Category: Financial Services

May 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OTC Markets Group welcomes WISeKey International Holding Ltd to OTCQX

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, has just announced WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN; OTCQX: WIKYY), a global cybersecurity company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. WISeKey begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "WIKYY," where each ADR…

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May 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against The Finance Corporation 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 The Finance Corporation Ltd. The Finance Corporation Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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May 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Guangdong International Capital Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning to a company called Guangdong International Capital Limited. Guangdong International Capital Limited Website: www.gdicapital.com Address: Unit 7A Two Chinachem Plaza, 68 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong Phone: +852 5808 8645 Email: [email protected] Guangdong International Capital Limited is not a registered New Zealand Company and is…

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May 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Forex Grand 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 Forex Grand. Forex Grand 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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May 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC charges former Brisbane financial adviser with $5.9 million fraud

Following an ASIC investigation, former financial adviser Ben Jayaweera, of Upper Mt Gravatt, has today appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with six counts of fraud involving approximately $5.9 million. ASIC alleges that between September 2013 to October 2015, Mr Jayaweera dishonestly caused a detriment to numerous clients whilst an authorised representative of Growth…

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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Platinums Gain​​​​ clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Platinums Gain​​​​. 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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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET listed firms release 6% sales growth in 1Q 2018

Companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) reported a net profit at THB 286 billion (approx. USD 8.94 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, a 0.3% rise from the same period last year (Q1/2017 was recorded best-performing quarter in the past year for Thai listed firms, with earnings accounting for 29% from…

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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Moneyworld clone firm

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

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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against LTX Markets

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 LTX Markets. LTX Markets 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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May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NSSC warns against ORCA Alliance and BIOK Ltd.

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) is alerting investors that ORCA Alliance (Orcaalliance.eu) and BIOK Ltd. (biok.co.uk) are not registered to sell securities in Nova Scotia. The companies and their representatives have solicited Nova Scotia residents by placing sponsored ads on www.kijiji.ca for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). We are asking people to be particularly cautious…

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