Frauds & Scandals

SEC Alert Investors on Activities of Illegal Operators, Ponzi Scheme Promoters

June 1, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday warned and alerted the investing public on the activities of illegal operators and promoters of ponzi and other fraudulent schemes. “The general public is hereby once again advised to beware of illegal operators and promoters of […]

SEC Charges Investment Banker in Insider Trading Scheme

May 31, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an employee of a prominent investment bank with repeatedly using his access to highly confidential information in order to place illicit and profitable trades in advance of deals on which the bank was providing investment banking advisory services. According […]

Mastercard Welcomes Seasoned Cybersecurity Expert Simon Hunt

May 31, 2018/Mastercard Mastercard today announced that leading cybersecurity expert Simon Hunt will join the company as executive vice president to head its cybersecurity solutions unit. Hunt’s role will be to further enhance Mastercard security capabilities for cardholders, customers, merchants and other stakeholders in light of the growing cybercrime threat. […]