FINRA suspends London based Chief Compliance Officer
Overview Laidlaw & Company, a U.K. based independent investment banking and securities brokerage entered into Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) with FINRA on
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On June 29, 2020 The United States Supreme Court declined to hear Monex Deposit Company’s Petition for Review seeking to overturn the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision from July of 2019.
In addition to allowing the CFTC’s 2017 enforcement action to move forward, this case will help outline the boundaries of CFTC jurisdiction. When an exempted activity is characterized as a “sham transaction” CFTC regulations may apply.
Overview Laidlaw & Company, a U.K. based independent investment banking and securities brokerage entered into Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) with FINRA on
Late last year the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released an opinion affirming a FINRA decision to fine a CCO for “failure to enforce WSP”
Beginning in 2018, DOJ criminally charged several of Defendants’ employees…
In the first of what is thought to be many Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges to be brought to the energy trading community, a
Overview At issue are three terms, equitable relief, disgorgement, and penalty. If one were to not burden oneself with defining terms and their context, the
Overview On June 17, 2020, despite having found no incidences of a “financial crime” Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Commerzbank AG, London Branch £37,805,400