Fraud – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:39:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Fraud – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Fraudsters faking identities, duping banks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fraudsters-faking-identities-duping-banks/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:39:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484936 Toronto police bust alleged synthetic identity ring

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]]> Toronto police bust fake investment scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/toronto-police-bust-fake-investment-scheme/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:22:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484853 Perpetrators posing as representatives of Schroders, an asset manager

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]]> Precious metals scammers sanctioned https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/precious-metals-scammers-sanctioned/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:03:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484819 Elderly investors duped into converting retirement savings into overpriced coins

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]]> Crypto manipulator convicted https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-manipulator-convicted/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:16:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484431 Trader defrauded platform of over US$110 million in novel market manipulation

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]]> Former fund rep fined, banned for fraud https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/former-fund-rep-fined-banned-for-fraud/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:24:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484291 Retirees duped by fake investment for almost a decade, SRO finds

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]]> Real estate Ponzi schemer sanctioned by BCSC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/real-estate-ponzi-schemer-sanctioned-by-bcsc/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:15:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483779 Fraudster raised $1.2 million from investors in illegal distribution

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]]> Crypto exchange hacker gets jail time https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-exchange-hacker-gets-jail-time/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483769 U.S. judge sanctions first smart contract hacker

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]]> Retail investor issues get top billing on IOSCO agenda https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/retail-investor-issues-get-top-billing-on-iosco-agenda/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:00:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483759 Broker conflicts, finfluencers, gamification among regulators' priorities

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]]> Crypto queen’s compliance chief gets jail https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crypto-queens-compliance-chief-gets-jail/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:50:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483154 OneCoin scheme took in over US$4 billion from investors, U.S. authorities allege

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]]> Court rejects OSC’s crypto fraud allegations https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/court-rejects-oscs-crypto-fraud-allegations/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:22:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483028 Regulator failed to meet burden of proof on all counts

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