Category: Financial Services

BCSC warning
January 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against forex broker Aidan Trading

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated forex company, named Aidan Trading, operating from website www.aidantrading.com. Aidan Trading claims to provide an online trading platform for forex, forex options, commodities and contracts for difference. BCSC informed that it has recently became aware of Aidan Trading…

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clone firm FCA warning
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Global Multi-Asset Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Global Multi-Asset 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…

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cssf warning
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg regulator CSSF warns against Algor Invest S.A.

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has issued a warning of the activities of an entity governed by Luxembourg law Algor Invest S.A.. The company is established at 10, boulevard de la Foire, L-1528 Luxembourg. The CSSF informs the public that Algor Invest S.A. is not supervised by the CSSF and has not…

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warning
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC charges My Big Coin with fraud in ongoing virtual currency scam

Defendants allegedly solicited more than $6 million for investments in a virtual currency known as “My Big Coin” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a federal court enforcement action under seal on January 16, 2018, charging commodity fraud and misappropriation related to the ongoing solicitation of customers for a virtual…

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clone firm FCA warning
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cross Ocean Adviser clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Cross Ocean Adviser. 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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NSD and Interfax launch Single Disclosure Window product
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia's National Settlement Depository accredited as LOU

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, announced that it has successfully passed all stages of the accreditation process by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and has been granted Local Operating Unit (LOU) status. NSD is the first and only company in Russia and the CIS countries that has received accredited LOU…

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Euronext buys Irish Stock Exchange (ISE)
January 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Irish Stock Exchange receives GLEIF accreditation for LEI services

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) announced that it has been accredited by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) as a provider for Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) services. The ISE operates its LEI services through ISEdirect, its online services website. Accreditation from GLEIF is a globally recognised designation of an organisation’s commitment to LEI data quality…

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