Category: Financial Services

clone firm FCA warning
March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Financial Exchange clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Financial Exchange. 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…

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sec charges
March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF issues public warning against fraudulent website

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued a public warning against the activities of this website, www.porto-immo.com. The French regulator has warned the public about the activities of PORTO IMMO SCPI Company and its website listed above, as the two entities are inviting French citizens to invest in their reals estate investment firm (SCPI)…

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fca warning
March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against PT Banc 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 PT Banc. PT Banc 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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sec charges
March 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Volkswagen and former CEO charged with defrauding U.S. investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday opened charges against Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn, its former CEO, and two of its subsidiaries for scamming U.S. investors by issuing corporate bonds and fixed income securities that raised billions of dollars through misleading statements about the company's "clean diesel" fleet of cars and their environmental impact.…

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sec charges
March 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF warns against a website fraudulently using Parel SA's name

The Autorité des marchés (AMF) has just issued a warning to the public regarding the activities of the website www.parel-gestion.net. The website is proposing investments without autorisation and making fraudulent use of the name of Parel SA. The website www.parel-gestion.net suggests that individual investors invest especially in precious metals. However, this proposal, that involves intermediation…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Secure Life clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Secure Life. 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…

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fca warning
March 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Safe Regulated Investments/ RS Investments

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 Safe Regulated Investments/ RS Investments. Safe Regulated Investments/ RS Investments is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…

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March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CQG and the Small Exchange partner to improve accessibility to the futures markets

The Small Exchange, a budding futures exchange awaiting regulatory approval, today revealed an alliance with CQG, a firm that provides trading solutions, technical analysis software, market data, account and risk management systems for market participants. The partnership will give Direct Market Access to participants on the Small Exchange via CQG's platform. This is the second…

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fca warning
March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Marketing Essentials trading as Kruger Exchange 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 Marketing Essentials t/a Kruger Exchange Ltd. Marketing Essentials t/a Kruger Exchange Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK…

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