Tag: APAC

ASIC
April 02, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CBA sued by ASIC over misleading conduct

The incorrect fees have been found to be a result of manual errors executed by CBA staff members, as well as improperly configured or inadequate processes and systems which dismissed the fact that a vast number of customers were entitled to waivers on any fees. CBA was also found to have produced misrepresented justifications of…

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ASIC
April 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC bans Binary Options sale to retail clients

ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said: Binary options’ product characteristics make them incompatible with investment or risk management use by retail clients. ASIC’s product intervention order will protect retail investors from these harmful products at a time of heightened vulnerability. According to the Commission, retail clients’ net losses from trading binary options are estimated at around…

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Muinmos teams up with RHT Compliance Solutions in Singapore
March 31, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Muinmos to offer its Regulatory Onboarding Engine through RHT Compliance Solutions in Singapore

mPASS is aimed at automated categorisation, suitability and appropriateness checks. This module provides instant clearances on whether Financial Institutions can onboard or keep a client in any country / for any financial service and financial instrument. The clearing process takes under three minutes after which clients are ready to be onboarded. mCHECK deals with relevant…

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ASIC
March 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC’s CFD trading restrictions come into effect

The Australian regulator decided to strengthen its protection for retail clients after it found that CFDs trading may result in significant loss for retail clients. ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour commented: We will closely monitor compliance with the product intervention order and won’t hesitate to take appropriate action to enforce the order. Commissioner Armour added: We…

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ASIC
March 17, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC implements ten-year ban for Forex CT director

ASIC began civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Forex CT and Shlomo Yoshai on 16 July 2020, after discovering that the sole director’s lack of respect for compliance justified a ban for a significant period of time. Yoshai has now been given a ten- year ban after behaviour on Forex CT’s trading floor…

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Eurex
March 16, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Eurex and KRX to expand products on joint link

Since 2010 and 2016, respectively, overnight KOSPI 200 Options and Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures have been listed on Eurex. This expansion of the long-standing cooperation with further futures is strategically important for both Eurex and KRX. On a global scale, KOSPI 200 Options make up one of the four most heavily exchange-traded index contracts. Trading these…

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FMA warning
March 15, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FMA warns against horizonlinelimited.com, Cornucopia and others

www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ Website: www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ Phone: + 91 97642 16796 The FMA warned that the website www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ is contacting individuals via private messages and are falsely claiming to be authorised and licensed by the FMA. The website is in fact not associated with or authorised by the NZ incorporated company, Carrick Just Capital Markets Limited Trading As CJC…

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