Category: Financial Services

June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Jawala Inc to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that it has just welcomed Jawala Inc to its Catalist under the stock code “1J7”. Jawala Inc is a forest resource company based in Malaysia with a focus on industrial tree plantations situated in Sabah. Its main business is the management of forestry resources, and the planting and extraction of…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Gumpold Christian & Co clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Gumpold Christian & Co. 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…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC signs MoU with BaFin on enhanced supervision of cross-border regulated entities

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the German Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) providing for consultation, cooperation and exchange of information in connection with the supervision and oversight of cross-border regulated entities in Hong Kong and Germany. BaFin is the integrated financial…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA fines Canara Bank £896,100 and imposes a restriction

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has informed the public that it has fined Canara Bank £896,100 and has imposed a restriction, preventing it from accepting deposits from new customers for 147 days. Financial services firms are required to maintain robust anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls, since they are at risk from those seeking to…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Oracle Finance International Inc Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning to a company called Oracle Finance International Inc Limited. The reason the regulator stated the warning is that Oracle Finance International Inc Limited and the following websites are making false claims about being registered in New Zealand when they are not: www.oracle-fx.com http://tg.oracle-fx.com/list-2-1.html http://630264.shop.258.com/ http://www.gq1688.com/index.php?homepage=zj41973…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange announces soft launch

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced its digital asset exchange soft launch, which will see 300 retail account holders, as well as a select number of institutional participants, introduced to the platform during this exclusive early access period. These participants will have access to the full GBX digital asset exchange, serving as the first…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Primus Forex Financial Group clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Primus Forex Financial Group. 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…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AFS licensee Allied Financial Solutions fails to meet compliance

Australian regulator Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced earlier today that Australian financial services licensee Allied Financial Solutions Pty Ltd (Allied) will undergo an independent external review of its record keeping, supervision and compliance arrangements following an ASIC surveillance. During a surveillance of an Allied authorised representative, ASIC found that Allied had failed…

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