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CySEC Crosses Three Brokers off the Investor Compensation Fund
Companies had previously surrendered their CIF licenses.
The clients still have the opportunity to apply for potential compensation.
Monday, 20/03/2023 | 10:02 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
CySEC Supervised 837 Entities and Imposed €2.9 million Fines in 2022
CIFs represent the majority of licensed and sanctioned entities.
CySEC's oversight extends to two new types of companies: crowdfunding and PEPP.
Wednesday, 15/03/2023 | 13:08 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
CySEC Blacklists Six Online Trading Websites
Three of the websites share the same branding.
CySEC kicked against five other unregulated trading platforms in January.
Thursday, 09/03/2023 | 20:14 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Executives
CySEC’s Ex-Chair, Demetra Kalogerou, Joins Board of e-Money Firm ECOMMBX
Kalogerou also joined INX Digital as a Board Member in July last year.
The top executive says she joined ECOMMBX because of its "many prospects."
Wednesday, 08/03/2023 | 14:40 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Retail FX
CySEC Withdraws Maxiflex's License for Violating Licensing Conditions
Maxiflex allegedly violated rules relating to prevention of use of client funds, others.
CySEC suspended Maxiflex's license completely in October 2021.
Monday, 06/03/2023 | 16:46 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
CySEC Withdraws Magnum FX’s CIF License after “Voluntary Renunciation”
Magnum FX was licensed by CySEC in June 2018.
The broker operates four different websites.
Tuesday, 14/02/2023 | 15:00 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
Inveza Capital Ltd "Expressly Renounces" CySEC License
The broker suspended its operations in September last year.
The company itself decided to give up its license.
Tuesday, 14/02/2023 | 12:36 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
CySEC Warns against Licensed Broker Clone
IMS Crypto uses the CIF license number of IMS Markets.
The latter is CySEC's authorized investment firm, the first is just a clone.
Thursday, 09/02/2023 | 13:41 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
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Brokers
CySEC Withdraws License of FX/CFDs Brokerage Operator F1Markets
F1Markets settled with CySEC last year, paying €150,000.
The broker’s license was previously suspended for compliance violations.
Thursday, 09/02/2023 | 09:05 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Withdraws License of TradoCenter and Toro Invest Operator
The company voluntarily renounced its CIF license.
The platforms stopped offering services on 7 August 2022.
Thursday, 02/02/2023 | 09:52 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Finds 31% of Retail Investors Rely on Finfluencers
The regulator conducted a study to learn about retail investor behavior.
Twenty-two percent of investors made their decisions based on promotions and endorsements.
Wednesday, 25/01/2023 | 11:22 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Warns against 5 Unregulated FX/CFDs Platforms
Four websites are still operating and offering trading services.
The regulator recently warned against other fraudsters and rogue platforms.
Wednesday, 25/01/2023 | 09:32 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
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FinTech
CySEC Investment Managers’ AUM Drops 7.2% to €9.9 Billion in Q3 2022
CySEC attributed the decrease to devaluation of assets and other factors.
Investment managers regulated by CySEC increased to 303 during Q3 2022.
Monday, 23/01/2023 | 15:37 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
European Central Bank Exec Wants Unbacked Crypto Treated as Gambling
Panetta says unbacked crypto is “a gamble disguised as an investment asset."
CySEC's Chairman also decried the speculative nature of crypto last October.
Thursday, 05/01/2023 | 14:35 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
FinTech
ESMA Unveils New Logo, Plans New Website Launch
The EU financial regulator has started adopting the new logo.
ESMA said its new website will be launched later this month.
Tuesday, 03/01/2023 | 13:08 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
CySEC Extends FTX EU’s CIF License Suspension to March 2023
Japan extended the suspension of FTX Japan to March 9, 2023.
Australia's regulator's suspension stands until May 15, 2023.
Thursday, 22/12/2022 | 23:03 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Executive Moves
CySEC's Dr Theocharides Becomes Chair of ESMA's Risk Standing Committee
The RSC is the successor of the Committee for Economic and Markets Analysis.
ESMA named the Chair of several other standing committees as well.
Wednesday, 21/12/2022 | 08:44 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Reaches New €100k Settlement with BCM Begin Capital Markets
BCM Begin paid a €170k settlement to CySEC over six months ago.
Both settlements are for possible violations of the same rules.
Friday, 16/12/2022 | 16:40 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
CySEC Alerts against 5 Illegal FX/CFDs Trading Platforms
One of the platforms is even falsely claiming to have a CySEC license.
The regulator recently warned against fraudsters impersonating the regulatory website.
Thursday, 08/12/2022 | 08:47 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
Swissquote Gains CySEC License to Boost European Operations
The broker will launch services under the new license next year.
It also holds more than half-a-dozen other regulatory licenses.
Wednesday, 07/12/2022 | 12:09 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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FinTech
CySEC Adjusts Rules on Investment Services Provision in Third Countries
The new rules are based on the regulator's Board meeting held last Thursday.
The new stipulations displace the rules issued in February 2018.
Tuesday, 29/11/2022 | 17:23 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX
CySEC Warns against Impersonating Officers, Fake Websites
The regulator detected five new rogue websites.
CySEC issued a similar warning in April.
Tuesday, 22/11/2022 | 19:48 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
CySEC Settles with ROInvesting's Operator Royal Forex for €120K
There were possible lapses in compliance between July 2020 and October 2021.
The company has already voluntarily renounced its CIF license.
Thursday, 17/11/2022 | 11:44 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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Retail FX
Op-ed
2022, a Year of Tightening Marketing Regulations for Retail Brokers
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant rise in online investments and digital crimes
Several countries have tightened their financial advertising regulations to protect the public
Wednesday, 16/11/2022 | 09:43 GMT
by
Jonathan Elkin
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Retail FX
Equiti Group Opens Cyprus Office One Month after Getting CySEC License
The new office is Equiti Group's 10th local office across the world.
The license was granted to Equiti Global Markets Limited in October.
Monday, 14/11/2022 | 20:16 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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