Administrative Proceedings Commitee Matters

Cases Before The Administrative Proceedings Committee (as at March 2011)

 

Title Of Case

Case Number

Nature Of Violations

Remarks

1

Longterm Global Capital Ltd & 9 ors. vs. Stanbic IBTC Management Ltd

APC/01/2010

Unauthorised purchase of GTBANK/GDR and conversion of pounds components of funds transfer to dollars without recourse to the complainant

Parties were reprimanded, penalised and discharged on some charges.

2

SEC vs. Proforte Securities Ltd & 9 ors

APC/66-194/2010

Failure to file quarterly returns and remitting of capital & Interest invested by client

Yet to be concluded

3

SEC vs Empire Securities Ltd & 7 Ors

APC/6-42/2009

Unauthorised sale of clients shares, non-purchase of shares and various violations under the ISA 2007 and SEC Rules and Regulations 2000 as amended

Yet to be concluded

4

SEC vs Davandy Securities Limited & 11 Ors

APC/2-64/2010

Non purchase of client’s shares, Failure to file quarterly returns, failure to remit capital and interest on client’s investment and various violations under the ISA 2007 and SEC Rules and Regulations 2000 as amended.

Yet to be concluded

5

SEC vs MTECH Communications Plc

APC/65/2010

It was alleged that directors of the 1st Respondent pledged

the assets of the 1st Respondent as collateral for loans taken from Bank PHB to buy shares of the 1st Respondent in its private placement before the 1st Respondent became a Plc

Yet to be concluded

6

SEC vs Alliance Capital Management Cio.ltd & Nine Ors

APC/2-245/08

Non purchase of shares paid for by client, Non verification of share certificates and sale of clients shares without mandate, non rendition of periodic returns, non remittance of proceeds of sale to investor various violations under the ISA 2007 and SEC Rules and Regulations 2000 as amended.

Yet to be concluded

7

SEC vs. Afribank Plc & 32 Ors

APC/5/2009

Violations of the Provisions of the ISA 2007,SEC Rules and Regulation 2000(as amended),the code of conduct for capital market operators and their employees and the code of corporate governance in Nigeria.

Case was discontinued and suit instituted at the IST

8

SEC vs. Fin Bank Plc & 43 Ors

APC/2/2009

Violations of the Provisions of the ISA 2007,SEC Rules and Regulation 2000(as amended),the code of conduct for capital market operators and their employees and the code of corporate governance in Nigeria.

Case was discontinued and suit instituted at the IST

9

SEC vs. Intercontinental Bank Plc & 42 Ors

APC/1/2009

Violations of the Provisions of the ISA 2007,SEC Rules and Regulation 2000(as amended),the code of conduct for capital market operators and their employees and the code of corporate governance in Nigeria.

Case was discontinued and suit instituted at the IST

10

SEC vs. Oceanic Bank Plc & 37 Ors

APC/4/2009

Violations of the Provisions of the ISA 2007,SEC Rules and Regulation 2000(as amended),the code of conduct for capital market operators and their employees and the code of corporate governance in Nigeria.

Case was discontinued and suit instituted at the IST

11

SEC vs. Union Bank Plc & 26 Ors.

APC/3/2009

Violations of the Provisions of the ISA 2007,SEC Rules and Regulation 2000(as amended),the code of conduct for capital market operators and their employees and the code of corporate governance in Nigeria

Case was discontinued and suit instituted at the IST