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FCA Warns Against Parantoux Trading, Swed Bank Clone
2020-03-25T13:07:23.000+02:00
Swed Bank is a Swedish platform, but a clone popped up in the UK.
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BaFin Says OMC Markets, VIVA EXCHANGE Unlawfully Target Germans
2020-02-28T17:55:07.000+02:00
Crypto firms operating in Germany have to apply for a license from the nation’s financial watchdog BaFin.
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AFCA Warns Berndale Clients Recovery of Funds is Unlikely
2020-02-14T10:23:14.000+02:00
Berndale had its AFS license canceled in November of 2018.
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Ontario OSC Flags Yet Another Unregulated Broker, Global Options
2019-11-20T00:02:55.000+02:00
Global Options is phoning Ontarians and encouraging them to open online trading accounts.
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CONSOB Orders Blackout of 6 Websites Offering Financial Services
2019-11-11T11:52:51.000+02:00
Since July, the Italian regulator has ordered 77 sites to be blocked in Italy.
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FCA Blacklists Forexbit in Latest Flurry Against FX Brokers
2019-08-28T18:04:34.000+02:00
Forexbit is targeting UK investors offering a full range of offshore investment services, including FX trading products.
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Luxembourg’s CSSF Remains Vigilant, Flags Webnet Ltd
2019-08-16T11:31:35.000+02:00
Webnet Ltd claims to be a forex and CFD broker.
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Canada OSC Alerts Public to Overseas Broker Seeking Investment
2019-05-24T22:40:28.000+02:00
The regulator believes that UFCG is operating out of either England or Bulgaria.
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FCA Keeps Closer Eye on Unregulated Firms, Flags AccentForex
2019-04-19T20:10:57.000+02:00
The watchdog said it was aware that other products can create the same kinds of risks to consumers as CFDs.
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CySEC Sounds Alarm on False License Claims of Cryptocapitalfx
2019-04-10T21:27:13.000+02:00
The CySEC says this brand is misleadingly claiming affiliation with a regulated CIF called A. Eternity Capital Management Ltd.
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Germany Watchdog BaFin Turns Eye to Cannabis CFDs Brokers
2019-03-28T00:04:23.000+02:00
Cannabis Wealth offers German customers CFDs that allegedly give them exposure to the growing sphere of the cannabis industry
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FCA Blacklists FSM Smart in Latest Flurry Against FX Brokers
2019-03-21T21:33:51.000+02:00
In addition the FCA, the Canadian provincial regulator MSC has previously warned the public against investing with FSM Smart.
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Financial Commission Unveils Warning List for Blockchain Firms
2019-03-14T23:02:19.000+02:00
The entries in this list includes crypto exchanges and wallets suspected of conducting illegal activities.
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Basel Committee Warns Banks Against "Immature" Digital Assets
2019-03-13T13:42:08.000+02:00
The committee sees cryptocurrencies as an unsafe "medium of exchange."
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FCA Warns of Crypto Brokers as Britons Want to Get Rich Quick
2019-03-07T22:35:15.000+02:00
Independent research showed that UK consumers purchasing crypto assets are often looking for ways to ‘get rich quick.’
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Swiss Regulator Blacklists ‘Islamic’ Cryptocurrency Broker
2019-02-21T20:17:14.000+02:00
Crypto Islamic Bank wants to promote its unregulated service by claiming a Shariah-compliant cryptocurrency product.
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Central Bank of Ireland Flags Capital Hill Forex Broker
2019-02-18T15:50:09.000+02:00
The owners of the Marshall Islands-based broker have appeared on regulator warning lists in the past
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Austrian Regulator Warns Against FX Broker Tradeinvest90
2019-02-13T22:09:39.000+02:00
The FMA is focused on identifying and blacklisting any individual or entity that is operating in Austria without a license.
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Germany’s BaFin Flags Cryptocurrency Signals Provider
2019-01-23T17:47:32.000+02:00
BaFin is wary of the booming cryptocurrency industry and has been adamant in its warnings toward investors.
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Spain’s CNMV Turns Eye to Cryptocurrency Brokers
2019-01-21T20:18:47.000+02:00
So far, Spain does not have specific legislation governing cryptocurrencies.
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FX-Ignoble: MFSA Slaps FxNobels on to its Warning List
2019-01-17T18:52:45.000+02:00
Reports suggest the unregulated broker has been scamming its 'customers'
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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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MFSA Adds 7 Firms to Warning List in Single Day
2019-01-15T11:14:14.000+02:00
Amongst the firms are are a number of retail FX and cryptocurrency brokers.
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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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