economy
Judicial intervention and seizure of assets ordered for renowned 'trader' for illegal money collection
Portafolio Journalist 11.05.2026 15:27 Updated: 11.05.2026 15:54
TL;DR
- Jovany Andrés Taborda Aristizabal has been placed under judicial intervention and asset seizure by the Superintendencia de Sociedades.
- He is accused of illegally collecting 1.528.562.000 pesos from at least 31 people.
- Taborda operated through companies like Fénix Group Consultores S.A.S., Fénix Inversiones y Valores S.A.S., and Fénix Private Investors Corporation, presenting himself as an 'expert trader'.
- He promised fixed monthly returns of 2% to 4% without a verifiable economic basis for these gains.
- The intervention aims to protect investors and recover their funds, with Doris Hormaza León appointed as the interventor agent.
- The Superintendencia Financiera had previously ordered Taborda to cease unauthorized money collection on April 16, 2026.