Category: Financial Services

asic ban
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans two former Macquarie advisers for 10 years

Australian regulator ASIC has banned Mark Alexander Landau of Balmain, New South Wales (formerly of Toorak Gardens, South Australia) and Marcus Roderick Campbell of South Brighton, South Australia from providing financial services for 10 years. The decisions were made by ASIC’s new Financial Services and Credit Panel, which found that Mr Landau and Mr Campbell…

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fca warning
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Easy Cheap Loans 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 Easy Cheap Loans. Easy Cheap Loans 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 charges
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Individual jailed over boiler room scam

UK financial regulator the FCA has announced that Michael Nascimento was today sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for his role in a share fraud carried out through a series of boiler room companies which led to the loss of more than £2.8 million of investors’ money. He was the controlling mind, instigator and the main…

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fca warning clone firm
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Apollo Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Apollo 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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FINMA finds deficiencies in anti-money laundering processes at Credit Suisse
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINMA finds deficiencies in anti-money laundering processes at Credit Suisse

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has announced that it has concluded two enforcement procedures against Credit Suisse AG (NYSE:CS). In the first procedure, FINMA identified deficiencies in the bank’s adherence to anti-money laundering due diligence obligations in relation to suspected corruption involving the International Federation of Association Football FIFA, the Brazilian oil corporation…

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asic bans
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC permanently bans unlicensed financial adviser

Australian regulator ASIC has announced that the unlicensed financial adviser, Mr Senen Pousa, has been permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity. Mr Pousa, the former director of Investment Intelligence Corporation Pty Ltd (IIC) was banned after engaging in unlicensed financial advice. Through IIC, Mr Pousa had advised clients to invest…

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fca warning
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against InstaFX24 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 InstaFX24. InstaFX24 is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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fca warning clone firm
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against UK Insurance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm UK Insurance. 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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Euronext
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext announces annual review results of the CAC family indices

Pan-European exchange operator Euronext has announced the results of the annual review of the CAC® family indices. The changes following the review will be effective from Monday 24 September 2018. Results of the Annual Review CAC 40® Index: Inclusion of: Exclusion of: Dassault Systemes Solvay In accordance with section 5 of the rules. CAC® Next…

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