With U.S. stocks back in rally mode following Wednesday’s consumer-price index release for July, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, better known as the VIX, or the market’s “fear gauge”, has dropped below 20 for the first time since April, according to FactSet data. The index reached a session low of 19.79 as the […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Miripro Insurance Company Limited, has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firm […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisation. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated legitimate Central Bank authorised firms in order […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a scam entity by the name Northstate (Commonwealth of Dominica), formerly operating the website www.northstate.io, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. A list of unauthorised […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that Allconi Bank Administration Limited (Ireland) – https://www.allconi-bank.eu.com (no longer in operation) – has been holding itself out as a banker in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. A list of unauthorised firms published to date is available […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firm in order to deceive […]
The Central Bank of Ireland has engaged with financial services firms to reinforce its consumer protection expectations of all regulated firms that also operate as Direct Debit originators (DDOs). This follows a review of plans submitted from the financial services firms that are amongst the top 20 DDOs in Ireland, which set out the measures they […]
The Central Bank of Ireland welcomes today’s publication of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022. The Central Bank will continue to work with the Department of Finance throughout subsequent stages as the legislation progresses through the Oireachtas to enactment. Once the Bill has been enacted the Central Bank intends to publicly consult on […]
Announcement under section 109 (2) sentence 1 of the WpHG Within the scope of its examination, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has determined that the approved consolidated financial statements of ADLER Real Estate Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin, as at 31 December 2019, contain errors. In the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2019, the real […]
On 29 July 2022 at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Larry Barreto pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying on regulated activities without authorisation. The charges relate to advice provided and arrangements made regarding a series of regulated mortgage contracts between June 2014 and March 2018. Mr Barreto is an unauthorised and prohibited person and as […]