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 Certi UK. Certi UK is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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Pan-European financial regulator ESMA has released its proposals to govern leveraged trading back in March. For its part, UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that it supports ESMA’s application of EU-wide temporary product intervention measures. The FCA expected to consult on whether to apply these measures on a permanent basis to firms offering CFDs and binary…
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The Autorité des marchés (AMF) has just warned the public against the fraudulent use of the names and contact details of the Sicav Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI) company. The official warning can be seen below: Fraudsters falsely claim to belong to Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI) and make fraudulent use of the name and details of that…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Atlantic Finance Partners. Atlantic Finance Partners Address: 23rd Floor, 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006, United States Website: https://atlanticfinancepartners.com/ Phone: +1 (929) 242-6206 Email: [email protected] The FMA has reason to believe that Atlantic Finance Partners, and the website www.atlanticfinancepartners.com…
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Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that it has partnered with The Level Group - a provider of e-commerce solutions for luxury and fashion brands. The Level Group's aim is to reduce the complexities associated with cross-border payment processing and make it easier for its diverse customer base. The…
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The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: Last week, the US announced that the unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in November, but the number of non-farm payrolls fell sharply in November, only 155,000. As early as the day before the announcement of the ADP private employment…
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Calgary is setting precedent in Canada as the first city to have its own digital coin. The so called Calgary Dollars will supplement the federal currency, rather than replace it. Calgary Dollars is essentially a project to support small businesses and make communities closer. While the federal currency is the leading and official one, Calgary…
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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 Friedman Associates Ltd. Friedman Associates Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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Bitcoin lost more than 70% of its value on a year-on-year basis, when in December, 2017, it was trading for almost $20,000 per coin. The current price of the “people’s currency” is around $3,600. And while the price seems to be plunging even further, there are some notable events that caused the huge volatility. According…
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Back in early 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States alone will be spending around 20% of its GDP on healthcare. The rising costs of healthcare and the need for constant technological improvement in the medical arena are undeniably allowing blockchain to disrupt the healthcare industry. The most recent example comes from…
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