Day: February 1, 2022

Feb 01
SR-FINRA-2022-002

SR-FINRA-2022-002 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 7620A (FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Reporting Fees) to modify the query fee applicable to non-retail participants that use the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Carteret (the “FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Carteret”) and the FINRA/Nasdaq […]

Feb 01
COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics: Report

Restricting the number of spectators at the major international sporting event will “likely further delay the mass adoption of the digital currency,” according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Craig Singleton. 601 Total views 6 Total shares Though athletes and support staff arriving for the Beijing 2022 Olympics still have the option of using […]

Feb 01
U.S. oil futures up over 17% for the month

This corrects the reference date for the strongest monthly percentage rise. Oil futures climbed Monday, with U.S. prices up over 17% for the month — the largest such rise since February 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Traders remained focused on the potential threat to oil supplies from Russia, which on Monday said the […]

Feb 01
Crystal Interfinance

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

Feb 01
Atless Finance

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

Feb 01
Accea Finance

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

Feb 01
Fraudulent credit offers

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of unauthorized lenders who offer false credits to consumers. The FSMA has received several reports from consumers about fraudulent credit offers made via the internet. Consumers get thus in touch with these providers in a variety of ways: they are approached unsolicited via mail or social […]

Feb 01
Companies that sell trading and training software

The FSMA has noted that various companies in Belgium are selling, via a pyramid structure, trading and training software intended for trading principally in forex, CFDs and cryptocurrencies. The sale of such trading and training software mostly takes place via a pyramid structure. The term generally used for this technique is ‘MLM’ (multi-level marketing), in […]

Feb 01
Fraudulent online trading platforms: The FSMA updates its list of suspicious sites

During the last weeks, the FSMA continued to receive complaints from consumers concerning new fraudulent online trading platforms that are operating in the Belgian market. The approach remains the same. These trading platforms try to arouse consumers’ curiosity by placing scam ads on social media. In these fake ads, a well-known person often explains how […]