Interactive Brokers LLC

Premier Assurance Group SPC Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

September 22, 2020

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Jeffrey Stower and Jason Robinson, as the Foreign Representatives of Premier Assurance Group SPC Ltd. (in Controllership), at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. Editor's Note: The "Foreign Main Proceeding" in this matter, which includes allegations of fraud, was filed under seal at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on September 17th, 2020 and remains sealed as of today, with the entry in the Court's public register reading "Confidential Matter". It is often only when Cayman insolvency practitioners seek recognition in the United States that the mere existence of cases becomes publicly-known.

Interactive Brokers LLC: $12.2M Penalties

August 10, 2020

Administrative Order imposing penalties totaling $12.2 million on Interactive Brokers LLC, of Greenwich, Connecticut, for regulatory breaches involving client accounts that were used for fraud, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Interactive Brokers LLC: $11.5M Penalties

August 10, 2020

Administrative Order imposing penalties of $11.5 million on Interactive Brokers LLC, described as "a registered broker0dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut", before the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

OneTRADEx Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

October 15, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Kenneth Krys and Angela Barkhouse, of KRyS Global, as the Foreign Representatives of OneTRADEx Ltd. (in Provisional Liquidation), at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Editor's Note: This publicly-available petition in the United States contains information about a case that is entirely sealed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, where there is no public record that the case even exists, much less what it is about. It is part of a secrecy policy implemented by Cayman's Chief Justice, Anthony Smellie, in which dozens of winding-up petitions are sealed to conceal allegations of insolvency and impropriety.

SEC v. Unknown Traders in Securities of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.: Complaint

April 29, 2019

Complaint in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. One or More Unknown Traders in the Securities of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. using accounts at Cowen International Ltd., of the United Kingdom, and Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited, of Cyprus, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Wise Network SA et al v. Lidia Zinchenko et al: Complaint

February 20, 2019

Complaint in Consul Group RE Dos Mil Veintiuno Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, a.k.a. Consul Group RE 2021 SRL, a.k.a. Consul Group RE 2021 Ltda, and Wise Network SA, both of Costa Rica, v. Lidia Zinchenko, a.k.a. Lidiya Zinchenko, an individual and d.b.a. Rainier AG; Rainier AG, of Switzerland;Rainier Advisory Group Ltd., of England and Wales; Michael Guss, a.k.a. Michael Gauss, a.k.a. Mikhail Guss, a.k.a. Mikhail Gass, a,k.a. Michael Syroejine, a.k.a. Mikhail Ivan Syrojine, a.k.a. Michael Syrojeschin, a.k.a. Mikhail Syroetine, an individual and d.b.a. Embles Financial, of the British Virgin Islands; Gregory Mancuso, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pershing LLC, Caseis Bank SA, and Baader Bank at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Czech Republic: Ladislav Kadlcik

February 21, 2017

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the Czech Republic - for a criminal investigation into Ladislav Kadlcik for suspected fraud.

Poland: Jakub Winkler et al

April 28, 2016

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland - for a criminal investigation into suspected securities fraud involving Jakub Winkler, Joanna Kiersz, Pareto Invest Spolka, and others.

Primary Development Fund (Cayman) SPC v. Helvetia Trading Fund: Receivership Petition

April 17, 2015

Petition by Primary Development Fund (Cayman) SPC for Receivers to be appointed for one of its segregated portfolios, namely Helvetia Trading Fund Segregated Portfolio, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

SEC v. Verdmont Capital S.A.: Verdmont’s Opposition to Asset Freeze

February 24, 2015

Verdmont Capital's opposition to SEC's asset freeze application in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Caledonian Bank Ltd., Caledonian Securities Ltd., Clear Water Securities, Inc., Legacy Global Markets S.A. and Verdmont Capital S.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Siming Yang et al: Emergency Motion for TRO

April 4, 2012

SEC's Emergency Motion for an Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, Asset Freeze and Other Ancillary Relief in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Siming Yang, Prestige Trade Investments Limited, Caiyin Fan, Shui Chong (Eric) Chang, Biao Cang, Jia Wu, and Ming Ni at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.