November 2020 Regulatory Updates

Regulatory Actions and Updates from Around the Globe
Enforcement Highlights – November 2020
Hong Kong: The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong fined Credit Suisse Securities $2.1 million for regulatory breaches resulting in failures in its electronic trading systems.
United Kingdom: The Financial Conduct Authority imposed a £3.44 million penalty on TFS-ICAP Ltd, an FX options broker, for communicating misleading information to clients.
USA: The Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States charged Benja Inc., a San Francisco-based e-commerce startup, with defrauding investors, providing forged contracts and bank statements.
USA: The SEC filed actions against three investment advisory firms whose failure to implement written policies and procedures resulted in violations of the Investment Advisers Act in connection with sales of complex exchange-traded products.
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Telegram to Pay US$18.5 Million Penalty Over Unregistered TON Offering
Messaging app company Telegram has agreed to pay a civil penalty and return US$1.2 billion to investors in order to settle charges from the SEC
SFC Fines Guotai Junan Securities in Hong Kong for AML breaches
HK brokerage company Guotai Junan fined US$25.2 million for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations
SEC Takes Emergency Action Against High Street Capital ICO
The US regulator charges Pennsylvania-based ICO issuers at High Street Capital with violating the antifraud provisions of federal securities laws













