Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation recognised by ESMA as a third-country CCP LeapRate

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation recognised by ESMA as a third-country CCP

The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), a Central Counter Party (CCP) in the region and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), announced today its recognition as a third-country CCP (TC-CCP) by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). This recognition was granted to the DCCC on March 30 under…

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC reprimands and fines iSTAR International Futures Co. Limited $3 million over anti-money laundering

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded iSTAR International Futures Co. Limited, now known as Rifa Futures Limited, and fined it $3 million over failures to comply with anti-money laundering regulatory requirements when processing third party fund transfers. An SFC investigation found that between January and July 2014, Rifa took insufficient steps to mitigate…

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC suggests possible Brexit impact on the activities and services of Cyprus Investment Firms

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) requested the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) to report to CySEC on the likely implications that Brexit will have on their activities and services, including any suggestions for adopting immediate measures to eliminate their respective impact. CIFs are therefore advised to look at their business model structure, services and…

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against forex broker Tradeex Ltd.

Belize financial regulator IFSC (International Financial Services Commission) has issued a warning regarding retail forex brokerage firm Tradeex Ltd. IFSC announced that it has come to its notice that an entity calling itself ‘Tradeex Ltd.’ is falsely and fraudulently claiming to be an International Business Company registered in Belize. The Certificate of Incorporation No.147,333 carrying its…

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels AFS licence of responsible entity DD&D Securities

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of DD&D Securities Ltd (AFS licence 221147) for failing to comply with a number of its key obligations as a financial services licensee. In particular, ASIC found that DD&D Securities failed to: maintain membership with an external dispute resolution scheme approved by ASIC; lodge its financial…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

April 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC: Payments for bullish articles on stocks must be disclosed to investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities behind various alleged stock promotion schemes that left investors with the impression they were reading independent, unbiased analyses on investing websites while writers were being secretly compensated for touting company stocks. SEC investigations uncovered scenarios in which public companies hired promoters…

April 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds North West Capital Funds HK Ltd 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…

April 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Ralston Consultancy Ltd 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 Ralston Consultancy Ltd. Ralston Consultancy Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA reports on EU accounting enforcement in 2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU) in 2016. ESMA, in 2016, continued strengthening supervisory convergence in the area of financial reporting, to improve the consistency and quality across the EU. ESMA achieves this through coordinating…

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

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