The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Bermuda-based insurance company Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. for failing to fully disclose perquisites and benefits provided to its former chief executive officer. The SEC’s order finds that in its proxy statements for 2014 through 2018, Argo disclosed that it had provided a total of […]
SEC Awards Record Payout of Nearly $50 Million to Whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a nearly $50 million whistleblower award to an individual who provided detailed, firsthand observations of misconduct by a company, which resulted in a successful enforcement action that returned a significant amount of money to harmed investors. This is the largest amount ever awarded to one individual under the […]
ESMA updates reporting instructions for MMF reporting
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published updated reporting instructions to be used for reporting under the Money Market Fund Regulation (MMFR). ESMA has implemented amendments on the XML schema and reporting instructions in a new version, v1.1. which is published today. As indicated in the announcement published […]
Krenton Finance
Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised by us. However, some firms act without our authorisation and some knowingly run investment scams. This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we […]
Fidex Market (clone of authorised firm)
Almost all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the UK have to be authorised or registered by us. This firm is not authorised or registered by us but has been targeting people in the UK, claiming to be an authorised firm. This is what we call a ‘clone firm’; and fraudsters usually […]
Find Best Bonds
Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised by us. However, some firms act without our authorisation and some knowingly run investment scams. This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we […]
Platinium Fund
Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised by us. However, some firms act without our authorisation and some knowingly run investment scams. This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we […]
The FCA’s response to COVID-19 and expectations for 2020
Speaker: Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision – Investment, Wholesale and SpecialistsEvent: PIMFA’s Virtual FestivalDelivered: 4 June 2020Note: this is the speech as drafted and may differ from the delivered version Highlights: In operational terms, advisors and wealth managers responded well to the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Whilst acting with speed has been the absolute priority, as the […]
SMARTT FX (clone of EEA authorised firm)
Almost all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the UK have to be authorised or registered by us. This firm is not authorised or registered by us but has been targeting people in the UK, claiming to be an authorised firm. This is what we call a ‘clone firm’; and fraudsters usually […]
ESMA promotes convergence in the supervision of costs in UCITS and AIFs
ESMA’s first annual statistical report in January 2019 on costs and performance of retail investment products, showed the significant impact of costs on the final returns for investors. Following the publication of this report, ESMA started work with the NCAs to assess the different national approaches to the supervision of the cost-related provisions under UCITS […]