Thursday, October 22, 2015

SEC News - Manipulative Trading, Disclosure Failures, Fraud

Firm and Owner Charged With Manipulative Trading

A New York-based proprietary trading firm and one of its co-founders has been charged with engaging in a manipulative trading strategy known as “spoofing.” 

Three private equity fund advisers within The Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges that they failed to fully inform investors about benefits that the advisers obtained from accelerated monitoring fees and discounts on legal fees.  Nearly $29 million of the settlement will be distributed to affected fund investors.

Two former top executives at OCZ Technology Group Inc. are facing charges for accounting failures at the now-bankrupt seller of computer memory storage and power supply devices. 

A Florida-based investment adviser and his company are facing charges for allegedly deceiving clients over a period of at least five years.

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