Forex Market News
New Zealand citizens have lost nearly $15 mln to online scammers
Nov 20 2019 10:45:10 Jonathan Smith in Market
For a year New Zealand citizens have lost over 23 million NZD (14,8 million USD) in online scams, where the average victim has been deprived of 9801 USD.
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OneCoin scam crypto queen's brother pleads guilty
Nov 18 2019 18:36:52 Jonathan Smith in Market
Konstantin Ignatov, brother of the so called Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, who founded the infamous OneCoin crypto scam, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud.
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CySEC withdraws the license of 365invest parent
Nov 18 2019 13:16:12 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that the license of 365invest parent, Fidelisco Capital Markets Ltd., is withdrawn as the company has expressly decided to renounce it.
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New Zealand’s FMA added Crests Financial to its warning list
Nov 15 2019 14:25:54 Jonathan Smith in Market
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) added Crests Financial to its list of suspected scams on Friday.
The official warning against the first entity reads that the broker is not licensed or registered to provide financial services in New Zealand.
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Spain’s CNMV warns against CMP24, IceFX and Nobel500
Nov 13 2019 14:58:33 Jonathan Smith in Market
Spain’s financial watchdog, the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) added CMP24, IceFX and Nobel500 to its warning list earlier this week. Obviously, these forex brokrs have been targeting local investors without proper authorization.
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Google is taking steps to curb online scam after an investigation by The Times
Nov 11 2019 17:51:06 Jonathan Smith in Market
Scammers are paying Google tens of millions of dollars to promote high risk or even openly fraudulent investment schemes, an investigation by the Times reveals.
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CONSOB flags Alltrade Markets and several other unregulated forex brokers
Nov 11 2019 15:11:30 Jonathan Smith in Market
Italian financial regulator Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB) blacklisted Alltrade Markets and another five unregulated forex brokers: Grand Trade Exchange, Selinus Investment, Globalix, BcapitalProfit, and CFD2fxPro.
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Australian regulators also oppose the launch of Libra
Nov 08 2019 16:52:08 Jonathan Smith in Market
Following the example of the United States and Europe, Australia's financial and consumer watchdogs also expressed their disapproval of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Lira, as reported by the Australian on Wednesday.
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EU authorities may launch their own coin in response to Libra
Nov 06 2019 16:29:52 Jonathan Smith in Market
It seems that the regulatory frenzy around Facebook’s Libra stablecoin has catalyzed the idea of launching a new cryptocurrency among EU officials.
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Israel’s ISA plans to cap leverage at 1:100
Nov 04 2019 14:23:44 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) plans to follow ESMA’s footsteps and to impose certain restrictions on forex trading, the regulated stated on Sunday.
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Spain’s CNMV blacklists Lex Capital and other 20 unregulated brokers
Oct 31 2019 14:50:59 Jonathan Smith in Market
Spain’s financial watchdog, the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), flagged Lex Capital and other 20 unregulated brokers earlier this week. The CNMV said that these entities are not authorized to provide investment services in the country.
Actually, Forexbrokerz.
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UK’s FCA adds Alliance Capital and Investteck to its warning list
Oct 28 2019 14:13:01 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its warning list with unregulated brokers Alliance Capital and Investteck on Friday.
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Belgium’s FSMA blacklists MarketCapital, StockGlobal and Capital Pilots
Oct 25 2019 09:38:45 Jonathan Smith in Market
The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued an official warning MarketCapital, StockGlobal and Capital Pilots.
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