Major Exchanges Victims Of False Regulatory Filings

As critical mergers and acquisitions are approaching, someone is making false regulatory filings on behalf of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and Nasdaq, impersonating the names of their chief executives and shareholders, a trend not limited to Avon.

False exchange filings come as merger talks heated up

An unknown organization named “Bolsa de Valores Nova York Ltd,” which is Spanish for “New York Stock Exchange,” and “Nasdaq Inc. Ltd,” were registered with the U.K. Companies House on March 2 and February 23 respectively. The problem is, the owners of those global exchange brands are not the ones...