Category: Financial Services

TradeStation Group launches investment education media service and trading community
July 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Warsaw Stock Exchange launches the GPW Growth Programme

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has informed the public that it has just launched one of the #GPW2022 strategic initiatives, named GPW Growth. GPW Growth is a comprehensive programme, supporting small and mid-sized companies based on identified needs of enterprises. GPW Growth is addressed to CEOs, Board Members and Directors responsible for the achievement of…

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cysec cif license
July 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC suspends AFX Capital Markets Ltd’s CIF license

The Cyprus regulator (CySEC) announced that it has decided to suspend the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation of the company AFX Capital Markets Ltd. The above decision was reached as the aforementioned alleged violation causes concern and risk relating to the protection of the Company’s clients or of the investors and constitutes a threat to…

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July 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore teams up with Kenya on developing digital infrastructure

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it has teamed up with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), signing a FinTech Cooperation Agreement to support digital infrastructure development in Kenya. The partnership aims to develop basic digital infrastructure services for Kenya, including identity, data and Know-Your-Customer utility, based on a set of common…

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asic afs license
July 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Golden Financial Group Pty Ltd's AFS licence cancelled

Australian regulator ASIC has announced yesterday that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Melbourne based financial services provider, Golden Financial Group Pty Ltd. The cancellation follows a period of suspension from 18 March 2019. The regulator has already shared its concern that Golden Financial was not complying with its general licensee…

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July 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AR Capital LLC charged with wrongfully obtaining millions of dollars

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yesterday informed the public that it has charged AR Capital LLC, its founder Nicholas S. Schorsch, and its former CFO Brian Block with wrongfully obtaining millions of dollars in connection with two separate mergers between real estate investment trusts (REITs) that were sponsored and externally managed by AR…

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clone firm FCA warning
July 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA issues two more clone firm warnings

It's been quite a busy week for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as it has put out details of two more clone firms today. The newest clone names are Globality Wealth and The Money Supermarket. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work…

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fma warning
July 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSC Mauritius warns against unregulated Blackcore Ltd firm

Mauritius financial regulator the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that an entity in the name of Blackcore Ltd is operating an online trading platform via the website https://blackcorerb.com/ and is claiming to be purportedly registered in Mauritius with licence number BL 713685. It is also noted from another website (https://invertirenacciones.net/black-core-en-panama-unbroker-confiable/) that Blackcore Ltd is…

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