Category: Regulation

FCA warning
December 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Frontex Group Ltd

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 Frontex Group Ltd. Frontex Group Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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fca warning
December 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

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

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clone firm FCA warning
December 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against DWK Financial Home clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm DWK Financial Home. 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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fca warning
December 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Tradex Options 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 company Tradex Options. Tradex Options is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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fca warning clone firm
December 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Marcus Korsten clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Marcus Korsten. 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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fma warning
December 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against ZonggangCaifu

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called ZonggangCaifu. ZonggangCaifu Website: www.zgtra.com ; www.zgangfx.com ; www.zongforex.com Reason for warning: ZonggangCaifu is not registered, licensed, or regulated in New Zealand as claimed on its websites. The financial service provider registration numbers of FSP1782, FSP1762, FSP488226 and FSP536586 displayed…

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warning
December 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Golden Financial Service Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Golden Financial Service Limited. Golden Financial Service Limited Address: 8 Tango Place, Henderson, Auckland 0610 Website: www.gdfxuk.com ; www.golden-financial.com Phone: +852 6948 8536 Reason for warning: GFS is not licensed to issue derivative products (CFDs) to New Zealand retail…

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fca warning
December 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Maplewalk trading as Prime Crypto

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 Maplewalk t/a Prime Crypto. Maplewalk t/a Prime Crypto is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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ESMA - Did they go too far?
December 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA renews restriction on CFDs for a further three months

Pan European regulator ESMA has decided to extend its CFD and Forex leverage cap (and related rules) for a further three months. The three month trial has already ended on November 1. The effects of ESMA’s rules have already begun to be felt by the online brokerage industry, with reduced Revenues reported by the likes of IG Group and CMC Markets.…

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