Category: Regulation

FCA
February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes report on Algo Trading including new MiFID II requirements

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) just informed the public that it has today published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets. The report summarises the key areas of focus for algorithmic trading and highlights areas of good and bad practice observed within previous cross-firm reviews. Automated technology brings significant benefits to…

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FCA warning
February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Energy Advice Group 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 Energy Advice Group. Energy Advice Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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FCA warning
February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Charles Ross 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 Charles Ross Associates. Charles Ross Associates is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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FCA warning
February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Mayford Capital Partners 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 Mayford Capital Partners. Mayford 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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February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian securities regulators sign agreement with French AMF

The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (participating jurisdictions) today announced a co-operation agreement with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (French AMF, based in Paris, France). This agreement will allow the participating jurisdictions and the French AMF to refer novel businesses seeking to enter…

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clone firm FCA warning
February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Sunshine Credit clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Sunshine Credit. 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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February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Devexperts' dxTrade trading platform with FIX certification from Borsa Istanbul

Devexperts, the developer of trading platforms and market data solutions, announced that it has successfully passed conformance tests and obtained Advanced Level FIX certificates for Equity and Derivatives Markets from Borsa Istanbul. The certifications from Borsa Istanbul assure that dxTrade, the multi-asset and multi-market trading platform developed by Devexperts, satisfies the requirements for executing advanced…

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Belize regulator IFSC warning
February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against Littinvest Ltd

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Littinvest Ltd. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold himself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule of the IFSC Act…

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