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Emergency action filed against a Swiss-based company for microcap fraud scheme

09/10/2018(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against two individuals and their companies in a scheme that generated more than $165 ... Read More
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Investors Alert: The Cyprus financial regulator issued warnings

08/10/2018(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued warnings to inform investors that the websites binatex.com and primustrades.com have not been authorised by CySEC, and the company Brisk ... Read More
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ESMA issued a notice on product intervention renewal decision in relation to binary options

04/10/2018(0)
On 21 September 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) adopted a Decision under Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 to prohibit the marketing, distribution or sale ... Read More
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Tesco Bank fined £16.4m

03/10/2018(0)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has fined Tesco Personal Finance plc (Tesco Bank) £16,400,000 for failing ... Read More
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CySEC announced that Kit Finance Brokers Ltd is authorised as a Cyprus Investment Firm

02/10/2018(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that a new company has been approved by the Commission ... Read More
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ESMA monitors volatility in financial markets

25/09/2018(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) has published an article setting out the details of its analysis of volatility in financial markets. The potential of market volatility to ... Read More
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SEC shuts down a $345 million Ponzi-like scheme

24/09/2018(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing Ponzi-like scheme that raised more than $345 million from over 230 investors across the ... Read More
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FINMA finds deficiencies in anti-money laundering processes at Credit Suisse

19/09/2018(0)
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has concluded two enforcement procedures against Credit Suisse AG. In the first procedure, FINMA identified deficiencies in the bank’s adherence to anti-money ... Read More
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ESMA finds high level of diversity in national markets for structured retail products

18/09/2018(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has carried out a study of the EU market in structured retail products, from an investor protection perspective. The research breaks down ... Read More
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CySEC withdraw the license of two Cyprus Investment Firms

17/09/2018(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the independent public supervisory Authority responsible to exercise effective supervision to ensure investor protection and the healthy development of the securities market ... Read More
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