Category: Regulation

February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Wainscott Consulting Group 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 Wainscott Consulting Group. Wainscott Consulting Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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DFSA fines individual US$52,500
February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dubai DFSA launches second consultation into crowdfunding framework to support SME financing

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has launched the next phase of consultations on its proposed framework for regulating crowdfunding platforms in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), with a paper detailing its approach to investment-based crowdfunding. The consultation is the second in a series of papers which outline the DFSA’s measures to support the…

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February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Halifax and Penn 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 Halifax and Penn. Halifax and Penn is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues an opinion on share classes of UCITS

On 30 January 2017, ESMA has issued an Opinion, addressed to national regulators in order to ensure a harmonised approach across the EU, in which it sets out the following four high-level principles which UCITS must follow when setting up different share classes: common investment objective; non-contagion; pre-determination; and transparency. It should be noted that…

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IOSCO issues statement on liquidity risk management recommendations for investment funds
February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO recognises ADGM as fully compliant with international standards of cooperation and enforcement

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has become a full signatory of the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) after the IOSCO team of international experts assessed ADGM as fully compliant with the international benchmark for effective cross-border cooperation. The IOSCO MMoU provides a global framework for enforcement co-operation…

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