sebi:WTM/RKA/ISD/57/2014
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Facts / Headnote
Prima facie finding of unregistered investment advice and fraud; pending investigation, noticees restrained from buying, selling or dealing in the securities market directly or indirectly till further directions, directed to cease and desist from acting as investment advisers and to immediately withdraw/remove all advertisements, representations, literatures, websites and materials relating to investment advisory or other unregistered activity.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12(1)
- s. 12A
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 2(1)(c)
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 3(1)
- Reg. 2(m)
Parties
- Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda (proprietor of M/s Indian Trading Company, M/s Option & M.C.X King, M/s A to Z Solution and M/s Fullon Corporation)
- Mr. Firoz Rafiq Khanda (proprietor of M/s Fullon Corporation)
- M/s Indian Trading Company
- M/s Option & M.C.X King
- M/s A to Z Solution
- M/s Fullon Corporation
Holding
Pending investigation, Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda and Mr. Firoz Rafiq Khanda and their proprietary firms were prima facie held to have acted as unregistered investment advisers in a fraudulent manner and were restrained from dealing in the securities market and directed to cease and desist and withdraw all related advertisements, websites and materials.
Full text
Order in respect of Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda & Ors. Page 2 of 8 i. Send SMS to investors with inducing claims and citing references to the website addresses viz., “www.fullonoption.com”, inviting prospective investors to enrol with them for their investment advisory services for a registration fee. ii. The registered clients are then provided trading tips for a consideration/profit sharing.
Order in respect of Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda & Ors. Page 3 of 8 7. On the analysis of the account opening form along with KYC documents, the following was observed: (a). The aforementioned bank accounts belonged to two individuals namely, Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda and Mr. Firoz Rafiq Khanda. (b). Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda is the proprietor of M/s Indian Trading Company, M/s Option & M.C.X King and M/s A to Z Solution. Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda and Mr. Firoz Rafiq Khanda are the proprietors of M/s Fullon Corporation. (c). Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda and Mr. Firoz Rafiq Khanda are related to each other as they have common parents. (d). M/s Indian Trading Company, M/s Option M.C.X King, M/s A to Z solution and M/s Fullon Corporation have the same correspondence address and mobile number, viz. ‘9913266612’.
Order in respect of Mr. Mansoor Rafiq Khanda & Ors. Page 4 of 8 "2(m) – Investment adviser means any person, who for consideration, is engaged in the business of providing investment advice to clients or other persons or group of persons and includes any person who holds out himself as an investment adviser, by whatever name called."
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