Category: Regulation

clone firm FCA warning
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Preston Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Preston 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 to…

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FCA warning
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Stubblefield Advisors LLC 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 Stubblefield Advisors LLC. Stubblefield Advisors LLC is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC updates list of firms using inaccurate information to solicit investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has updated its list of unregistered firms that use misleading information to primarily solicit non-U.S. investors, adding 16 soliciting entities, four impersonators of genuine firms, and nine bogus regulators. The updates by the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Office of Market Intelligence, in coordination with the…

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fma warning
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against scam company Oak Harbour Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Oak Harbour Limited. Oak Harbour Limited Address: 101 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Website: www.oakharbourlimited.com Phone: +852 5808 7757 Reason for warning: The regulator has received a report from a New Zealand resident about Oak Harbour Limited about withholding…

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fca warning
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Yes Option / Yes Trading 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 Yes Option / Yes Trading. Yes Option / Yes Trading is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…

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FCA warning
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Legal Trade 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 Legal Trade. Legal Trade 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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fca warning clone firm
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Chimera Investment Corporation clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Chimera Investment Corporation. 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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fca warning
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against GoldTech Media Services OU t/a Glenmore Investments

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 GoldTech Media Services OU t/a Glenmore Investments. GoldTech Media Services OU is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Classic Brand Europe clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Classic Brand Europe. 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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fma warning
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSC Mauritius warns against Coinoptions trade

Mauritius financial regulator the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that an entity in the name of Coinoptions trade is falsely claiming to hold an Investment Dealer (Discount Broker) License, bearing licence number C112010791, purportedly issued by the FSC Mauritius on 03 May 2012. The FSC Mauritius has informed that Coinoptions trade and/or any other…

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