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CySEC Expands Warning List, Adds Seven Fraudulent Trading Platforms
2022-06-28T09:59:25.771+02:00
Some of these platforms are falsely claiming to have CIF and other regulatory licenses.
Most of them are offering counterparty trading services.
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CFI Cyprus Settles with CySEC, Pays €150K for Possible Non-Compliance
2022-06-21T13:29:00.144+02:00
The broker possibly violated some compliances around money laundering and terror financing.
It only concerns the Cypriot entity of the CFI Group.
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CySEC Fines Maxigrid Directors, Bans Four from CIF Management
2022-06-17T13:13:26.960+02:00
They failed to 'define and take responsibility' leading to non-compliance.
The CIF license of the company was withdrawn last February.
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CySEC Flags Six More Unauthorized Financial Services Platforms
2022-06-17T10:36:00.925+02:00
These are offering financial services without having received regulatory authorization.
Two of them are trying to clone legitimate brokers.
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CySEC Withdraws ICF Membership of itrader Operator Hoch Capital
2022-06-10T13:40:11.262+02:00
The CIF license of the company was withdrawn earlier this year.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.
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CySEC Initiates Compensation under ICF for Maxigrid Clients
2022-06-08T08:05:00.060+02:00
The brokerage operator lost its license in February.
The deposits of each client of the broker are insured for up to €20,000.
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CySEC Alerts Investors to Additional Unauthorized Websites
2022-05-30T18:12:22.749+02:00
The websites have not been registered under Cyprus' markets law.
Last week, CySEC flagged seven unauthorized websites.
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CySEC Issues Warning against Illegal Entities
2022-05-24T10:04:25.865+02:00
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.
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Regulation
CySEC Settles with eXcentral and NicoFX Operator for €290K
2022-05-18T07:48:04.216+02:00
The company possibly violated several mandatory compliances.
The operator is not onboarding clients on NicoFX anymore.
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CySEC Settles with FXVC for €100K, Broker Renounces CIF License
2022-05-06T14:00:15.595+02:00
The broker possibly violated CySEC regulations.
It has stopped offering services under the CIF license from March 2022.
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CySEC Raises Red Flag on Websites Associated to Binarium Ltd
2022-05-02T21:43:00.000+02:00
Six domains were mentioned in the warning.
The watchdog recently warned on four forex websites.
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CySEC Warns Investors against Four Unregistered Forex Websites
2022-04-27T16:37:42.822+02:00
The websites have not been registered under Cyprus' markets law.
The warning follows an earlier alarm on fraudsters impersonating CySEC's officers.
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Cross-Border Client Onboarding: Why Harmonising & Automating Is The Ideal Solution
2022-04-21T22:24:47.465+02:00
Regulators in Europe are quarrelling over cross-border client onboarding issues
Cross-border client onboarding issues are being taken more seriously
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CySEC Takes Action against Ayers Alliance, BCS (Cyprus) for Non-Compliance
2022-04-19T13:33:43.821+02:00
Ayers Alliance broke staffing rules in risk management department appointments.
BCS (Cyprus) failed to establish a system for suspicious transaction detection.
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CySEC Withdrew Licenses of Dormant ED&F MAN Capital Markets Subsidiary, RMG Holding
2022-04-18T13:44:26.558+02:00
Both the companies decided to renounce their CIF licenses.
RMG has stopped offering its services.
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CySEC Withdrew License of Broker Operator Hoch Capital
2022-04-15T11:47:28.522+02:00
It operates brands like itrader and tradeATF.
It settled with CySEC earlier for multiple possible instances of non-compliance.
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Retail FX
CySEC Warns against Fraudsters Impersonating as Regulatory Staff
2022-04-08T13:15:39.965+02:00
These scammers target individual investors.
CySEC clarifies that it has no jurisdiction to collect fees from individual investors.
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CySEC Fines CIF Capital Com SV Investments Ltd. for Non-compliance with Article 16(2)
2022-04-06T15:05:59.741+02:00
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.
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CySEC Alarms against Use of Crypto Assets by Sanctioned Russians
2022-03-29T14:44:39.417+02:00
Sanctioned individuals and entities are trying to use crypto assets to move funds.
Several other regulators flagged the use of cryptocurrencies by Russians.
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CySEC Withdrew ICF Membership of Daweda, LCG (Cyprus) and Felicitas
2022-03-23T14:55:22.043+02:00
All of the companies lost their CIF licenses due to non-compliance.
Claimants from these companies will still be entitled to compensation.
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Swissquote Confirms Record Growth in 2021, Operating Revenues Climb 49% YoY
2022-03-17T09:58:52.050+02:00
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.
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CySEC Calls for Views on Establishing a Regulatory Sandbox
2022-03-16T19:37:00.000+02:00
Stakeholders are invited to submit their interest in participating via email.
This project aims to 'build on the success' of CySEC’s Innovation Hub.
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CySEC Comments on Recent Peer Review Made by ESMA
2022-03-11T23:17:00.000+02:00
CySEC welcomes the peer review of NCA's supervision of cross-border activities.
ESMA made two recommendations to CySEC under Article 16.
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ESMA Recommends CySEC to Improve Cross-Border Activities Supervision
2022-03-10T15:06:27.330+02:00
It has made two recommendations to CySEC under Article 16.
CySEC now has two months to respond to the EU supervisor.
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FTX Gains CySEC License to Offer Regulated Crypto Products in Europe
2022-03-07T10:57:51.173+02:00
The exchange has established a new European entity.
It is eying to expand into Europe and the Middle East.
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