June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

France AMF warns against offshore FX brokers Binarycent, Raceoption and VideoForex

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) have published a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here are the new websites recently identified: www.binarycent.com / Cent Projects Ltd / Finance…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC enhances its enforcement toolkit beyond Australia’s borders

Australian regulator ASIC has announced that it has become one of the first signatories to the IOSCO Enhanced Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information (EMMoU), an enhanced standard for cross-border enforcement cooperation. By signing the EMMoU, ASIC has highlighted its power to assist foreign regulators by compelling physical…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Alpha Algorithms T/A Fomax Capital Ltd

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Alpha Algorithms T/A Fomax Capital Ltd. Alpha Algorithms is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital advertising blockchain XCHNG brings new OnXCHNG partners on board

Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., has announced new strategic partners to OnXCHNG, the partnership program for the industry's open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem, XCHNG. New OnXCHNG partners include: supply-side network StormX, Inc. (maker of the Storm app and Storm Token); exchange and mediation companies Yield…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against CT-Trade clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm CT-Trade. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws license of AIF Deltamax Fund Variable Capital Investment Company Ltd

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that, on its meeting of 04 June 2018, has decided, pursuant to section 9(6) of the Alternative Investment Funds Law (AIF Law), to withdraw the authorisation of two (2) investment compartments of the AIF Deltamax Fund Variable Capital Investment Company Limited, namely - Deltamax European Property…

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June 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cryptorobot365 firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Cryptorobot365. Cryptorobot365 is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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June 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP appoints Lorraine Trainer as Non-Executive Director

Interdealer broker TP ICAP plc has announced the appointment of Lorraine Trainer to the role of Non-Executive Director and as a member of the company's Remuneration, Audit and Nominations and Governance Committees. She will assume the positions with effect from 1 July 2018. As indicated in the 2017 Annual Report, Stephen Pull, Chairman of the…

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