The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Insight Managed Funds. 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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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Bitcoin Revolution Limited. Bitcoin Revolution Limited Associated entity: Bitcoin Wealth Website: www.bitcoinrevolutionapp.com; www.pro-net-system.com According to the regulator, this company could be involved in a scam. Articles posted on social media about The New Zealand Treasury and/or current or former…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that the federal court has fined AriseBank’s two former execs nearly $2.7 million. Former CEO Jared Rice Sr. and then-COO Stanley Ford were accused of offering and selling unregistered investments in their purported “AriseCoin” cryptocurrency. The allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) scheme was stopped by the SEC earlier…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Ideal Services Direct Contact. Ideal Services Direct Contact Address: Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014 Website: www.ideal-servicesdc.com Phone: +1 646 3782 801 Email: [email protected] According to the regulator, this company could be involved in a scam. New…
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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 Westerman Consultancy Ltd. Westerman Consultancy Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called WiseBanc. WiseBanc Address: Popovo Street 10, Lozenetz district, Sofia 1421, Bulgaria Website: https://wisebanc.com Phone: +60 330 992 885 (Malaysia) ; +64 9 9518 350 (NZ); +65 31 384 058 (Singapore); +27 112 594 848 (South Africa) WiseBanc is not…
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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 The Pension Assessment Agency Ltd. The Pension Assessment Agency Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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Right after publishing its Quarterly KPIs, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has informed the public that it is going to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities. Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, commented: We are proposing changes to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities.…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called OneCoin Limited. OneLife Network Limited and OneCoin Limited Trading name: OneLife, OneCoin Address: OneLife Network Limited, 2118 Guava Street, Belama Phase I, Belize City, Belize OneCoin Limited, 6a “P. R. Slaveykov” Sqr., Sofia 1000, Republic of Bulgaria Website: www.onelife.eu,…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Authorisations Quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as at September quarter. These indicators provide key metrics on the performance of the FCA’s Authorisations Division, including authorisations, cancellations, variations of permission, change in control, and passporting. The latter seems to be of most interest these days due…
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