Tag: FCA

FCA regulation
May 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA sets out a plan for new “Consumer Duty”

Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of Consumers and Competition at the FCA, commented: The package of measures we are proposing will enhance our existing rules and is designed to tackle the harms we see in financial services markets, and their causes, as well as put consumers in a stronger position to make good decisions. We want…

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FCA regulation
April 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA considers scrapping MiFID rules for small-caps

The FCA now proposes to alter current research-related inducement rules in order to broaden the list of "minor non-monetary benefits". This list will be set to include research on SMEs with a market cap of less than £200m, so that the rules will no longer limit it. FICC research, often associated with difficulties in applying…

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CySEC regulation
April 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC adds 88 UK entities to its Temporary Permissions Register

The Commission has now revealed that it received 96 applications from UK companies overall.  Seven of these applications were rejected because they did not adhere to the eligibility criteria set out for the TPR. In contrast, one application was simply withdrawn from the process. Those 88 UK firms that have been granted TPR access to…

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FCA warning
April 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA warns against CMC Capital and FastCryptoFX clones

Unauthorised firm - Global Blockchain Protection Association Address: Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar, Herts, UNITED KINGDOM, EN6 5AS Telephone: +3 197010281211 Mobile: 07877198638 Email: [email protected] Savings Solutions Address: 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC25 9JQ Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.savings-solutions.com/ UK Alliance Bonds Address: 62 Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London, SW8 2FA Website: https://ukalliancebonds.com Unauthorised…

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Forex Weekly Look Back
April 02, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: FXCM adds social and copy trading via ZuluTrade, ASIC bans binary options and restricts CFDs trading

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a new policy statement on its website announcing that all UK crypto firms must now submit financial crime reports on a yearly basis, regardless of annual revenue. Within the new financial crimes reporting sphere are cryptoasset business, following plans released eight months ago alluding to the policy change. The…

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March 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

UK Court slaps 24HR Trading with £530K fine

FCA’s statement said: Unauthorised investment advice exposes consumers to the risk of substantial losses because the adviser has not met the FCA’s tests of competence and fitness; nor do consumers have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong. The court ordered Maricar to pay restitution in…

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FCA warning
March 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

findyourbonds.com, FXGbp Markets and others added to FCA's warning list

findyourbonds.com Address: 148 Middle Park Avenue London SE9 5SD Email: [email protected] Website: findyourbonds.com FXGbp Markets Address: Greencoat Place, Westminster, London, SW1P 1PL Telephone: +442037694830; +447459930776; 07770485623; 01828 686798 Email: [email protected] Website: https://fxgbpmarkets.com smarterinvestingbonds.com Address: 65 Sywell Road, Overstone, Northampton, England, NN6 0AG Email: [email protected] Website: smarterinvestingbonds.com Fixed Income Solutions Telephone: 02038077188; 0208089657; 02038134086; 02080895673; 02002224451…

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FCA warning
March 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Karroo Capital, United Overseas Bank and others added to FCA's warning list

Select My Bond / selectmybond.com (Clone of FCA authorised firm) Tel: 02087197919 Email: [email protected] Website: www.selectmybond.com Karroo Capital (Clone of an FCA Authorised Firm) Telephone: +33189160535 Email: [email protected] Website: https://platform.karroo-capital.com/login , www.karroo-capital.com United Overseas Bank (Clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HZ Telephone: 02081244109 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uobuk.com Grindlays Private…

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FCA warning
February 18, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ORACLE LEGAL LTD, IroneFX and others added to FCA's warning list

ORACLE LEGAL LTD Telephone: 07554 688513; 07234875045; 01618187931; 0785678424; 0785676918; 01618187833 LIVE MARKETS Website: live-markets.co.uk APEX ASSURE LTD Registered office address: 127 Second Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton, BN1 4AF Trading address: 63/66 Hatton Garden, Fifth Floor Suite 23, London, EC1N 8LE Telephone: 0333-200-1600; 01273977457; 01772252222 Email: [email protected] Website: https://apexassure.co.uk/ IroneFX Address: 22 Jermyn Street,…

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