The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) informed that it has opened a communication channel for possible infringements that guarantees the protection of the informer and the quality of the information received. The function of this tool, which is already available on the CNMV website, is to facilitate the reception of communications from people who have…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight announced that it has issued no-action relief to registered futures commission merchants and introducing brokers to exclude deferred tax liabilities that are directly related to the capitalized costs of certain non-allowable assets when computing their adjusted net capital under Regulation 1.17. The…
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The French regulator AMF and FranceAgriMer announced that have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening their cooperation to enable the AMF to more effectively perform its new duties in relation to agricultural commodity derivatives markets and FranceAgriMer to fulfil its role of understanding and organizing such markets. Following the 2007-2008 economic crisis, the regulatory framework…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Trinity Wealth 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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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Binary Escrow. 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 UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Escrow Ltd. 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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ASIC announced that it has permanently banned Mr David Mario Alafaci, of Morphett Vale, South Australia from providing financial services on the basis that he is not of good fame or character. Mr Alafaci was an authorised representative and employee of Centra Wealth Pty Ltd from 2 July 2014 to 11 January 2016 and an…
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ASIC announced that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) license of NSW-based company Smart Trader International Pty Ltd (AFS 475277) for failing to lodging its financial statements and auditor's reports for a period of three years. ASIC Chair Peter Kell said: Licensees are required to lodge financial statements and auditor's reports with ASIC…
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Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) informed that it has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated eSports company BitPlay Ltd. BitPlay Ltd. claims to be an online eSports betting platform provider, located in London, England. BCSC has recently become aware of BitPlay and its advertisement targeting British Columbia (BC) residents, offering…
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Europex' announcement about the entry into application of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and its accompanying Regulation (MiFIR) marks a major milestone in European energy commodity trading. The great majority of gas and electricity derivative contracts as well as all EU ETS emission allowances are now classified as financial instruments –…
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