Category: Financial Services

fca warning clone firm
December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Active Cash UK clone firm

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

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tfx volumes
December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volumes drop 3% MoM in November

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report for the month of November. The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) has dropped a bit from the previous month. The complete report can be seen below: The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 65,182 ( - 43.1% MoM…

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fca warning
December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against PVP Research

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 PVP Research. PVP Research 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
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Updated: FCA warns against DON Healthcare CIC firm

Don Healthcare CIC is no longer in possible breach of FCA's rules and the regulator has removed the alert from its website. 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 DON Healthcare CIC. DON…

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clone firm FCA warning
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against AON Asset Management clone firm

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

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fma warning
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FMA releases Wynyard Group Limited investigation report

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has released the findings of its investigation of potential disclosure breaches during the failure of Wynyard Group Limited. the complete text of the regulator's announcement reads as follows: The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today published the findings of its investigation into Wynyard Group Limited’s (Wynyard) compliance with continuous disclosure and fair dealing…

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FCA warning
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against VIP Crypto / Cryptonix Team

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 VIP Crypto / Cryptonix Team. VIP Crypto / Cryptonix Team is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…

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fca warning
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Arc Protection Limited 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 Arc Protection Limited. Arc Protection Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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asic afs license
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels Berndale Capital Securities AFS license

Australian regulator ASIC has informed earlier today that it has cancelled Melbourne based retail OTC derivative issuer, Berndale Capital Securities Pty Ltd’s (Berndale) Australian Financial Services (AFS) license. The official reasons ASIC pointed out are that Berndale: failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that its representative complied with financial services laws; failed to have…

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Chinese Fintech company Paytend chooses Lithuania for European headquarters
November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chinese Fintech company Paytend chooses Lithuania for European headquarters

Paytend Technology, a Chinese company developing and selling financial services software, has just announced that it has chosen Vilnius, Lithuania, for its European headquarters. The company plans to hire up to 50 highly qualified professionals in the fields of sales marketing, compliance, product development and customer support in the following 3 years. Obtaining an electronic…

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