The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two individuals with defrauding investors in penny stock companies that claimed to have valuable patents. One of those charged had been barred from the penny stock business based on his role in another securities scheme and neither he nor his companies had ever been issued any patents…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 12 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The new Q&As cover the topics of client categorisation, post-sale reporting, recording of telephone conversations and electronic…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Yinforex Capital 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 their tactics…
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In September 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 265.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets (September 2016: 373.3 TWh). The September volume comprised 139.2 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and settlement of all exchange transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC). In the…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that as of 2 October 2017, options on GBP/USD and USD/JPY FX futures contracts have begun trading on the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market. Only one quarterly option series will be traded at any single time. Options will expire on the third Wednesday in March, June, September and December, with the…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Lend Mutual. 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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The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a warning today against the irregular activities of Five Winds Asset Management and QW Lianora Swiss Consulting SA. These companies offer investment services in Belgium without respecting the Belgian financial legislation. According to the regulator, Five Winds Asset Management and QW Lianora Swiss Consulting SA are not…
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The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) announced that has adopted two measures prohibiting the advertisement of the public offer promoted by the companies Questra World, Questra Holdings and Atlantic Global Asset Management, concerning financial investments. This is due to the fact that…
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Rashed Al Blooshi, Chief Executive of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) recently hosted a briefing about ADX at the American Chamber of Commerce, Abu Dhabi (AmCham). The session introduced attendees to the operations of the exchange, its vision moving forwards and the investment opportunities available. Attendees included a number of AmCham’s members, as well…
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SEC Chairman Jay Clayton today provided an update on the status of the agency’s review and investigation of the 2016 intrusion into the EDGAR system. In addition to updating previous disclosures, today's announcement also includes additional information on the agency’s efforts to strengthen its cybersecurity risk profile going forward. The ongoing staff investigation of the…
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