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Issuance of Warning Letter disclosure naming 不明（Viking Global Investors LPの商号等を詐称）
This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.
Action type
Issuance of Warning Letter
Law
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
Authority
Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus
Action date
1 April 2026
Current page: Enforcement record
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- Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus
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- Kiroku preservation
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- Captured: May 16, 2026, 03:30 AM JST
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Action summary
- Company
- 不明（Viking Global Investors LPの商号等を詐称）Japanese onlyOriginal: 不明（Viking Global Investors LPの商号等を詐称）
- Governing law
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act金融商品取引法
- Action type
- Issuance of Warning Letter警告書発出
- Action date
- 1 April 2026
- Issuing authority
- Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus金融庁・財務局
- Industry context
- 無登録金融商品取引業者（国内）
Violation
The operator displayed on SNS that it conducts financial instruments business. It showed on its app the trade name Viking Global Investors L.P., registration category as financial instruments business operator, registration number as Kanto Finance Bureau License No. 132272, and membership in the Japan Securities Dealers Association. It also displayed the name Viking Global Investors on SNS, falsely claiming to be an American investment management company. Furthermore, the operator indicated on SNS that it handles securities offerings.
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SNS上で金融商品取引業を行う旨を表示したもの 当該業者は、当該業者のアプリ上で、「商号：Viking Global Investors L.P.」、「登録区分：金融商品取引業者」、「登録番号：関東財務局長（金商）第132272号」、「加入協会：日本証券業協会」と表示するほか、SNS上で「Viking Global Investors」などと表示し、米国の投資運用会社の商号を詐称していた。また、当該業者は、SNS上で「有価証券の募集の取扱いを行う」旨の表示をしていた。
Compliance context
Context neededThis is a public Japanese regulatory disclosure. The exact legal effect depends on the cited source and regulator.
Financial markets law covering securities, investment services, disclosure, and market conduct.
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- Extracted at
- 2026-05-14T21:13:26.083+00:00
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-27T20:33:09.83+00:00
- Archive captured
- 2026-05-15T18:30:47.935052+00:00
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日本語版を見る (Japanese)About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.