The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in an inactive company amid questions surrounding online promotion of the company’s securities and recent trading activity.
Read More »Jerome H. Powell: Getting Back to a Strong Labor Market
Today I will discuss the state of our labor market, from the recent past to the present and then over the longer term. A strong labor market that is sustained for an extended period
Read More »Timothy Lane: Payments innovation beyond the pandemic
In my remarks today, I’ll focus on how these developments have affected the world of payments. I’m referring to changes in the way Canadian consumers and businesses pay for goods, services and financial assets
Read More »Canadians opening Do-It-Yourself (DIY) accounts in unprecedented numbers
IIROC re-issues DIY Investor Bulletin to help retail investors protect themselves. With over two million Do-It-Yourself (DIY) accounts opened in Canada in 2020, and increased market volatility
Read More »Canadian securities regulators warn public about Crypto trading scam using fake accreditation
CSA is warning the public about a trading scam advertised under the name of Mercury Crypto Invest (Mercury). Mercury posted a series of online advertisements, primarily on Kijiji, offering an investment opportunity to people across Canada
Read More »Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Stefan He Qin Stole and Dissipated Nearly All the Assets of His $90 Million Flagship Hedge Fund and Attempted to Steal Millions of Dollars from a Secondary Fund to Pay Back Investors
Read More »SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Others With Defrauding Over 17,000 Retail Investors
SEC charged three individuals and their affiliated entities with running a Ponzi-like scheme that raised over $1.7 billion from securities issued by a New York-based asset management firm and registered investment adviser, GPB Capital.
Read More »New Research: Global Pandemic Brings Surge of New and Experienced Retail Investors Into the Stock Market
In a year when a pandemic gripped the world, beginning and experienced retail investors flocked to the stock market using taxable, non-retirement investment accounts, according to new research by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) and NORC at the University of Chicago.
Read More »MAS and SGX: Beware of risks related to trading incited by online discussions
MAS and Singapore Exchange Regulation advise the investing public to be on heightened alert to the risks related to trading in securities incited by online discussion forums and social media chat groups.
Read More »Here is Why Alphabet Stock Jumps Today (GOOGL)
Alphabet stock adds over 9% today hitting fresh all-time high after the company reported earnings and revenue above the Wall Street estimates.
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