The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) just announced that, no certification examinations (advanced or basic) will be carried out during February and March 2018, due to the up-date of the examination material, in the light of the new Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017. The current examination material will be…
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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 Prime Admin Services. Prime Admin Services 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 UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Karel Besta / KB Financial Solutions. 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…
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ASIC just informed that it has accepted a voluntary variation of the Australian financial services (AFS) license of HLB Mann Judd Corporate Finance Pty Ltd, excluding the firm from providing advice as an independent expert. This means that HLB Mann Judd cannot prepare or provide independent expert reports (IERs), opinions or valuations in connection with…
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Breakaway Finance Group Pty Ltd (Breakaway) to cancel their Australian Financial Services (AFS) license. The EU also includes Breakaway's sole director, Mr Mark Roberts, who will remove himself from the industry for at least two years. Following an ASIC surveillance into…
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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 Skyblue Capital. Skyblue Capital 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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The Federal Reserve Board, the Central Bank of the United States, on Friday announced that it has finalized a rule adjusting the Board's maximum civil money penalties, as required by law. In November 2015, a law was passed that requires all federal agencies to adjust their maximum civil money penalty limits annually for inflation, rather…
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On October 16, 2017, the Canadian Securities Regulator (CSA) has published Staff Notice 51-352 Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities. The notice outlined a disclosure-based approach to highlight risks facing issuers with U.S. marijuana-related activities and reflected the existence of a U.S. federal government forbearance approach (per the Cole Memorandum) to the enforcement of federal laws…
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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 EasyPro Loans. EasyPro Loans 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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The Federal Court of Australia informed that it has made interim orders restraining Financial Circle Pty Ltd (Financial Circle) from engaging in a number of activities including carrying on a financial services business, providing financial advice or entering into credit contracts. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Financial Circle on 15 December 2017…
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