Day: January 31, 2022

In recent years, the FSMA has reinforced its supervision in the struggle against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In the course of its supervision, the FSMA has noticed that some non-tied insurance intermediaries active in life insurance did not meet their obligations in this regard because of a lack of knowledge about or […]

The FSMA warns the people of Belgium against recovery room fraud. In recent months, the FSMA has observed an increase in the number of reports by consumers about what are known as ‘recovery rooms’. Recovery room fraud is a practice whereby fraudsters offer to help victims of investment fraud to obtain compensation for their losses […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Service Meer, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Service Meer is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Service Meer may not offer credit in Belgium. According to the information available to the […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Option Financiale, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Option Financiale is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Option Financiale may not offer credit in Belgium. According to the information available to the […]

Bitcoin’s (BTC) relief rally rose above $38,500 on Jan. 29, but the bulls are struggling to sustain the higher levels. For the past few days, Bitcoin’s sentiment has closely followed the U.S. equity markets. Hence, analysts warned traders to be careful and not to read much into any possible weekend rallies when traditional markets are […]

This newsitem is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

The FSMA has observed that the annual activity reports of AMLCOs have often been limited to a general, relatively unstructured description of the policies, procedures and organization of internal controls. With a view to increasing the quality and clarity of such reports, the FSMA is offering AMLCOs a guide (available in French or Dutch only) to the […]

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Xior, ISIN BE0974288202, on Euronext Brussels will be reopened from 07-10-2020 at 15:30 CET following the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

Are you, as an employee, a member of a supplementary pension plan? If so, you can now take part in a satisfaction survey conducted by the FSMA, the Belgian supervisor of supplementary pensions. We would like to know whether you are satisfied with the information you receive about your supplementary pension: Is the information about […]

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Xior, ISIN BE0974288202, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 07-10-2020 at 09:00 CET until the publication of a press release.     […]