Category: Regulation

ASIC office
September 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC approves Australian Financial Complaints Authority rules

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has approved the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) Complaint Resolution Scheme Rules and the Terms of Reference of the AFCA Independent Assessor (IA). ASIC is required to approve material changes to the AFCA scheme under the Corporations Act, 2001. This is a key part of ASIC’s role in…

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fca warning
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Mace, Parry and Associates 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 Mace, Parry and Associates. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a warning against the same company earlier this year. Mace, Parry and Associates is not…

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FINRA releases report on the rise of RegTech
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA releases report on the rise of RegTech

FINRA has released a white paper outlining recent regulatory technology (RegTech) developments within the securities industry and potential opportunities and implications these technologies may have for broker-dealers. The report follows an in-depth review conducted by FINRA on the emergence of RegTech tools within the securities industry and summarizes the study’s key findings. Notably, FINRA highlights…

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FCA warning
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Finbdo Limited trading as Capital Banks

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 Finbdo Limited. Finbdo Limited 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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clone firm FCA warning
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Carna Capital clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Carna Capital. 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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fma scam alert
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Coin Link NZ

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Coin Link NZ. Coin Link NZ Website: www.coinlinknz.co.nz Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: FMA recommends exercising caution before dealing with the website www.coinlinknz.co.nz as it has the characteristics of a scam. The website www.coinlinknz.co.nz is not associated with, nor a…

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fca warning clone firm
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Richmond Investing clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Richmond Investing. 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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fca warning
September 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Kauri Ventures 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 Kauri Ventures. Kauri Ventures 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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