The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Gem Loans / Jem Loans. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the first of its two consultation papers on the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) was introduced in early 2005 and was designed to encourage competition between insurance firms, as well as ensure appropriate levels of protection for customers, across the…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Mr Instant Cash. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm JP Morgan Courtage. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) just announced that expands its Web Portal (Portal) to include the Administrative Services Providers (ASPs) through which they can submit digitally signed documents/letters to the CySEC. By utilizing its Portal, CySEC expects that the cost of printing and storing physical documents will be eliminated since it will no…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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ASIC just announced that has released new Regulatory Guide 258 Registered liquidators: Registration, disciplinary actions and insurance requirements. RG 258 explains: how to apply for registration as a liquidator, including the requirements a person must meet to become a registered liquidator; the renewal of registration process; the disciplinary and other actions that a registered liquidator…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules (PI Rules) to allow joint accounts with non-associates and assets held in investment vehicles owned by individuals to be counted in ascertaining whether individuals meet the monetary threshold to qualify as professional investors. In…
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