Category: Financial Services

FCA warning
January 31, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Chesterfield Credit Union 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 Chesterfield Credit Union. Chesterfield Credit Union is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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fca warning clone firm
January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against London E-Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm London E-Management. 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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bscs warning
January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against TradeFintech firm

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called TradeFintech. TradeFintech Website: www.tradefintech.com Phone: +27 212053114; +27 510117127; +62 85574670770; +381 113216895; +7 4996091299 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The regulator is concerned that TradeFintech may be operating a scam and accordingly advise New Zealand residents to exercise…

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clone firm FCA warning
January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against ETbrokers clone firm

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

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DFSA fines individual US$52,500
January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFSA fines individual US$52,500

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has just announced that it has just fined an individual US$52,500 (AED192, 675) and restricted him from performing any function in connection with the provision of Financial Services in or from the DIFC. Mr Andrew John Grimes did not challenge the DFSA’s findings against him back in 2017 and 2018 and did not…

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Saxo Bank and Geely Holding Group establish fintech joint venture serving the China market
January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

PRC regulators take further actions to open up China's futures markets

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) have just announced that they had been officially recognized by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) as qualifying central counterparties (QCCPs). DCE, CFFEX as well as other major futures exchanges in China have been performing the function of central counterparties in futures trading. According to…

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cssf warning
January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg regulator CSSF warns against Guide for direction lp limited entity in luxinter.com website

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has just warned the public of the activities of an internet website with an address https://luxinter.com. An entity in this website, named Guide for direction lp limited, claims to be “one of the leading fund companies” in Luxembourg. The CSSF has informed the public that Guide for…

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FCA warning
January 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Premier FX/ Premier Exchange 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 Premier FX/ Premier Exchange. Premier FX/ Premier Exchange is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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