Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd. and John William Gunn (Release No. LR-24996; Dec. 23, 2020)
Litigation Release No. 24996 / December 23, 2020 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd. and John William Gunn, No. 1:20-cv-10838 (S.D.N.Y. filed December 22, 2020) The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd. (GIS), a London, UK-based financial services firm, for clearing and settling billions of dollars of U.S. securities transactions without registering as a broker-dealer in violation of the federal securities laws. The SEC also charged John William Gunn, its founder and principal, with aiding and abetting those v...