Category: Regulation

June 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Sewraj Bayrajee 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 Sewraj Bayrajee. Sewraj Bayrajee 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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June 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC reports on decisions to cut red tape

Australian regulator ASIC has just released its latest report outlining decisions on relief applications, highlighting ASIC’s efforts to reduce red-tape and achieve a practical, positive outcome for companies seeking some regulatory flexibility. The granting of relief which has a net regulatory benefit, or which facilitates business or cuts red tape without harming stakeholders, is an…

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June 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against London Investment Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm London Investment 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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June 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against SRS Enterprise Limited 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 SRS Enterprise Limited. SRS Enterprise Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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June 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Euro Global Markets Limited 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 Euro Global Markets Limited. Euro Global Markets Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against ADG Placement clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm ADG Placement. 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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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Capital City Holdings 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 Capital City Holdings. Capital City Holdings is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC to ensure registered liquidators comply with obligations

An ASIC review has found that while registered liquidators are mostly doing the right thing when complying with their lodgement and publication obligations, there is room for improvement. The review looked at around 26,000 insolvency administrations over a 3-year period to June 2017 and tested how registered liquidators complied with their obligations. ASIC found that…

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June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Markit founder Rony Grushka joins $4M round in regtech company Cappitech

Cappitech, a leading provider of automated regulatory reporting technology for the financial services industry, has announced that it has secured $4 million in series A financing. The financing round was led by venture capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock Israel) with participation from Rony Grushka (pictured above) and Kevin Gould, co-founders of Markit. As part of…

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