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Entrance to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on their headquarters building in Washington; CFTC is an agency of the US government.

CFTC fraud case results in record penalty

U.S. court orders US$3.4 billion in penalties and restitution in global forex fraud

fising hooks

Crypto is the bait, and FOMO is the hook

NASAA survey on investor threats finds digital asset schemes top the list

social media

FCA wades into finfluencer fray

U.K. regulators are increasingly concerned about investors being harmed by social media scams

Law concept - Law book with a wooden judges gavel on table in a courtroom or law enforcement office

BCSC has $70K to return to fraud victims

Investors lost millions to scheme, regulator found in 2018

Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court

SEC secures asset freeze against accused Canadians

B.C. court grants injunction against defendants in global pump and dump scheme

gavel

SEC sanctions Canadian firm in stock sale scheme

U.S. regulator alleged micro-cap CEO dumped shares on unsuspecting investors

Court.

BCSC imposes sanctions on Ponzi promoters

U.S.-based scheme cost B.C. investors $1.5 million and inflicted other damage, panel said

Metal handcuffs placed over the word fraud

Fraud losses soar to new record in 2022

Investment scams, notably crypto frauds, drove higher losses

investor protection

Restitution proposal a promising start for new SRO

Editorial: Returning money to harmed investors could be a big win for the new SRO

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 13, 2023 February 10, 2023
  • 00:02
senior man giving credit card details on the phone

FINRA flags rising risk of scams targeting seniors

Compliance exam report documents SRO's emerging and ongoing concerns