Category: Regulation

FCA warning
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cooper 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 company Cooper Consultancy Ltd. Cooper Consultancy 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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asic ban
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans two former Macquarie advisers for 10 years

Australian regulator ASIC has banned Mark Alexander Landau of Balmain, New South Wales (formerly of Toorak Gardens, South Australia) and Marcus Roderick Campbell of South Brighton, South Australia from providing financial services for 10 years. The decisions were made by ASIC’s new Financial Services and Credit Panel, which found that Mr Landau and Mr Campbell…

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fca warning
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Easy Cheap Loans 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 Easy Cheap Loans. Easy Cheap Loans 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 clone firm
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Apollo Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Apollo Management. 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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asic bans
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC permanently bans unlicensed financial adviser

Australian regulator ASIC has announced that the unlicensed financial adviser, Mr Senen Pousa, has been permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity. Mr Pousa, the former director of Investment Intelligence Corporation Pty Ltd (IIC) was banned after engaging in unlicensed financial advice. Through IIC, Mr Pousa had advised clients to invest…

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fca warning
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against InstaFX24 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 InstaFX24. InstaFX24 is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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fca warning clone firm
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against UK Insurance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm UK Insurance. 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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cysec cif license
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws CIF license of Gobaba FX Cy Ltd

Cyprus financial regulator Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has made another announcement today regarding the withdrawal of the CIF license of a company called Gobaba FX Cy Ltd. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 13.09.2018 CySEC Decision date: 10.09.2018 Regarding: Gobaba FX Cy Ltd Legislation: The Investment…

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FCA warning
September 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Manaia and Partners 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 Manaia and Partners. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has already issued a warning to the same company earlier this year. Manaia and Partners is not authorised…

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