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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
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
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 by
Jeff Patterson
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 by
Avi Mizrahi
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 by
Avi Mizrahi
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 by
Steven Hatzakis
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 by
Jeff Patterson
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 by
Steven Hatzakis
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 by
Ron Finberg
Cypriot CySEC is Latest Regulator to Warn about Virtual Currencies - But Still Legal
Thursday, 06/02/2014 | 09:19 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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 by
Avi Mizrahi
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
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 by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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 by
Jeff Patterson
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
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 by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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
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 by
Steven Hatzakis
iForex Pays CySEC Tiny Fine Over Advertising Related Issues, as Its EU Business Grows
- The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission imposes a EUR 5,000 administrative fine given to one of its CIF member firms for compliance issues as the regulator gets more efficient in its surveillance of online content.
Monday, 30/12/2013 | 10:51 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
24Options and ZoneOptions Now Share CySEC Registration
- 24Options renounced its CIF license according to a CySEC announcement and now both Binary Options trading Brands are registered under Rodeler Limited, to lighten the burden on the shared owners of the brands.
Friday, 20/12/2013 | 07:35 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CySEC Quick to Suspend TBSF CedarFinance.com After One Month of Registration
- The Binary Options Broker T.B.S.F BEST STRATEGY FINANCE LIMITED, the legal entity established in the Republic of Cyprus that owns Cedar Finance, has 30 days to comply with a suspension issued today by the Cyprus Regulator.
Thursday, 19/12/2013 | 12:26 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
HotForex Launches OptionTrade.com A Binary Options Offering Via Its CySEC License
- Regulated in Cyprus under the entity HF Markets (Europe) Ltd, and with 85 employees, the firm's CEO George Koumantaris talks with Forex Magnates about his firms latest business launch and provided exclusive data.
Tuesday, 10/12/2013 | 17:51 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CySec Administers €15,000 Penalty To Zoompartners For Unlicensed Binary Options
- Cypriot regulatory authority CySec has today announced that it has issued a €15,000 administrative penalty to binary options brand Zoompartners for allegedly operating without a license.
Monday, 09/12/2013 | 16:01 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Ex-Forex CFO and Compliance Consultant Joins Leverate as GM, Replacing Previous Departure
- A new addition to the company's management following the recent departure of predecessor Eyal Wagner to Safecap, Christoforos Theodosiou joins the Cyprus office to take-on key managerial responsibilities at LFS
Wednesday, 27/11/2013 | 13:05 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
BVI FSC Denies 4XP’s Claims it Has Frozen Company Accounts: The Full Story
- A developing story that follows a series of warnings, after multiple people close to the company have confirmed that the company which appears to be un-regulated, is halting the processing of withdrawals.
Tuesday, 19/11/2013 | 10:24 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
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