Category: Financial Services

fca warning
April 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against V Merger Group

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 V Merger Group. V Merger Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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LMAX Digital granted DLT provider license
April 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LMAX Digital granted DLT provider license

LMAX Digital, the institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Exchange Group, has just announced that it has been granted a license as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Provider from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). LeapRate reminds that LMAX Digital was launched in May 2018 as the first institutional crypto currency exchange. The final…

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StoneX Group announces stock ticker symbol change to SNEX
April 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext's FastMatch rebrands into Euronext FX

The pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, Euronext, announced the rebranding of FastMatch, its Electronic Communication Network (ECN) for Foreign Exchange (FX) trading, into Euronext FX. LeapRate reminds that FastMatch has been acquired by Euronext in 2017 after buying out ex-CEO Dmitri Galinov. The FastMatch name will not disappear as it remains the brandname of the…

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Paxful launches wallet app, releases a series of educational workshops in Africa
April 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv introduces real-time coverage for West Africa’s BRVM Exchange

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), announced that it has just introduced real-time coverage for the BRVM Exchange (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières) for equity and fixed income markets. BRVM is West Africa's stock market for all eight member states in WAEMU, which includes Benin, Burkino Faso, Guinea…

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fma scam alert
April 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against UFX Global Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called UFX Global Limited. UFX Global Limited Associated entities individuals: UFX markets, UFX bank, UFX trade Trading name: UFX Global Address: Govant Building, Kumul Highway, P.O. Box 1276 Port Vila, Vanuatu Website: www.ufx.com Phone: +35 702 503 003 14; +49…

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fca warning
April 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Property Option Investing

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 Property Option Investing. Property Option Investing is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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AMF issues impersonators scam warning
April 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF issues impersonators scam warning

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has warned against several impersonators websites - www.lascpi.fr and www.scpi-gouv.fr. The websites are using the regulator's name and logo improperly to propose to investors investment simulators and practical guides to investment in real estate investment companies (SCPIs). The www.lascpi.fr and www.scpi-gouv.fr websites state that they offer investors investment simulators…

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fca warning
April 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Aria Hope 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 Aria Hope. Aria Hope 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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fca warning
April 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Elcourt Ltd trading as AD Baxton

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 Elcourt Ltd trading as AD Baxton. Elcourt Ltd trading as AD Baxton is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK…

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