Retail brokerage operator F1Markets withdrew its licence in December last year and it was confirmed by CySEC earlier last month.
1Markets had several brokerage brands under its operation, such as Investous, 24CM, and EuroPrime, but its operations were not without controversy. The company faced multiple compliance lapses and enforcement actions. In August of last year, F1Markets settled with the Cypriot regulator, paying €150,000 for potential breaches of local regulations. This was a result of a regulatory assessment of the company’s compliance efforts to meet the terms of its partial suspension and other corrective actions taken between June 2019 and July 2020.
In December 2022, Inveza Capital made the decision to renounce its license, despite being a CySEC-regulated entity since 2013. The firm provided investment services through its website inveza.com, previously operating under the names NFX Capital Cy Ltd and Vinst Capital Limited. In addition, FF Simple and Smart Trades Investment Services controlled two brands, Toro Invest and TradoCenter, which offered margin trading to both retail and professional clients.
CySEC recently released its annual report, revealing that it supervised 837 regulated entities at the end of 2022,
