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Retail FX
BUX Enables Retail IPO Access in Belgium, Netherlands with PrimaryBid
2024-10-25T12:05:39.078+02:00
PrimaryBid’s platform allows retail investors to participate in primary offerings.
The EU Listing Act will reduce investment limits, promoting retail participation.
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Belgian Financial Watchdog Flags Seven Firms Engaging in “Recovery Room Fraud”
2024-10-03T21:48:53.014+02:00
The entities reportedly target victims of previous investment scams by offering false recovery services.
Information about scam victims is reportedly sold to other fraudsters, increasing their vulnerability.
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Belgian Regulator Alerts on Clones of Two Popular Trading Brands
2024-05-17T10:32:20.762+02:00
FSMA has warned against nearly 40 potentially fraudulent entities.
The list includes clones of BNP Paribas and CMC Markets.
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Regulator Says These 17 Trading Platforms Are Stealing Your Money
2024-02-14T12:19:54.817+02:00
The FSMA warns against a bunch of new fraudulent trading platforms in Belgium.
Victims are lured by fake promises, unable to withdraw funds later.
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CryptoCurrency
Binance Reopens Crypto Exchange Services in Belgium
2023-09-26T07:57:16.080+02:00
The exchange was forced to suspend local services following a regulatory order.
Binance migrated its Belgian users to its Polish entity rather than shutter services.
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News Nuggets | 6 September: Zodia Expands into Abu Dhabi; Belgium FSA Issues New Warnings
2023-09-06T13:03:11.136+02:00
Also, Strise secured $10.8 million in funding; Finalto Asia announced its new Head of Sales.
Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
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Binance Dodges Regulatory Bullet in Belgium, Redirects Users to Poland
2023-08-28T19:37:56.035+02:00
FSMA said customers can only be transferred if they consent.
Binance recently quit the Netherlands, transferring its Dutch clients to a local rival.
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Boiler Rooms in Belgium: FSMA Flags Three Unauthorized Firms
2023-08-28T12:42:34.794+02:00
Boiler rooms use aggressive tactics to push victims for more and more investments.
None of the named firms are licensed in Belgium or anywhere else.
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CryptoCurrency
FSMA Orders Binance to Immediately Halt Services in Belgium
2023-06-23T20:18:25.664+02:00
Binance failed to prove that 19 operators servicing Belgian clients are EEA firms.
The exchange can either return all customer assets or transfer them to EEA entities.
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FSMA Warns against 38 Unlicensed Forex, CFDs and Crypto Platforms
2023-06-05T10:10:11.019+02:00
The regulator highlighted the dangers of using fraudulent platforms' services.
Many of them are still operational.
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After CySEC, Belgium’s FSMA Is Now Tackling Impersonators
2023-05-30T10:39:29.311+02:00
Fraudsters are approaching people impersonating themselves as regulatory employees.
They are utilising the ploy of seeking fees for recovering lost funds.
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News Nuggets | 17 May: Belgium's Crypto Ads Rules Kick In; FINMA's Action
2023-05-17T12:56:34.448+02:00
Also, Zondacrypto's new crypto license and Libertex's new crypto CFDs.
Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
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CryptoCurrency
Belgium’s FSMA to Police Crypto Ads with Upcoming Regulation
2023-04-20T15:12:38.795+02:00
Advertisers are to give a 10-day notification to FMSA before running their ads.
The watchdog started calling for crypto regulation as early as 2020.
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"The Only Guarantee in Crypto Is Risk:" Belgium to Mandate Warnings on Ads
2023-03-20T11:02:29.968+02:00
An FSMA survey finds more than 60 percent of Belgian crypto investors see "temporary correction" with FTX collapse.
Only 15 percent of the investors bought more than EUR 10,000 worth of crypto.
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FSMA Warns against Webull Clone and 20 Other Unlicensed Platforms
2023-02-23T12:47:28.324+02:00
According to Belgium's FSMA, listed platforms may extort money from investors.
A Clone of the WeBull trading brand is one of them.
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Belgium’s FSMA Red Flags 40 Trading Platforms as ‘Fraudulent’
2022-09-14T11:00:19.593+02:00
These platforms are illegally offering services in the country.
The regulator is actively warning against fraudulent operators.
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FinTech
FSMA Warns against Fraudulent Offers by Five Wealth Management Firms
2022-08-31T10:06:57.317+02:00
False promises made by wealth management firms.
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Belgian FSMA Consults on How to Classify Crypto Assets
2022-07-06T18:30:18.380+02:00
The consultation is to be wrapped up on July 31.
The EU reached a provisional agreement on MiCA last week.
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Belgium’s FSMA Flags 38 ‘Fraudulent’ Online Trading Platforms
2022-06-08T13:30:21.332+02:00
These platforms are using aggressive sales tactics to push victims for deposits.
They are running fake ads and mobile apps to lure victims.
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Regulation
Belgium’s FSMA Mandates Registration of Crypto Firms
2022-05-02T07:47:06.988+02:00
The new rules came into effect on May 2, 2022.
Existing crypto companies need to register themselves by September 1.
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Retail FX
Swipe, Invest, Scam: FSMA Warns against Investment Fraud on Dating Apps
2021-10-27T12:54:19.000+02:00
Fraudsters are trapping victims on dating apps using fake profiles.
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Financial Frauds in Belgium Jumped by 60% in H1 2021
2021-10-04T13:38:31.000+02:00
Most of the fraud was associated with online trading platforms.
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Belgium’s FSMA Cautions against Trading Software Firms
2021-08-24T14:25:09.000+02:00
The regulator pointed at the pyramid structure of the companies to warn investors.
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Executive Moves
ESMA Secures Annemie Rombouts as New Chair of CRSC
2021-02-25T12:46:53.000+02:00
Currently, Rombouts Lectures on Regulation and ethics for the Advanced Masters degree in financial risk management.
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Regulation
Swipe Left: Financial Scammers are Trapping Victims on Tinder
2020-12-03T12:45:18.000+02:00
Scammers are disguising themselves as 'financially-independent charming women' to trap victims.
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