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UK Investors Lost Over £197 Million in Investment Scams in 2018
2019-02-06T13:22:19.000+02:00
The most common scams reported were in forex, cryptocurrency, shares and bond investments.
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Spread Betting Scammer Handed 2-year Suspended Sentence in UK
2019-02-05T14:15:08.000+02:00
Manraj Virdee nicked £600,000 from family and friends, promising 100 percent returns.
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FCA, BoE and PRA Get New Powers for Hard Brexit
2019-02-01T19:08:18.000+02:00
UK financial regulators will have extra powers if a deal with the European Union doesn’t materialize
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Exclusive: FIXI PLC Starts Contacting Clients about Withdrawals
2019-01-29T18:46:00.000+02:00
The brokerage is slowly starting to process withdrawal requests and confirm balances with its clients.
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SMS Crypto Not Authorized by FCA, Despite Claims
2019-01-29T16:38:29.000+02:00
The entity claims that it is authorized by the FCA. However, a warning from the regulator argues otherwise.
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FCA Catches Another ETX Capital Clone Firm, ETbrokers
2019-01-28T16:59:35.000+02:00
This is at least the second clone firm of ETX Capital the regulator has warned against in under a year.
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FCA Adds Premier FX Copy Cats to List of Suspicious Firms
2019-01-24T18:02:40.000+02:00
The firm appears to be an imitation of the recently liquidated FX company of the same name
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Analysis: Is It Time to Regulate Forex Education?
2019-01-23T17:02:40.000+02:00
Growing regulatory scrutiny could put some less than savoury 'educators' out of business
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Adam Toro Heads New FCA-Regulated Subsidiary of HotForex
2019-01-21T15:59:46.000+02:00
This is the second financial licence for the group in little over a month.
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FCA Flags ALPH Capital Cryptocurrency Clone Scam
2019-01-18T15:58:17.000+02:00
Scammers have been pretending to represent the Anglo-Italian investment manager
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FCA Alerts Public of Vanguard Clone and Unlicensed FX Broker
2019-01-17T22:19:24.000+02:00
The clone has no association whatsoever with the asset manager and is thus involved in fraudulent activity, the watchdog said.
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Trading Epic or Epic Fail? FCA Warns of Unauthorised FX Firm
2019-01-17T13:18:51.000+02:00
The FCA has called out Trading Epic for operating without authorisation in the UK.
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FCA Confirms its Record £76M Fine Against Keydata Former CEO
2019-01-17T00:12:55.000+02:00
Nearly 37,000 people lost out as a result of the poor performance of the so-called “death bonds.”
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British Regulator Warns Against MarketGbp FX Broker
2019-01-16T23:22:26.000+02:00
MarketGbp is targeting UK investors offering a full range of offshore investment services.
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FINSA Europe Clone Firm FxTrade777 Added to FCA Warning List
2019-01-16T18:15:04.000+02:00
The British regulator said that people representing the broker have claimed to be from FINSA Europe
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Capital Traders Joins the FCA’s Long List of Suspected Scams
2019-01-16T16:55:29.000+02:00
The entity doesn’t have the authorisation to be operating within the UK.
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FCA Continues Battle Against Scams, Flags eToro Clone Firm
2019-01-15T16:32:14.000+02:00
Bitcoin FX Option and Bitprofiting have both been blacklisted by the British regulator.
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CONSOB Updates Warning List, Flags Investment Firm Bv1 Club
2019-01-14T10:11:31.000+02:00
Bv1 Club does not have the necessary authorisation to offer financial investment services in Italy.
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Scams Continue to Spring Up in UK, FCA Exposes Another Clone
2019-01-11T22:44:13.000+02:00
The FCA urges individuals to utilize its official register to ascertain the authorization of any firm before dealing with it.
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UK and EU on the Verge of Regulatory Spat as Brexit Nears
2019-01-10T15:27:03.000+02:00
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FCA Sends 'Dear CEO' Letter over Misleading Promotions
2019-01-09T19:13:48.000+02:00
FCA found firms’ promotions give the impression that all their products are regulated by UK’s authorities, when they are not.
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OctaFX Pauses UK Subsidiary Development until Brexit Clarity
2019-01-09T14:26:29.000+02:00
The EU regulatory changes and Brexit uncertainty prompt the company to stick to offshore operations for now.
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FCA Issues Brexit Contingency Plans for Passporting
2019-01-07T12:17:37.000+02:00
The notification window for its Brexit contingency plan, the temporary permissions regime, is now open.
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Financial Conduct Authority Flags KBC Securities Scammer
2019-01-04T18:19:29.000+02:00
A fraudster has been trying to steal cash by pretending to represent the investment firm
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FCA Opens Fire on Defunct FX Scam-Turned-Crypto Broker
2019-01-03T22:55:20.000+02:00
The notice comes as a continuation of the FCA’s efforts to caution the public regarding trading in crypto derivatives.
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