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CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, 14/05/2014 | 14:44 GMT
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Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers
CySEC Warns about Binary Options Firm CallandPut.com as Not Authorized in Cyprus
The Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission has warned of an unauthorized firm within the Republic that lists its transactions between its clients as taking place in Cyprus where its servers are principally located.
Thursday, 08/05/2014 | 13:41 GMT
by
Steven Hatzakis
Brokers
Executive Interview: Amana Capital CEO Ahmad Khatib on FCA License Value in the Middle East
Subsidiary Amana Financial Services UK Ltd. has been authorised by the FCA, making it one of the first middle eastern brokers to strengthen its brand position in a market where client awareness is growing rapidly.
Saturday, 26/04/2014 | 19:33 GMT
by
Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers
Ontario Securities Commission Adds a CySEC-Regulated CIF to its Warning List
The OSC has warned Ontario residents that the company operating binary options brands including 24option.com, 24fx.com, zoneoptions.com, grandoption.com, and binaryoption-affiliate.com, is not regulated in Canada.
Tuesday, 08/04/2014 | 20:50 GMT
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Steven Hatzakis
News
CySec Issues Its Own Warning About Bitcoins After Parliament Discussion
Thursday, 20/03/2014 | 15:27 GMT
by
Ron Finberg
Brokers
Binary Options Specialist 24option Now Offers Forex
Binary broker 24options has become one of the first options providers to successfully transition to forex, offering a comprehensive list of forex services and trading instruments with the launch of 24fx.com.
Wednesday, 19/03/2014 | 09:09 GMT
by
Jeff Patterson
Regulation
Maltese Regulator MFSA Warns Against FrontierForex
An unknown entity has been operating the website since the start of 2013, claiming to be regulated under virtually all EU financial regulators. Consultation with EU registers reveals the entity is a scam.
Tuesday, 18/03/2014 | 08:51 GMT
by
Victor Golovtchenko
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Regulation
CySEC Warns Against Imposter Websites Silicon Valley Markets and FXTTCM
CySEC has issued a press release warning against two imposter websites, one of which has copied regulated Liquid Markets’ design, replacing the logo with its own branding, the other one in Chinese.
Friday, 14/03/2014 | 15:50 GMT
by
Victor Golovtchenko
Regulation
CySEC Fines DC Digital Processing 2 Ltd €5,000 for Its Optionbit.com Website
The petty administrative fine was delved out by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) after it determined the company had offered its services online before being officially CySEC-regulated.
Friday, 07/03/2014 | 18:46 GMT
by
Steven Hatzakis
Regulation
Exclusive: Colombian Regulator Temporarily Suspends IronFX Operations in the Country
IronFX, a provider of fx services, has been accused of operating and promoting its products without proper authorization in Columbia, raising allegations from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Columbia.
Friday, 07/03/2014 | 09:27 GMT
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Jeff Patterson
Regulation
CySEC Issues Warning about the Risks of CFD Trading
CFDs are considered by the financial supervisory authority as being suitable only for professional clients or highly experienced retail investors who can understand how they work and the risks they entail.
Thursday, 06/03/2014 | 15:02 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Regulation
The Lies FX Sales People Tell and How Brokers Can Avoid Getting into Trouble
Forex Magnates interviewed the co founders of a consulting firm specializing in the training of Forex and Binary Options sales personal, Karinza, and they exposed the problems specific to the industries.
Friday, 21/02/2014 | 08:04 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
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XM.com Gains ASIC Authorization Under a Subsidiary in Its Parent Company Structure
The trading name XM.COM, belonging to Trading Point Holdings Ltd, which wholly owns several regulated entities offering online retail brokerage services around the world, just added an ASIC-approved entity to its list.
Wednesday, 19/02/2014 | 14:44 GMT
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Steven Hatzakis
Regulation
CySEC Addresses FX Inconsistencies with EMIR Reporting, Temporary Lapses
CySec has released a statement to Cyprus Investment Firms and UCITS Management Companies regarding the inconsistencies of EMIR regulatory matters with regards to fx, coupled with trade repository lapses.
Tuesday, 18/02/2014 | 18:39 GMT
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Jeff Patterson
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FIBO Group Announces License with British Virgin Islands' Financial Services Commission
The latest entity added to the Moscow-headquartered FIBO Group, under the name FIBO Group Ltd, gets licensed with BVI's FSC, adding to the firms CySEC and ASIC regulated firms, totaling 3 regulated firms within the group.
Friday, 07/02/2014 | 14:50 GMT
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Steven Hatzakis
Regulation
CySEC Warns Investors about Bitcoins While Hello Binary Launches Them
CySEC has become the latest financial regulator to issue a warning about virtual currencies. In a document published today, the regulator referenced a 2013 report from the European Banking Authority on the matter.
Thursday, 06/02/2014 | 10:39 GMT
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Ron Finberg
Trading
Cypriot CySEC is Latest Regulator to Warn about Virtual Currencies - But Still Legal
Thursday, 06/02/2014 | 09:19 GMT
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Ron Finberg
Regulation
CySEC Warns Brokers: Clients' Tax Avoidance Is a Serious Criminal Offence
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission explained the legal reasoning behind the criminal definition and listed the steps all regulated companies have to take in order to comply with the law.
Monday, 03/02/2014 | 17:18 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Regulation
CySEC Asks CIFs for Customer Data as New Risk-Based Supervision in Development
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has today requested Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) to provide certain customer metrics, as the regulator announces a new risk-based supervisory framework underway.
Wednesday, 29/01/2014 | 18:10 GMT
by
Steven Hatzakis
Brokers
Exclusive: Depaho Ltd Soaks Up FXGM as Cypriot M&A Activity Follows the Big Boys
CySec has today announced that FXGM has renounced its CIF license, with FXGM stating that it has completed a merger with Depaho Ltd, resulting in the transfer of all staff, including CEO Gil Farhang.
Thursday, 23/01/2014 | 14:11 GMT
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Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation
CySec Outlines Obligatory CIF Conduct, Highlights Illegality of Withholding Withdrawals
Cypriot watchdog organization, has released a regulatory statement on the trading benefits to clients of CIFs rendering account opening and deposit bonuses useless as they can be withdrawn without trading.
Thursday, 23/01/2014 | 05:37 GMT
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Jeff Patterson
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Regulation
CySEC Slaps the Wrists of Two Binary Options Related Firms
Out of a maximum limit of €350,000, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission fined an unlicensed broker €8,000 and a payment processor €10,000 for "false or misleading statements" to the regulator.
Thursday, 16/01/2014 | 16:30 GMT
by
Avi Mizrahi
Brokers
Exclusive: FX Licensing Consultancy Launches Technology & Social Trading Solution
FX licensing company Archer Consultants completes its quest for a turnkey solution with APIFX, a broker-neutral technology solution launched today, as well as a broker and liquidity agnostic social trading network.
Thursday, 16/01/2014 | 14:27 GMT
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Andrew Saks McLeod
Brokers
Binary Options Crackdown BCSC Warns of RBOptions, 24Options, GOoptions and TradeRush
After its August warning of binary options providers, urging residents in its province of the risks, the latest warning about RBOptions comes from the British Columbia Securities Commission, as a wave of warnings builds.
Saturday, 11/01/2014 | 13:58 GMT
by
Steven Hatzakis
Brokers
CySEC Warns Investors of LBinary.com, Live Binary Ltd, Not Licensed or Regulated in Cyprus
Following CySec's warning of Live Binary Ltd., members of Forex Magnates research team contacted LBinary.com to inquiry about their regulatory status, the answer received via their Live chat operator was quite alarming.
Friday, 10/01/2014 | 14:28 GMT
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Steven Hatzakis
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