Category: Regulation

fca warning
January 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Hildebrand Capital Partners

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 company Hildebrand Capital Partners. Hildebrand Capital Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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ASIC imposes additional conditions on Kaz Capital's AFS license
January 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC imposes additional conditions on Kaz Capital's AFS license

Australian regulator ASIC has just announced that it has imposed additional conditions on the Australian Financial Services (AFS) license of the company Kaz Capital Pty Ltd (Kaz). The additional conditions require the appointment of an independent expert, who will review the company's compliance framework, provide recommendations for remediation, and report to both ASIC and Kaz in June…

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cysec cif license
January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC issues warning regarding unregulated entities

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has just made an announcement regarding several unregulated websites. The unregulated entities can be seen below: www.worldtrustinvest.com www.eurotradeinvestmentsrgb.com Coinoptionstrade.com The websites do not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, as provided for in Article 5…

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fca warning
January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Axiom Equity Research Corporation

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 company Axiom Equity Research Corporation (not to be confused with AxiomSL). Axiom Equity Research Corporation is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in…

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DTCC Data Repository (Ireland) PLC registers with ESMA as a trade repository
January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Global Property Research approved as EU-regulated Benchmark Administrator

Global Property Research (GPR) has just announced that it has been approved as an registered Benchmark Administrator under the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). The Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) has granted the registration, which is recognised by The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA), on its register of approved Benchmark Administrators. GPR is subject…

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ASIC suspends AFS license
January 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC suspends Halifax Investment Services AFS license

Australian regulator ASIC has just announce that it has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) license held by the Australian liquidity provider Halifax Investment Services Pty Ltd until 10 January 2020. The official announcement reads as follows: Halifax was a financial services licensee headquartered in Sydney with a partially-owned subsidiary in Auckland, New Zealand. The suspension follows…

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fca warning clone firm
January 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Market Gate Coin clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Market Gate Coin. 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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Regulation
January 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC renews registration in the Public Register

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has just made an announcement regarding the renewal of the registrations of Certified Persons in the Public Register. The regulator has recently become a member of the Mediterranean Partnership of Securities Regulators. The announcement reads as follows: In accordance with paragraph 17(1) of the Directive regarding the Certification of Persons and…

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