urged country-wide harmonization of titles

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 9, 2019 September 19, 2019
  • 13:59