Frauds & Scandals

Court Enters Judgment Against Former Trading Instructor for Defrauding Private Fund Investors

June 4, 2018/US SEC A federal district court entered a judgment on May 18, 2018 against Gustavo A. Guzman, a former options trading instructor, for misappropriating investor funds and making material misrepresentations to investors located in five states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Washington, and California. The SEC’s complaint, […]

BudgIT Demands Cost of Ikeja Bus Terminal, Charges Lagos State to Comply with FOI Act

June 4, 2018 By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-BudgIT Nigeria, civic tech organisation working on fiscal transparency has demanded from the Lagos State the cost of building the Ikeja bus terminal and charged the State to respect the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. A statement from the fiscal transparency company […]

SEC Charges 13 Private Fund Advisers for Repeated Filing Failures

June 1, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settlements with 13 registered investment advisers who repeatedly failed to provide required information that the agency uses to monitor risk. According to the SEC’s orders, the advisers failed to file annual reports on Form PF informing the agency about […]