Holy regulation! Malta MFSA signs MoU with the Holy See and the Vatican City State LeapRate

May 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Holy regulation! Malta MFSA signs MoU with the Holy See and the Vatican City State

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announced that, on the 9th May 2017, it successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Information Authority of the Holy See and the Vatican City State. The MoU establishes a framework of bilateral cooperation between the two Authorities in the carrying out of their respective…

May 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Ocean Star Capitals to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds SwissMain to its alert list

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds M-Markets to its alert list

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against fake emails

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that is aware that emails have been sent from the following addresses: fake emails sent from [email protected] with subject ‘FCA business update’ or ‘Blacklisted FX firms’ (9 May 2017) fake emails sent from [email protected] with subject ‘Overdue balance’ (9 May 2017) fake emails sent from [email protected] (21 March…

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against ExxonFX 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 ExxonFX. ExxonFX is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges former staffer with securities fraud violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former employee with securities fraud in connection with his trading of options and other securities. The SEC’s complaint alleges that David R. Humphrey, who worked at the SEC from 1998 to 2014, concealed his personal trading from the SEC’s ethics office and later misrepresented his trading activities…

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Category: Regulation