The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm BTG Pactual Investment Bank. 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…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has informed the public that it has decided to impose an administrative fine of €30.000 to the company AIFM Bluehouse Investment Advisors Ltd. The fine has been imposed for non compliance with section 16(1) of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Law of 2013, as in force, as the…
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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 Accent Markets Group Inc. Accent Markets Group Inc is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Smart Financial Markets. Smart Financial Markets Phone: 0061243921782, 0061246814442, 0061245288808, 0061209644932, 0061205665521 The FMA informed the public that it has received a report that representatives from Smart Financial Markets are cold-calling New Zealand residents, claiming to be dually registered…
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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 Aragon Loans. Aragon Loans 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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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has fined the company Nine Masts Capital Limited $1.2 million for failures relating to the short selling of Yuzhou Properties Company Limited shares in May 2015. Back then, on May 12, 2015, Yuzhou Properties proposed placing of new shares, subject to the fulfilment of…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called BAT Financial Management. The UK FCA has already warned against the same scam company last month. BAT Financial Management Associated entities/individuals: Dan Johnson and William Davies Address: Unit 1619 Miramar Tower, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong…
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The Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) has announced that it has taken national measures mirroring ESMA’s last year restrictions. The AFM will prohibit Binary Options and restrict the marketing, distribution or sale of CFD to retail investors. LeapRate reminds that the new rules, formalized by ESMA in late March, came into effect: Binary Options – from…
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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 4XFX. 4XFX 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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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 Loans4Unemployed. Loans4Unemployed 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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