Beware of unauthorized companies offering investment and financial services 

The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Italy (National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange – Consob), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier – CSSF), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Jersey (Jersey Financial Services Commission), France (Autoritè Des Marches Financiers – AMF) and Taiwan (Financial Supervisory Commission Chinese Taipei – FSC), report the companies and websites offering investment, financial and insurance services without the required authorisations.

Reported by the FCA:

• Escrow Global (www.escrow-globalltd.com), clone of the authorised company Escrow Global Ltd (reference n. 521841);
• Gg Financial / Gunnar Grieshofer (www.gunnargfinancial.com), with declared offices in Austria, London, New York and Hong Kong, clone of the authorised company Grieshofer Gunnar, with offices in Austria (reference n. 443100);
• Gumpold Christian & Co (www.gumpoldchristianandco.com), with declared offices in Austria, Hong Kong, and London, clone of an authorised company.

Reported by the Consob:

• Pro Speed Tech Ltd, through the website www.platinumstrade.com (resolution n. 20472 of June 7, 2018);
• United Limited and Y2 Media Group Ltd, through the website www.cfdroyal.com (resolution n. 20473 of June 7, 2018);
• Blue Seal Ltd, Blonde Bear OU and MarketGBP Limited, through the website www.marketgbp.com (resolution n. 20474 of June 7, 2018)

Reported by the FMA:

• Crown-Finance (www.crown-finance.com), with declared offices in Edinburgh;
  www.kbcapitals.com;
• Joshua Trade EOOD/ Joshua Development Ltd (www.capmb.com;www.capmbeu.com), with declared offices in Sofia, London and Frankfurt;
• Crowdbridge Global NV (www.crowdbridgeglobal.com) with declared offices in Suriname;
• SpearTrade r (www.speratrader.com);
• Ntb Direct (www.ntb-direct.com), with declared offices in New York and London.

Reported by the FINMA:

• Charles Ross Associates (www. charlesrossassociates.com), with declared offices in Geneva;
• 1APayment Ag (www.1apcoin.com, www.1apayment.com, www.1tus.io);
• Greenwood Capital Management (www.greenwood-capital.com), with declared offices in Zurich;
• Windsor Developments (www.windsordevelopments.com);
• Swiss Assets Fx (www.sfmsas.net);
• Swiss Capital (www.swiss-capital.eu);
• Digital Gold Xchange (www.digitalgoldxchange.com), with declared offices in Zurich;
• Bluestone Asset Management (Europe) Sa (www.bluestone-management.eu), with declared offices in Zurich.

Reported by the CSSF:

• Rainforth (www.rainforth.net), with declared offices in Luxembourg.

Reported by the SFC:

• Xiaohangjia Futures Limited / Xiaohangjia Brokers (www.xhjkg.hk / www.xhjbrokers.com), with declared offices in Hong Kong;
• Manly FX (www.manlyfx.com);
• www.dfzq.ink;
• DongXing Futures Limited (www.donsenhk.com), with declared offices in Hong Kong.

Reported by the Jersey Financial Services Commission:

• accounts@bnparibas-es.com.

Reported by the FSC:

• Zavori Financial Group (Asia) Limited;
• Avere Trust Group Limited.

Reported by the AMF:

• Arthur Maury;
• Design your Home;
• Gentlemen’s Equity;
• Orclass;
• Sumo Resources Plc.

Source: Consob

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