Unauthorised financial services companies around the world are reported
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), the United States (Securities and Exchange Commission – SEC), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) and Republic of China – Taiwan (Financial Supervisory Commission – FSC) report companies and websites that are offering investment, financial and insurance services without the required authorisations.
Reported by the FCA:
- Donaldson Findlay (www.donaldson-findlay.com), with declared headquarters in London;
- Hayashi and Partners/Hayashi International Equity Securities (www.hayashiandpartners.com), with declared headquarters in Tokyo;
- Broad Reach Investments (www.broadreach-investments.com), clone of the authorised company Keystone Management Ltd/Keystone Capital (www.keystone-capital.co.uk), with declared headquarters in London;
- Blacksmith Investments Limited (www.blacksmithinvestments.co.uk), with declared headquarters in London;
- Harbex Finance Services (www.harbexfinancier.nu), with declared headquarters in London;
- Boston Private Law Group Llp (www.bostonplg.org), with declared headquarters in Boston;
- Jazz Loans (www.jazzonthehill.co.uk);
- Wainscott Consulting Group (www.wainscottconsulting.com), with declared headquarters in New York.
Reported by the CNMV:
- OPV Advisor Ltd (www.opv-advisor.com).
Reported by the Central Bank of Ireland:
- Drakefield Corporate Partners (USA);
- Colbert & Welling Llp (USA);
- Asashi Mergers & Acquisitions (Japan).
Reported by the FMA:
- Eur Investment Limited (www.optionsvip.com), with declared headquarters in London;
- Pacific Sunrise UK Ltd (www.cfdstocks.com), with declared headquarters in London.
Reported by the FINMA:
- Canton Securities Geneva Ag (www.cantonsecurities.trade).
Reported by the FSMA:
- Amicus Investment;
- Asashi Mergers & Acquisitions Group;
- Atlantic Global Asset Management;
- Brookfield99/Brookfield Investment Management (clone of an authorised company);
- Capital Invest Europe;
- Cressman Financial Group/Tian Xi Fu Limited/Hongkong Ztwow Trade Limited;
- Eastern Quay Asset Management;
- Fujitsu Global/Asian Mercantile Exchange/Centric Limited;
- Global Consulting Europe;
- Monex Financial/Monex Bmo Securities/Symando Corporation Limited/Dfan Limited;
- Nikko Desjardins Asset Management/Xieze International Trading Limited/Gradual Investments Limited;
- Red Shield Financial/Rong Aviva Limited;
- Rubin Dunn;
- Tatsuno International;
- Thornwood Financial/Long Will Limited;
- William Paulstern/Camdan Limited.
Reported by the SEC:
- Weinstein & Younge Asset Management Group (www.weinsteinyounge.co), with declared headquarters in San Francisco;
- Turner, Liebermann & Cohen (www.tlc-law.com), with declared headquarters in New York;
- Stephen Schmidt Capital Ventures Inc. (www.stephenschmidtcv.com), with declared headquarters in Baltimore;
- Stanford Law Firm (www.stanfordlawfirm.com), with declared headquarters in Wilmington;
- Quantum Private Equity (www.quatumpe.us), with declared headquarters in New York;
- Costello & Rubin Attorneys at Law (www.candr-lawyers.net), with declared headquarters in Boston;
- Bradley & Nowell (www.bradleynowell.com), with declared headquarters in Newark.
Reported by the SFC:
- Seres Bio;
- Horizon Holdings Ltd;
- Castle Holdings Limited;
- King’s Vision Group Limited;
- www.fxjupiter.com.
Reported by the Central Bank of Ireland:
- Drakefield Corporate Partners (USA);
- Colbert & Welling Llp (USA).
Reported by the Taiwan FSC:
- Tiger Brokers;
- Celestial Trinity Limited, with declared headquarters in Taipei (Taiwan);
- Thornwood Financial, with declared headquarters in Taipei (Taiwan).
Source: CONSOB