Day: September 8, 2022

Sep 08
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm-Baron Capital Partenaire (BCP) (Clone)

It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a firm, calling itself, Baron Capital Partenaire (BCP) (Clone) (Ireland / UK / Cyprus and France) – www.bcpartenaire.com (not operational) has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the absence of an appropriate authorisation and purporting to be […]

Sep 08
Central Bank publishes research outlining key climate risk channels for the economy

Climate change risks to households and businesses will vary considerably, depending on factors including the location of physical assets, energy efficiency, and individual behaviours. The financial sector will be impacted through changes in financial asset values and the effects on businesses and households. Long-run physical risks can only be reduced through policies that support a […]

Sep 08
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Biz Credit Lender

It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a fraudulent firm, Biz Credit Lender (Ireland), has been operating as a retail credit firm in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. Biz Credit Lender is advertising loans on its website but it holds no authorisation from the Central […]

Sep 08
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm –   Fraudulent entity clones authorised firm Glencar ICAV

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Glencar ICAV (CLONE), operating the website www.glencar-icav.com, has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a […]

Sep 08
Federal Court Orders New York Man to Pay Over $800,000 for Commodity Pool Fraud

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final judgment and consent order on August 31 for a permanent injunction, monetary sanctions, and equitable relief against Tae Hung Kang, a/k/a Kevin Kang, of Queens, New York.  The order resolves the […]

Sep 08
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm –   Fraudulent entity clones authorised firm Managed Accounts Fund Services plc

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Managed Accounts Fund Services PLC (CLONE), operating the website www.securecorpmafsplc.com and formerly operating the website www.mafs-plc.com, has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  In […]

Sep 08
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Thunder Loans

It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a fraudulent firm, Thunder Loans, has been operating as a retail credit firm in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. Thunder Loans is advertising loans on its website but it holds no authorisation from the Central Bank as a […]

Sep 08
ECB rate hike could disappoint Euro buyers

The main event of the day today will be the meeting of the European Central Bank. Bloomberg economists are divided on expectations in regard to the size of the rate hike, with just over half of them predicting the ECB will raise rates by 75 bps, and just under half believing a 50 bps outcome […]

Sep 08
Market Spotlight: ECB In Focus Today – EURJPY On Watch

ECB Up Next Following the September BOC meeting yesterday, focus today shifts to the ECB. The central bank is widely expected to hike rates by .75%, surpassing the .5% hike in July. With inflation in the eurozone having hit record highs of 9.1% in July, the pressure is on the ECB to act decisively. Given […]

Sep 08
Which countries are the worst for crypto taxation? New study lists top five

Global cryptocurrency taxation rules significantly vary among countries, and some jurisdictions have come up with extremely tough crypto tax policies for their residents. In a new study by crypto analytics firm Coincub, Belgium is referred to as the worst country in the world in terms of crypto taxation for residents. That is according to in-house […]