Category: Financial Services

fca fine
March 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UBS AG fined £27.6m by the UK FCA

Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company UBS AG has been fined £27,599,400 by the UK financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company failed relating to 135.8 million transaction reports between November 2007 and May 2017. Mark Steward, FCA Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight said: Firms must have proper systems…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Terium Gestium clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Terium Gestium. 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 clone firm
March 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Sucden Financial clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Sucden Financial. 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 clone firm
March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Schurz Helmut clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Schurz Helmut. 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 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Waterfield Consulting 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 Waterfield Consulting Group. Waterfield Consulting 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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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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