The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several more clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are Capital Trade Fair, Perterra Funds PLC, Nautilus Indemnity, Midpoint Exchange, Magna Umbrella Fund PLC, and Best Bonds & Savings. Fraudsters are using or giving out the…
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Active week for CySEC... the regulator has just made another announcement on its official website, this time regarding the website binomo.com. According to the Cyprus watchdog, the above-mentioned website does not belong to any authorized entity in the area. The regulator has once again urged investors to first consult its official website, before conducting any…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC has announced yesterday that it has decided to withdraw the CIF licence of a company named MPS Marketplace Securities Ltd. The licence is suspended in whole as there are suspicions of an alleged violation of section 10 of the Law and the section 93(1) of the Regulation. According to the regulator,…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has banned Ye Feng from re-entering the industry for life following his conviction for bribery. Ye Feng, a former vice president of the Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (BOCOM), is responsible for handling securities transactions for BOCOM’s clients at the material time, guilty…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several unauthorised companies as well as some clone firms. The names of the latest additions to the regulator's warning list are Perfect Lends, First BTC FX, Stretchy Finance UK Ltd, We Claim 4U Limited, Williams Carter & Associates LLC, Delmer Consulting Group. Fraudsters are…
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Mr. Ananda Kathiravelu, of Perth, Western Australia, is a a corporate adviser to a series of Australian companies, including Armada Capital Pty Ltd. Kathiravelu has been in the financial services business for over 20 years and has served as a director to a number of companies. Mr. Kathiravelu has been charged with conspiracy to manipulate…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC has made a new announcement today regarding the withdrawal of the AIFLNP authorisation of two companies. The latest additions to CySEC's list are Quantelion Fund Ltd and MESSINA FUND VCIC LTD. Quantelion Fund Ltd’s authorization is with number LPAIF88/2014 and MESSINA FUND VCIC LTD's authorization is with number LPAIF66/2014. According to…
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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently added another name to its list of unregulated firms. The latest addition is the company Ashwood Holdings Limited. According to the regulator, Ashwood Holding Limited and www.ashwoodholdingsltd.com could be involved in a scam which is associated with Grace Investment, Regal Investment, and Duke Valentines Limited. It is…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of two clone firms today. The names of the clone companies are ICAP Investment and Cabinet Klienmann Sarl. 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…
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Australian regulator announced earlier this week that it has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Queensland-based financial services provider Financial Options Pty Ltd. The licence is suspended until 26 February 2020. According to the regulator, Financial Options was not meeting its obligations as an AFS licensee. The company has failed to have a dispute…
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