The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) just informed about the procedures in place regarding the receipt and follow-up of reports of infringement on market abuse (market abuse regulation). For the purposes of this circular and the completion of the Whistleblowing External Disclosure Form, CySEC announced that the following definitions shall apply: CySEC means the…
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Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued a €100,000 fine Colmex Pro Ltd for a series of compliance issues discovered by the regulator. The €100,000 fine breaks down as follows: €40,000 for nor properly informing clients of appropriate risks of trading, €30,000 for misleading advertising, €20,000 for operational risks not being properly addressed, €10,000 for other…
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Following the announcement dated 29th September 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), after a decision at the meeting dated 28th November 2016, announced that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Best Choice FBC Ltd will continue to be suspended. The company’s CIF authorisation will remain suspended until CySEC decides whether to withdraw…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just published an extensive list of unregulated forex and binary options brokers. CySEC has informed investors and the public at large that the domains that are included in the following annex are not owned or operated by Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) which have been authorized by CySEC…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that, on its meeting of 28th November 2016, has decided to wholly withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm authorization with number 239/14 of «UBFS Invest powered by Moneychoice Brokers Ltd» operating at www.moneychoicebrokers.com, www.ubfsinvest.com. The withdraw has been made due to UBFS’s non-compliance with: Section 28(1) of the Law…
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Continuing our series of different viewpoints of industry experts on the CySEC bonus ban, we present today's guest post courtesy of Yael Warman from Leverate. During the past year, CySec hasn’t been shy about becoming a stricter regulator and changing its image of a once-lax regulatory body for one of a reputable, don’t-mess-with-us regulator. We have…
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It was a week of sector-changing Forex Industry News. And as usual, you read about it exclusively or first at LeapRate. There were plentiful interesting stories we covered, but they all took a back seat to Cyprus regulator CySEC's ban on bonuses, reported first at LeapRate, as well as changes to trading leverage and client…
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Continuing to bring our readers different viewpoints of industry experts on the CySEC bonus ban, we present today's guest post courtesy of Konstantin Rabin, CEO at eFXto. While some people may assume that the most recent update from CySEC is horrifying, I actually feel that it is deadly. Not for the brokers though, but for…
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LeapRate broke the story of CySEC's plan to ban bonus schemes provided as enticements to retail traders more than a week ago. When CySEC formally announced their plans yesterday, which also covers leverage limits and withdrawal procedures, initial industry reaction was swift. Although different constituencies had different opinions, one thing was clear - this is going…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Confirming LeapRate's earlier exclusive story that Cyprus financial regulator CySEC was preparing to ban the use of deposit bonuses (and other retention bonus schemes) for retail traders, CySEC today issued a circular to all CIF regulated brokers on the island clarifying their position. In the circular (full text below), CySEC states: CIFs must…
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