Category: Financial Services

fca warning
August 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA continues with the unauthorised firms warnings

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several more unauthorised firms this week. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people in the UK that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Their details can be seen below, keep in mind that the…

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sfc bans
August 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC bans a former account executive of DBS Vickers

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has banned Mr Samuel Lee Kwok Tung from re-entering the industry for eight months ending 16 April 2020. Tung is a former account executive of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSVHK) and, according to the regulator, has falsely stated that he was the…

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scam company
August 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Trinity Investments Limited firm

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently added a new name to its list of unregulated firms. The latest addition is the company Trinity Investments Limited. According to the FMA, the company could be involved in a scam. The regulator has received a complaint from a New Zealand resident who has invested with Trinity Investments…

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Belize regulator IFSC warning
August 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against Gann Markets Corp.

Belize financial regulator IFSC has just issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Gann Markets Corp. The new entity is a Belize Company incorporated under the International Business Companies Act (IBC), Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize. According to the regulator, Gann Markets Corp. is NOT authorised to hold itself out as providing…

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fca warning
August 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against three unauthorized companies

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued some more warnings this week, this time against several unregulated financial services providers targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warnings are against the companies Citi Finances, Mango Capital, and Smart Loans. The companies are not authorized by the FCA but have been targeting people in the…

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fca warning clone firm
August 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA issues warnings against several clone firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several clone firms today. The names of the clone companies are Retirement Planning and Global Reclaim. 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…

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August 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dutch AFM signs MoU with Hong Kong SFC

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) announced earlier today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MoU) with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Dutch Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and Hong Kong Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) will now be available for…

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bscs warning
August 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against JJ Lloyd firm

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently added a new name to its list of unregulated firms. The latest addition is the company JJ Lloyd. According to the regulator, the firm may be involved in a scam and is not registered on the New Zealand Financial Service Providers Register. The Hong Kong and Austrian regulators…

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asic bans
August 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans NSW financial adviser for three years

ASIC announced that it has banned a Sydney-based financial adviser, Tarandeep Aujla, because he failed to act in his clients’ best interests. Aujla was an authorised representative of Australian financial services (AFS) licensees Infocus Securities Australia and Chaucer Group. ASIC has found that Aujla did not obtain adequate information from clients about their personal circumstances…

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