{"id":47248,"date":"2021-03-22T18:40:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=47248"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:49:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:49:39","slug":"unlicensed-operators-on-securities-commission-investor-alert-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/unlicensed-operators-on-securities-commission-investor-alert-list","title":{"rendered":"These Investment Advisers Have Been Placed On SC&#8217;s Investor Alert List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Securities Commission (SC) has identified seven operators, either individuals or companies, that the regulatory body has found to be offering investment advise without a license, to stop their activities.<\/p>\n<p>The SC said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sc.com.my\/resources\/media\/media-release\/sc-issues-cease-and-desist-order-to-seven-unlicensed-operators-offering-investment-advice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> today said that it issued a &#8216;cease and desist&#8217; order to these seven unlicensed operators as they were found to be &#8220;carrying out the business of advising others concerning securities or derivatives, including providing stock recommendations upon payment of a fee&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese activities were usually carried out in subscription-based private chat groups on Telegram, WhatsApp or Facebook,\u201d the SC highlighted in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The seven unlicensed operators and advisers who have been placed on the SC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sc.com.my\/investor-alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investor Alert List<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Don Trader \/ DT Academy Sdn Bhd<\/li>\n<li>Engineer Saham \/ Ergonamos Marketing &#8211; Mohd Faizal Bin Raihan<\/li>\n<li>Felix Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Lifestyle Trading Masterclass \/ LTM Tech &#8211; Jeremy Looi Chee Keong<\/li>\n<li>One Stock Centre \/ Stock Advisor \/ The SuperInvestor \/ SA Expert Consultancy &#8211; Logeswaran A\/L Balasubramaniam<\/li>\n<li>Serikandi Saham \/ Thoriq Legacy Sdn Bhd &#8211; Fatin Fatini Binti Ismadi<\/li>\n<li>Teknik Saham &#8211; Fazlisyam Bin Md Isa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The SC also cautioned investors to be wary of operators of other online webinars, seminars, social media, and messaging applications chat rooms who are carrying out unlicensed investment advice activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The SC is monitoring this closely and will, where appropriate, take action against those who breach securities laws,&#8221; the SC statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The public are also urged to report to the SC if they have been approached by<br \/>\nunlicensed persons offering capital investment advice at Aduan@seccom.com.my or<br \/>\ncall +603-6204 8999.<\/p>\n<p>Investor who want to confirm the licence or registration of individuals, companies and<br \/>\nplatforms offering capital market services or products and investment advice can check via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sc.com.my\/regulation\/licensing\/licensed-and-registered-persons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Register of Licence Holders<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sc.com.my\/default.aspx?from=permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of Registered Recognised Market Operators.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/photos\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freepik<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware of these unlicensed operators who are carrying out investment advice activities through online webinars, seminars, social media, and messaging 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