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Katie Zacharia’s past under scrutiny: Why Trump’s Press Secretary called Beachbody ‘Sort of a Pyramid Scheme’Katie Zacharia worked as an affiliate marketer for Beachbody, a multilevel marketing company, before 2013. Her role has been criticized, es...
ET World Leaders Forum: India set to be a growth market, but companies must up their gameIndia is poised to be a major global growth market over the next decade, driven by seven structural strengths including economic stability,...
Everyone's an idiot or a maniac (except you)People often judge others' business speeds based on their own perspective. Companies experiencing rapid growth are seen as reckless or frau...
Nithin Kamath recalls falling for a pyramid scheme, warns retail investors against 'easy money' promisesZerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath shared his past entanglement with a pyramid scheme in his late teens, emphasizing that wealth building req...
From fake trading apps to Pyramid Schemes: NPCI cautions about these investment frauds
Pyramid scheme launches climb to highest in 5 yearsIndia saw the highest number of multi-level-marketing pyramid schemes launched in five years in 2023, according to Strategy India, a policy...
Amway, ED and India’s direct-selling sectorAmway, an American company that popularised direct sales at a mass level in India, has got into criminal cases related to money-laundering ...
Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid schemeIn a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, plaintiff Keith Johnson accused Elon Musk, electric car company Tesla Inc and space tou...
Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc on Brazil's 'New Egypt'Police say the company owned by 38-year-old Glaidson Acacio dos Santos had total transactions worth at least $7 billion ($38 billion reais)...
Direct selling cos banned from promoting pyramid schemesDirect sellers must have at least one physical location as their registered office within the country and make a declaration that they are ...
Govt proposes norms to protect direct sellers & make direct selling entities accountableEarlier in 2016, the ministry had come out with a set of guidelines for the sector, which were advisory in nature. But now the proposed rul...
Ponzi scheme: ED attaches Rs 261 cr assets of Haryana firmThe 16 immovable properties that have been attached are located in Hisar, Adampur, Kulam, Delhi and Chandigarh apart from bank balances wor...
Ratan Tata, Kalaari Capital, and GVK Davix backed Upstox has tied up with Tavaga Advisory ServicesMumbai based discount brokerage firm, Upstox has extended its reach to tech-savvy youngsters and tier-2 & tier-3 cities, where facilities a...
Note ban 2.0? New deposits regulation could end up hurting manyThe Unregulated Deposit Schemes ruling is intended to protect investors from dubious outfits.
Direct selling industry seeks amendments to Prize Chits ActA week after the arrest of Bill Pinckney, the Indian Direct Selling Association has sought amendments to the Prize Chits Act, 1978.
Ponzi ordinance reissued with checks; Sebi to control activties of ponzi schemesThe government has reissued the ordinance that seeks to empower the Securities and Exchange Board of India to take action against pyramid s...
Amway CEO is a victim of obtuse policyThe solution is to create a new law defining direct selling, registering direct sellers and establishing the principle that distinguishes d...
- Multi-level marketing companies con many to benefit few: Study
A government study said that such programmes are primarily meant to con individuals to the benefit of a few sitting at the top of pyramid.
- IRDA whip against pyramid schemes
In a bid to crackdown on pyramid schemes, the insurance regulator has barred companies that do not have a substantial customer base of thei...
- Stanford indicted in US for alleged pyramid scheme
Justice Department to announce the charges against R Allen Stanford, who ran Stanford Financial Group, and six others at a news conference....