Category: Financial Services

April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Money Information Service firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Money Information Service. Money Information Service is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Lawson Consultancy Limited firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Lawson Consultancy Limited. Lawson Consultancy Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC releases another impersonators scam warning

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC puts out some version of a warning against impersonators appearing as CySEC officials in an attempt to scam unsuspecting investors quite often these days. CySEC again reminded investors and the general public of the following: From time to time it comes to the attention of CySEC that unknown entities or individuals present…

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April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA fines two former Worldspreads Limited (WSL) employees for market abuse

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and imposed financial penalties on two former Worldspreads Limited (WSL) employees. WSL, which operated a spread betting business, collapsed in March 2012. The FCA has fined WSL’s former Chief Financial Officer, Niall O’Kelly, £11,900 and former Financial Controller, Lukhvir Thind, £105,000, for engaging in market abuse and permanently…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues final guidelines regarding circuit breakers under MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued the final report on the Guidelines regarding the calibration of circuit breakers and the publication of the trading halts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). These Guidelines provide further detail on the parameters that trading venues should consider for the calibration of their…

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