Fraud | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/fraud/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:28:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Fraud | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/fraud/ 32 32 SEC settles IR guy’s false Buffett claim https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-settles-ir-guys-false-buffett-claim/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:28:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532710 Scheme to boost stock price claimed that Berkshire bought insurer's stock

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]]> SDNY offers companies ‘get out of jail free’ card https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sdny-offers-companies-get-out-of-jail-free-card/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:47:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532515 U.S. attorney's office to hold individuals accountable for financial misdeeds

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]]> U.S. advisor gets 90 months in jail for Ponzi scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-advisor-gets-90-months-in-jail-for-ponzi-scheme/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:07:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532145 Investors, mainly seniors, duped in pooled fund scheme, SEC charged

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]]> Ex-CEO gets jail in crypto fraud scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ex-ceo-gets-jail-in-crypto-fraud-scheme/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:33:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531543 Execs misappropriated tokens from "locked" liquidity pools

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]]> Limitation period unforgiving for fraud victim https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/limitation-period-unforgiving-for-fraud-victim/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:17:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531550 Court denies lawsuit filed a month late, after effort to resolve issue with bank

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]]> Fugitive crypto launderer gets 20 years https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fugitive-crypto-launderer-gets-20-years/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:48:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531437 Offshore crypto scam used fake platforms, social media to dupe investors

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]]> Claim against Bridging fund to be heard in mid-June https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/claim-against-bridging-fund-to-be-heard-in-mid-june/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:03:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531426 Alleged $213-million loan guarantee remains subject of dispute

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]]> Investor access to risky products a priority for IOSCO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/investor-access-to-risky-products-a-priority-for-iosco/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:26:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531345 Regulators flag retail investor issues, market structure, resilience for 2026

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]]> Lawyer sanctioned in fake GIC scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/lawyer-sanctioned-in-fake-gic-scheme/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:47:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531250 Trust account used in fraud, misappropriation, Law Society finds

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]]> High court declines to hear Ponzi insurance case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/high-court-declines-to-hear-ponzi-insurance-case/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:49:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531195 Policy failed to cover hedge fund investment that turned out to be a fraud

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