Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Optima Tradings Global Investment Ltd. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold itself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule of…
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Australian regulator ASIC has required Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia Pty Ltd (MSWMA) to amend a false claim of independence that could mislead consumers and investors. The claim was made in an ASX announcement released by Praemium Limited on 5 June 2018. The ASX announcement included a quote from MSWMA which described its business as…
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Scammers are increasingly catching out people by impersonating well-known businesses or the police so they can get access to computers and steal money or banking information. The ACCC’s Scamwatch website has recorded a significant spike in these types of scams, known as remote access scams, with more than 8000 reports recorded in 2018 so far…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm BlackRock Crypto Asset Management Limited. 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…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Base Finance. 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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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 Billson Capital Partners. Billson Capital Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Greenfields Capital. Greenfields Capital Address: 9th Joe Street, 5th Floor, Office 71, Tallinn, Estonia Website: www.greenfieldscapital.com Phone: +44 2013 608 0844 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: Greenfields Capital is not incorporated in New Zealand and is not registered on the Financial…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Securities Authority of New Zealand. Securities Authority of New Zealand Associated entities: Haig Lafferty & Partners Address: 41 Shortland Street, Auckland Central, Auckland Website: www.sanz-gov.nz Phone: +64 9 8862816 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The “Securities Authority of New Zealand” (SANZ)…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Haig, Lafferty & Partners. Haig, Lafferty & Partners Associated entities: Securities Authority of New Zealand Address: 5th Floor, Comsmart Building, 53 Boulcott Street, Wellington 6011 Website: www.haiglafferty.com Phone: +64 4 8302404 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received reports…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has just announced that it has reprimanded and fined HPI Forex Limited (HPI) $2 million for mis-handling client money. The SFC’s disciplinary action came after an admission by HPI that it had transferred client money up to $8 million to the accounts of its overseas brokers between…
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