Beware of unauthorised companies and websites offering investment services 

Financial Regulators around the world issued warnings for companies and websites that are offering investment, financial and insurance services without the required authorisation.

In accordance the warnings issued, the supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Poland (Polish Financial Supervision Authority – KNF), Austria (Austrian Financial Market Authority – FMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Belgium (Financial Servces and Markets Authority – FSMA), British Columbia (British Columbia Securities Commission – BCSC) and Italy (Consob), report that the below companies and websites are offering investment, financial and insurance services without the required authorisation.

Reported by the FCA:

• Bernstein Securities (www.bernsteinsecurities.com; www.bernstein.com), with declared registered address in New York;
• Assurance Et Capital Partners (www.aetcpartners.com), with declared registered address in Paris, clone of the authorised company Assurance Et Capital Partners (reference no. 482464);
• Invest Conseils (Group Aim Ltd) with declared registered address in London (https://invest-conseils.com), clone of the authorised company Affirmative Investment Management Partners Limited (www.affirmativeim.com), with registered address in London (reference no. 658030);
• Blairford Consultancy (www.blairfordconsultancy.com), with declared registered address in New York;
• Signature Cards / Gem Finance Cards / Easy Cash Cards (www.signaturecards.co.uk; www.gemfinancecards.co.uk; www.easycashcards.co.uk).

Reported by the FINMA:

• Falkenstein und Stein (www.falkenstain-stein.com), with declared registered address in Zurich.

Reported by the KNF:

• Idea Bank Sa;
• The Reserve Bank of Poland.

Reported by the FMA:

• Bitcoin Profit (https://btcprofit-de.pw);
• Minax PTE Ltd (www.minax.io);
• Eurosim Sa in liquidation (http://eurosimgroup.com/eurosim-sa);
• cryptohedgetrading.com (‘Crypto Hedge Trading’);
• Nova Invest Group, with declared registered address in London.

Reported by the SFC:

• www.zongforex.com;
• www.haitong-international.com;
• Jinhui Global International Holdings (www.jinhuiglobal.com), with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• Mrt-Capital (www.mrt-capital.com), with declared registered address in Hong Kong.
• Giant Wave Information Technology Limited (www.gwitmarkets.com), with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• Betensh Digital Asset Services Limited (www.betensh.co), with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• www.zhongzhendazong.com;
• www.roowap.com;
• Solid Global Investment Limited (www.solidfx1.com), with declared registered address in New Zealand;
• Global Wealth Asia (www.globalweatlhasia.com), with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• JJ Lloyd (www.jjlloyd.com), with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• Century International Bullion Limited, with declared registered address in Hong Kong;
• www.1118-capital.com.

Reported by FSMA:

• TSB Wealth;
• Saga Nagoya Securities;
• RWM Holdings;
• Royston Carr Asset Management;
• Reed Cavendish Wealth Management;
• Wainwright Marks Management;
• Nanto Sapporo Brokerage;
• Hana Shizokua Trading;
• Daiju Commodity Markets.

Reported by the BCSC:

• Financial Global Partners (https://financialglobalpartners.com).

Reported by the Consob:

• Pay Peq Holdings Oü – Bonum Change Oü (www.toptrade.fm)

Source: Consob

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