Financial Regulators around the world warn for unauthorized financial services firms
August 1st, 2017
The supervisory authorities of Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) and British Columbia (British Columbia ...
Canadian securities regulators adopt amendments to early warning system
February 29th, 2016
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today the publication of final amendments that are designed to provide greater transparency about holdings of reporting issuers’ securities under the early warning system. “These final amendments enhance the quality and integrity of the early ...
Financial Regulators warn for unauthorised Forex and Binary firms
January 25th, 2016
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform investors and public for unregistered firms trading in Forex and Binary. Specific, the OSC informs that: 1) Sumo Forex Limited Address: 28 ...
Financial Regulators of Italy, UK and British Columbia warn in relation with investment firms
December 28th, 2015
The financial regulators of Italy Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform public and investors regarding investment firms. CONSOB Italy ...
B.C. securities regulator alleges misrepresentation, illegal distributions and market manipulation
August 26th, 2015
The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that three individuals issued false or misleading news releases, made illegal distributions, and participated in a market manipulation. The notice alleges that Christine Maria ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
CSA Investor Alert: Unregistered binary option platforms target Canadians
March 10th, 2015
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are warning investors to exercise caution when considering an investment in binary options. The CSA has become aware of multiple websites promoting binary options trading platforms that are soliciting Canadians. Many of these websites ...
Canadian Securities Regulators propose derivatives reporting rules
January 22nd, 2015
The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan (participating jurisdictions) today published for comment Proposed Multilateral Instruments 91-101 Derivatives: Product Determination and 96-101 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting. Together, these proposed instruments would form ...
B.C. Securities Commission alleges Alberta man defrauded two investors
January 20th, 2015
The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission has issued a notice of hearing alleging that an Alberta man and a numbered company that he controls defrauded two investors. The notice alleges that Robert James Maddigan, an engineer ...
