NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division, other state regulators and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently filed a joint civil enforcement action against Metals.com, Tower Equity, Chase Metals, Barrick Capital and other associated parties. The defendants are accused of perpetrating a fraudulent precious metals investment scheme. The case is significant and is believed to involve approximately 1,600 investors and more than $185 million in customer funds.
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Read full storyMonday, March 15, 2021 | 08:41am
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Read full storyThursday, February 18, 2021 | 10:31am
NASHVILLE – As part of America Saves Week 2021, (Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26, 2021), the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is encouraging Tennesseans to focus on the importance of emergency savings and saving automatically in an effort to better prepare Americans for the unexpected, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read full storyMonday, February 01, 2021 | 08:20am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division today called on firms and other regulated entities to ensure that investor protection obligations are being met during recent price volatility in shares of certain publicly traded companies.
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Read full storyMonday, January 11, 2021 | 10:30am
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is reminding financial service registrants, particularly state-registered investment advisers and intrastate broker-dealers, to report any known issues or concerns related to the recent SolarWinds cybersecurity incident to their primary securities regulator.
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Read full storyMonday, November 23, 2020 | 08:00am
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) proudly announces that Rachel Carden has joined the TDCI team as the Director of Investor Education for the Securities Division.
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Read full storyTuesday, November 17, 2020 | 06:54am
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division is among 30 state securities regulators to raise concerns about a recent proposal by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would make more investors vulnerable to sales pitches for high-risk private securities from unregistered and unsupervised financial brokers.
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Read full storyWednesday, October 07, 2020 | 10:09am
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division along with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) are encouraging Tennessee investors to proceed cautiously when it comes to new investment opportunities as fraudsters continue to take advantage of the buzz surrounding companies promoting products and services related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read full storyFriday, September 25, 2020 | 10:29am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office and the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance announced today that they are participating in a consolidated nationwide enforcement action to halt a fraudulent precious metals scheme that has solicited $185 million from at least 1,600 seniors and other investors across the United States.
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Read full storyWednesday, August 19, 2020 | 02:15pm
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI)’s Securities Division today announced its participation in the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force, an international investor protection initiative to crack down on schemes related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of which Tennessee is a member, is coordinating the task force.
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Read full storyMonday, August 10, 2020 | 09:00am
NASHVILLE — As the final days of summer approach, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) reminds Tennesseans that there’s never been a better time than today to renew their commitment to safety.
Fire Prevention | Regulatory Boards | Insurance | Securities
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Read full storyFriday, June 19, 2020 | 09:22am
NASHVILLE — The arrival of summer means hot days, long afternoons, and time spent with family and friends boating, camping, and cooking out. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, recent severe weather across Tennessee, and the ongoing economic recovery have created new challenges and risks for Tennesseans this summer.
Fire Prevention | Regulatory Boards | Insurance | Securities
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Read full storyWednesday, June 17, 2020 | 10:44am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division joins the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to update the status of the work of the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force, consisting of state and provincial securities regulators, to identify and stop potential threats to investors stemming from the pandemic.
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Read full storyFriday, June 12, 2020 | 09:02am
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s older adults are oftentimes the targets of scammers, financial con artists, bad actors, and other abusers intent on causing them harm or stealing their financial resources and dignity.
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Read full storyThursday, May 07, 2020 | 08:45am
NASHVILLE — In keeping with President Trump’s recognition of May as Older Americans Month, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) urges families and caregivers of older adults to report instances of elder abuse and learn the red flags that might indicate an elder is being preyed upon — either physically or financially.
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Read full storyThursday, April 30, 2020 | 08:53am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division is participating in the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force. Consisting of state and provincial securities regulators, the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force will identify and stop potential threats to investors stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.