SEC suspends Falcon Securities, Wizetrade Capital

As part of its regulatory enforcement actions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended Falcon Securities Limited and Wizetrade Capital and Asset Management Limited and their sponsored individuals from all capital market activities.

Giving reason for this action, SEC said the suspension of Falcon Securities is as a result of the company’s failure to respond to issues regarding the filing of its quarterly reports with the commission.

According to SEC, Falcon Securities Limited failed to attach its schedule of investments marked to market and failure to report its investments in quoted securities at market value.

Another reason for this, according to SEC, was that Falcon Securities reported “a false and misleading financial status of the company in its 2012 annual report; and complete erosion of the company’s shareholders’ funds as shown in its returns for the period ended December 31, 2012.”

In a related enforcement action, the SEC also suspended Wizetrade Capital and Asset Management Limited and its sponsored individuals from all capital market activities.

Iheanyi Nwachukwu

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.