Skip to Primary Navigation

Skip to main content

SEC adds 20 unregistered entities to PAUSE list

Traffic light at stop
Photo: Getty Images

Alexander Barzacanos

1 min read
 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window/tab) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window/tab) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window/tab) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window/tab)

Some of the named entities pretended to be other legitimate investment companies and fake regulators.

The SEC announced that it is adding 20 entities to the Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE) list. The PAUSE list comprises entities that have solicited investors without proper SEC registration, or that have made false claims about their location.

According to the SEC, this misinformation is often used to manufacture

, ,