Day: February 5, 2022

Feb 05
BMO hikes Carlyle Group price target after better-than-expected earnings

Carlyle Group Inc. CG, +0.34% shares rose 1.5% in premarket trades Friday as they recaptured some of their losses from the previous session, despite better-than-expected fourth-quarter results from the private equity firm. BMO Capital Markets reiterated its outperform rating on Carlyle Group on Friday and raised its price target to $71 a share from $68 […]

Feb 05
Biogen facing civil demand from FTC, inquiry from SEC about Alzheimer's drug

Shares of Biogen Inc. BIIB, +0.62% tumbled 2.2% in premarket trading on Friday after the company disclosed in a securities filing that it received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission and an inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to Aduhelm, its new Alzheimer’s disease drug. The SEC inquiry is […]

Feb 05
Agreed settlement – P&V Verzekeringen CV

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

Feb 05
Press release on the suspension of trading in FNG

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 FNG, ISIN BE0974332646, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 11/05/2020 at 09:00 CET until the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

Feb 05
FAQ on the consequences of the coronavirus crisis on supplementary pensions

This FAQ section (available in French – Dutch only) contains a number of questions that specifically address the consequences of the coronavirus crisis for supplementary pensions and the associated death cover. The measures adopted by the government are also explained. Source: FSMA

Feb 05
The FSMA publishes a Q&A about the impact of COVID-19 on the obligations of listed companies

On 26 March 2020, the FSMA published a press release about the impact of COVID-19 on listed companies. On 9 April 2020, Royal Decree No. 4 was issued. It adopts various exceptional measures, including in the area of company law, in connection with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Decree No. 4 contains, among other […]

Feb 05
Scams linked to current events: Beware of numerous cases of fraud relating to the coronavirus crisis!

The FSMA once again warns the public against the risk of scams that take advantage of news about COVID-19. For the fraudsters, the current climate is particularly favourable to making new victims. The FSMA was recently informed that the ‘firm’ Altridium Group inc., active via the websites www.flixgm.com and https://flixance.com/, has asked its victims to […]

Feb 05
Marketsx.fr (cloned firm)

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of Marketsx.fr, which offers savings and investment plans without complying with Belgian financial legislation. The persons behind the entity named Marketsx.fr are not authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, the offers made by Marketsx.fr show numerous indications of fraud and seem to […]

Feb 05
Marathon Digital stock rallies after recording 9-fold increase in 'self-mined' bitcoin in January

Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. MARA, +10.84% rallied 2.8% in premarket trading, after the cryptocurrency miner said it produced 462.1 “self-mined” bitcoin BTCUSD, +2.54% in January. That represented a nine-fold increase (up 816%) from the 50.4 self-mined bitcoin in the year-ago period. That increased the company’s bitcoin holdings to 8,595, which has a fair […]