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BaFin Germany plans renewed national restriction on CFDs for retail investors

07/01/2019(0)
After preparing for the expiry of the product intervention measure imposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) with regard to binary options, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ... Read More
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AMF warns retail investors and public about aggressive “boiler room”

05/06/2018(0)
The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), an independent public authority in France responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, that investors are provided with adequate ... Read More
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Charges against a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme targeting thousands of investors

22/12/2017(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges and an asset freeze against a group of unregistered funds and their owner who allegedly bilked thousands of retail investors, many ... Read More
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Investment Adviser Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Options Trading Scheme

06/10/2017(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Westchester, New York-based investment adviser with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. ... Read More
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SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors

26/09/2017(0)
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 ... Read More
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ESMA issues statement on CFDs, Binary Options and other speculative products

30/06/2017(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement updating on its work in relation to the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other ... Read More
CySEC

CySec informs Cyprus Investment Firms about the German and Spanish regulators restrictions for trading CFDs

18/05/2017(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued two important Circulars to inform Cyprus Investments Firms about the recent announcements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) ... Read More
Bafin

Breaking: BaFin restricts CFD trading

09/05/2017(0)
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) today issued a General Administrative Act pursuant to section 4b of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). ... Read More
Compagnie Financiere Tradition

Compagnie Financière Tradition reported revenue stable in Q1 2017 at CHF 213.4m

28/04/2017(0)
Compagnie Financière Tradition reported first-quarter consolidated revenue of CHF 213.4m compared with CHF 219.5m in same period in 2016, up 0.2% in constant currencies. At current exchange rates, consolidated ... Read More
CNMV

Spain to take measures for protection of retail investors in Forex and CFDs trading

22/03/2017(0)
The Comision Nacional Del Mercado De Valores (CNMV), the Spanish financial regulator, has issued a press release to publish several measures to enhance the protection of retail investors in ... Read More
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