Status of Securities Regulation in the Caribbean
Status of Securities Regulation in the Caribbean
Status of Securities Regulation in the Caribbean
Unit Trust Corporation Meet and Learn Seminar
Conference of Association of Caribbean Securities Regulators, Kingston, Jamaica – November 2005
2ND Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Securities Regulators
Manipulation connotes intentional or willful conduct designed to deceive or defraud investors by controlling or distorting market activity. Non-disclosure or false or misleading information is usually essential to the success of a manipulative scheme.
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This report on the securities market was commissioned by the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission in 2003 and covers the period 1997 to 2003. Its main objective was to assess the growth and trends of the securities market of Trinidad
and Tobago.
The Ponzi scheme derives its name after the famous Carl Ponzi whose case came to the forefront in the 1920’s. Ponzi stole US$9.8 million in a scheme which operated in Boston. Over 10 thousand investors were involved.
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