Category: Financial Services

June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Coin Boost Inc. 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 Coin Boost Inc. Coin Boost Inc. is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cardiff Savings and Loans Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Cardiff Savings and Loans Ltd. 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…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Firm expelled from FINRA membership for allowing broker to work while suspended

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that a FINRA hearing panel permanently barred broker Bruce Martin Zipper of Miami, FL, for continuing to conduct firm business while serving a three-month suspension. The hearing panel also expelled his firm, Dakota Securities, from FINRA membership for not adequately supervising Zipper, allowing him to associate while suspended…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Publiczny Kapital Oszczednosci clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Publiczny Kapital Oszczednosci. 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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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Virtuous Wealth Ltd 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 Virtuous Wealth Ltd. Virtuous Wealth 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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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BT teams up with FinTech start-up ipushpull

BT has announced the availability of ipushpull’s live data sharing and collaboration services to members of the BT Radianz Cloud financial community. ipushpull, a London-based fintech, provides financial markets firms with secure cloud-based data and document sharing services to help speed up decision making, boost productivity and improve efficiency. Its platform allows real-time data to…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC proposes margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has today launched a two-month consultation on proposals to impose margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Under the proposals, a licensed corporation which is a contracting party to a non-centrally cleared OTC derivative transaction entered into with an authorised institution, a licensed corporation or another…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against EU-Capital 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 EU-Capital. EU-Capital 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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