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 Tradeplus Solutions Ltd. Tradeplus Solutions Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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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 ACV Operations S.R.L. ACV Operations S.R.L 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 Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) informed the public that it has published today a report that examines the growing vulnerability of ageing investors to financial fraud and other risks and identifies sound practices for enhancing their protection. The report Senior Investor Vulnerability reveals that seniors are at a higher risk…
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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 Plusoption. Plusoption is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Castle Finance Direct. 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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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) announced that it has issued formal warnings to five reporting entities under Section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act). Entities are required by law to have their risk assessment and AML/CFT programme audited by an independent auditor every two years. For this…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) informed the public that it has today published a discussion paper on transforming culture in financial services which presents views from academics and industry thought leaders. The paper is intended to provide a basis for stimulating further debate on transforming culture in the sector. The paper is a set…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Jupiter Loans. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has barred the president of a penny stock company from ever again serving as a public company officer or director after he was caught making false and misleading statements about the company to investors in an effort to increase demand for the stock. The SEC confronted…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Cinven. 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 scam…
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