Gérard Rameix, head of France's securities regulator AMF, has addressed the nation's president François Hollande, voicing his concerns regarding the risks associated with trading online, and Forex trading in particular. The letter mentions that in the face of the regulatory efforts to curb the investors' exposure to such high-risk products, the amount of losses from…
Read moreFrance's financial markets regulator AMF has just published the results of a survey conducted by the CSA institute, with the findings showing increased interest into Forex and binary options, as well as a decent percentage of investors becoming targets and victims of fraudulent investment schemes. The pool of respondents includes 1,003 French residents, of at…
Read moreFrance's financial markets authority AMF has earlier today updated its “Black List” of unauthorized Forex brokers targeting French investors. The regulator added five new names to the list: www.consorfx.com / Trading Technologies HK Ltd; www.equitycapitals.com / Equity Capitals Ltd; www.ifx4u.com / The Oklycapital Limited; www.imcbroker.com / Nordane Group Ltd; www.investocopy.com / Investocopy Ltd. Some of…
Read moreRetail Forex giant FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) has encountered some problems in France, which boasts having one of the strictest Forex regulators – the AMF. According to a L'AGEFI report, the Forex firm is facing hefty financial sanctions in France for not checking the regulatory status of its partners in the country. The report says that…
Read moreRepresentatives of a firm called “J & B Groupe” say they are affiliated with the French regulator and offer to help investors to recover sums lost due to dealing with fraudulent investment firms.
Read moreAMF has updated its “Black List” of Forex companies that are not licensed to target French investors: the latest version of the list includes the names of 74 companies.
Read moreA website promoting Cypriot binary options brokers is misusing the name and the logo of the French financial markets regulator.
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