Category: Regulation

fca clone firm
April 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Marks & Spencer Bond clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Marks & Spencer Bond. 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…

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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
April 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA to cooperate with New Zealand's regulators on CCPs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand. The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and authorised or recognised…

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sfc warning
April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Juno Markets 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…

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sfc warning
April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds www.ads-securites.com 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…

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fma warns against unregulated company
April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Italy regulator CONSOB warns against six new companies

The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) just warned that the companies: Blue Seal Limited and Blonde Bear Ou are not authorised to provide investment services and activities in Italy by any means and therefore, including through the websites www.cac400.com and www.mib700.com; Innovate…

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sfc warning
April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Armor Asia Limited 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…

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fca clone firm
April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Loans Factor clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Loans Factor. 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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sfc warning
April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Jacob L. Callan 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…

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April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Securities Commission Malaysia allows regulated short selling of corporate bonds to boost bond market liquidity

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today brought into effect a new guideline to allow the regulated short selling of corporate bonds in the Malaysian capital market. With the new Guidelines on Regulated Short Selling of Corporate Bonds (Guidelines), Principal Dealers are now permitted to conduct regulated short selling of corporate bonds, expanding the range of bonds…

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sfc warning
April 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Entrada Capital 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…

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