Category: Regulation

clone firm FCA warning
August 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Quick Quid / Loan Point clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Quick Quid / Loan Point. 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…

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August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes the findings from survey of industry views

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the FCA Practitioner Panel have today published the findings from their 2017 survey of FCA-regulated firms. The survey gives a view across the financial services sector of the FCA’s performance as a regulator. It provides the opinions of more than 2,000 regulated firms who completed the survey in March…

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fca warning
August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Team Four Digital Services 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 firm Team Four Digital Services Limited. Team Four Digital Services Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Tilney Fund Managers clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Tilney Fund Managers. 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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clone firm FCA warning
August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Admiral Markets Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Admiral Markets 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…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Overseas stock manipulator settles SEC charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that an overseas stock manipulator has agreed to pay nearly $800,000 and be permanently barred from involvement in penny stocks after hiding his significant stake in a small oil & gas company while secretly funding a fraudulent promotional campaign that artificially boosted the company’s stock price before…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Debt Advice Trust clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Debt Advice Trust. 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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August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIPC and FINRA streamline reporting process for broker-dealers

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have announced a services agreement designed to ease reporting burdens and compliance costs for member firms. The new, simplified filing process will also reduce inconsistent or incomplete filing of annual audited financial statements and supplementary reports. Effective September 1, firms that currently…

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