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Forex TB Pays €270k to CySEC to Settle Possible Violations
The broker possibly violated sections of the Investment Services Law of 2017.
CySEC previously settled other firm's possible violations for €150k and €100k.
Thursday, 30/06/2022 | 21:27 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
CySEC Expands Warning List, Adds Seven Fraudulent Trading Platforms
Some of these platforms are falsely claiming to have CIF and other regulatory licenses.
Most of them are offering counterparty trading services.
Tuesday, 28/06/2022 | 07:59 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CFI Cyprus Settles with CySEC, Pays €150K for Possible Non-Compliance
The broker possibly violated some compliances around money laundering and terror financing.
It only concerns the Cypriot entity of the CFI Group.
Tuesday, 21/06/2022 | 11:29 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Fines Maxigrid Directors, Bans Four from CIF Management
They failed to 'define and take responsibility' leading to non-compliance.
The CIF license of the company was withdrawn last February.
Friday, 17/06/2022 | 11:13 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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Regulation
CySEC Flags Six More Unauthorized Financial Services Platforms
These are offering financial services without having received regulatory authorization.
Two of them are trying to clone legitimate brokers.
Friday, 17/06/2022 | 08:36 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Brokers
CySEC Withdraws ICF Membership of itrader Operator Hoch Capital
The CIF license of the company was withdrawn earlier this year.
ICF provides insurance of up to €20,000 to all clients of regulated financial firms.
Friday, 10/06/2022 | 11:40 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Brokers
CySEC Initiates Compensation under ICF for Maxigrid Clients
The brokerage operator lost its license in February.
The deposits of each client of the broker are insured for up to €20,000.
Wednesday, 08/06/2022 | 06:05 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Alerts Investors to Additional Unauthorized Websites
The websites have not been registered under Cyprus' markets law.
Last week, CySEC flagged seven unauthorized websites.
Monday, 30/05/2022 | 16:12 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Brokers
CySEC Issues Warning against Illegal Entities
The authority has added goldenshare.io and finatics.io to its warning list.
CySEC has also urged investors to consult its website before conducting business with investment firms.
Tuesday, 24/05/2022 | 08:04 GMT
by
Bilal Jafar
Regulation
CySEC Settles with eXcentral and NicoFX Operator for €290K
The company possibly violated several mandatory compliances.
The operator is not onboarding clients on NicoFX anymore.
Wednesday, 18/05/2022 | 05:48 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Brokers
CySEC Settles with FXVC for €100K, Broker Renounces CIF License
The broker possibly violated CySEC regulations.
It has stopped offering services under the CIF license from March 2022.
Friday, 06/05/2022 | 12:00 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Binary Options
CySEC Raises Red Flag on Websites Associated to Binarium Ltd
Six domains were mentioned in the warning.
The watchdog recently warned on four forex websites.
Monday, 02/05/2022 | 19:43 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
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Institutional FX
CySEC Warns Investors against Four Unregistered Forex Websites
The websites have not been registered under Cyprus' markets law.
The warning follows an earlier alarm on fraudsters impersonating CySEC's officers.
Wednesday, 27/04/2022 | 14:37 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Cross-Border Client Onboarding: Why Harmonising & Automating Is The Ideal Solution
Regulators in Europe are quarrelling over cross-border client onboarding issues
Cross-border client onboarding issues are being taken more seriously
Thursday, 21/04/2022 | 20:24 GMT
by
Remonda Kirketerp-Møller
Brokers
CySEC Takes Action against Ayers Alliance, BCS (Cyprus) for Non-Compliance
Ayers Alliance broke staffing rules in risk management department appointments.
BCS (Cyprus) failed to establish a system for suspicious transaction detection.
Tuesday, 19/04/2022 | 11:33 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
CySEC Withdrew Licenses of Dormant ED&F MAN Capital Markets Subsidiary, RMG Holding
Both the companies decided to renounce their CIF licenses.
RMG has stopped offering its services.
Monday, 18/04/2022 | 11:44 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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Brokers
CySEC Withdrew License of Broker Operator Hoch Capital
It operates brands like itrader and tradeATF.
It settled with CySEC earlier for multiple possible instances of non-compliance.
Friday, 15/04/2022 | 09:47 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Warns against Fraudsters Impersonating as Regulatory Staff
These scammers target individual investors.
CySEC clarifies that it has no jurisdiction to collect fees from individual investors.
Friday, 08/04/2022 | 11:15 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Fines CIF Capital Com SV Investments Ltd. for Non-compliance with Article 16(2)
The company was fined for late reporting of two suspicious transactions that happened over a year.
CySEC added the fact that the company reported the suspicious transactions, albeit belatedly.
Wednesday, 06/04/2022 | 13:05 GMT
by
Matti Williamson
News
CySEC Alarms against Use of Crypto Assets by Sanctioned Russians
Sanctioned individuals and entities are trying to use crypto assets to move funds.
Several other regulators flagged the use of cryptocurrencies by Russians.
Tuesday, 29/03/2022 | 12:44 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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Brokers
CySEC Withdrew ICF Membership of Daweda, LCG (Cyprus) and Felicitas
All of the companies lost their CIF licenses due to non-compliance.
Claimants from these companies will still be entitled to compensation.
Wednesday, 23/03/2022 | 12:55 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Brokers
Swissquote Confirms Record Growth in 2021, Operating Revenues Climb 49% YoY
In 2022, the company is expecting net revenues of CHF 475 Million.
Demetra Kalogerou will be proposed to the Board of Directors as an additional member.
Thursday, 17/03/2022 | 07:58 GMT
by
Bilal Jafar
News
CySEC Calls for Views on Establishing a Regulatory Sandbox
Stakeholders are invited to submit their interest in participating via email.
This project aims to 'build on the success' of CySEC’s Innovation Hub.
Wednesday, 16/03/2022 | 17:37 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
Retail FX
CySEC Comments on Recent Peer Review Made by ESMA
CySEC welcomes the peer review of NCA's supervision of cross-border activities.
ESMA made two recommendations to CySEC under Article 16.
Friday, 11/03/2022 | 21:17 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
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Regulation
ESMA Recommends CySEC to Improve Cross-Border Activities Supervision
It has made two recommendations to CySEC under Article 16.
CySEC now has two months to respond to the EU supervisor.
Thursday, 10/03/2022 | 13:06 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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