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CySec issued a warning about trading on virtual currencies
October 16th, 2017
Following the Announcement (in Greek) issued by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) on 18 March 2014, regarding the risks associated when buying, holding, exchanging or trading on virtual currencies, CySec is warning again investors regarding this matter. Trading ...
CySec announced withdrawal of suspension of Cyprus Investment Firm authorisation
October 12th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that, further to its Decision published on 13th July 2017, informs the public that, at its meeting dated 2 October 2017, decided to withdraw the ...
CySec suspended the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
October 11th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that, following a decision in the meeting dated 25.09.2017, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Concorde Investments (Cyprus) Ltd (‘the Company’), number 189/13, is suspended, ...
CySec authorised two new Cyprus Investment Firms
October 10th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued announcements to inform that two new firms have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms. According the announcement, the firms Wise Wolves Finance ...
CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
October 4th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform that, on 21st September 2017, the CIF AJF Financial Services Ltd (the ‘Company’), which provided investment services via the domains www.alphainvestment.eu, www.direktbroker24.de, www.ondatrade.com, www.tradefinancial.eu, renounced its authorisation, pursuant ...
Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Ban On Binary Options
September 29th, 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announce the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options shorter than 30 days with any individual. “Binary options are ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to address cyber-based threats and protect retail investors. The creation of a Cyber Unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related ...
CySec announced the authorisation of two new Cyprus Investment Firms
September 26th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued today announcements to inform that two new firms have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms. According the announcement, the firms ArgusFX Ltd and ...
CySec warns regarding Interactive Company JSC formerly Global Markets JSC
September 25th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform investors regarding the following decision by the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission (FSC), concerning Interactive Company JSC (formerly Global Markets JSC), and the procedure which clients who ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...