Tag: FCA

September 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns: Beware trading virtual currencies with OneCoin

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes that consumers should be wary of dealing with OneCoin, which claims to offer the chance to make money through the trading and ‘mining’ of virtual currencies. OneCoin markets itself as ‘a digital currency, based on cryptography’. It claims to have a finite amount of currency units which means…

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September 26, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Unsecured Loan Credit clone firm

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of the cloned firm Unsecured Loan Credit. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. The clone firm are using or giving out the following details as part of their…

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September 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Global Escrow Exchange 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 firm Global Escrow Exchange. The company is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK.   To see the official FCA warning,…

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September 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Watkins 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 firm Watkins Consultancy Ltd. The company is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK: Watkins Consultancy Ltd Address: 1 New York Plaza,…

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September 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA to ban former Barclays Wealth senior director

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Decision Notice in respect of Mr Andrew Tinney, formerly Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management (BWA). This sets out the FCA’s finding that Mr Tinney should be publicly censured and banned from carrying out any senior management or Significant Influence Functions in any regulated…

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August 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of Headington Investments Limited

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of the cloned firm Headington Investments Limited. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. The clone firm are using or giving out the following details as part of their…

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August 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of ADVInvests

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of the cloned firm ADVInvests. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. The clone firm are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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August 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Trade-24 / Trade-24.com

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 Trade-24 / Trade-24.com firm. The company is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK: Trade-24 / Trade-24.com Addresses: Tower 42, 25 Old…

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August 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of JB Trade Finance

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of the cloned firm JB Trade Finance. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. The clone firm are using or giving out the following details as part of their…

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