Warnings and Proposals

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions issues warnings and proposals regularly as part of our continued responsibility to investor protection and regulation of our member companies and markets.



Warnings


Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Warns About Lack of Transparency in European Banking System.

We believe that banks in Europe should be required to provide more transparency in the information that is given to investors about their collateralized borrowing activity.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Issues Alert on Retirement Portfolios.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions is concerned that the percentage of stock in retirement portfolios presents a risk to the average policy holder having surveyed and polled various investors and found that as much as 19% of survey participants were holding almost half of their retirement options tied to the stock of their employer and almost 5% were committed to a level of almost three quarters of their total pension fund.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Warns on Financial Advisors Using Senior Designations to Fool Retirees.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions has noticed the prevalence of financial advisors that present themselves as trained specifically to advise senior citizens on their investments even although they often are not. The use of designations such as “senior investment specialist” or “certified pension advisor” is on the rise and even although such titles may convey the impression of a qualified and educated advisor the reality is that many of these such titles are obtainable from a weekend course or less and are simply a tactic to impress a certain segment of the investing public.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Issues Alert on Scam Investments Using Recent Japan Quake.

The recent disaster in Japan led to a deluge of charitable intentions and action from all over the world helping to make life easier for the millions affected by the tragedies.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Warns About the Proliferation of Fake Gold Stocks.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions has noticed recently an increase in the number of illegitimate stock offerings in the gold market. Gold futures have gone from strength to strength lately with all time highs reached and breached and this has given rise to many an opportunity for scam brokers to persuade potential clients that gold stocks hold the key to massive profits.



Proposals

Changes to Corporate Governance in M&A Transactions.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions is contemplating a proposal that if effected would make far-reaching changes to corporate governance in M&A transactions.

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Proposes Regulation for Commodity Brokers

Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions is proposing that the current unregulated commodity sector should come under the same scrutiny and regulation as other investment companies due to the recent high level of complaints to Department of Global Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions about miss selling and other unethical behavior from certain commodity firms which at the moment do not require to be registered to carry out investment business.