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Sep 01
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 01
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 01
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – 365fxbullmarkets

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that 365fxbullmarkets (USA / Ireland) – http://www.365fxbullmarkets.com (no longer operational) has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  A list of unauthorised firms published to date is available on […]

Sep 01
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – A1Bitminers

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that A1Bitminers (UK / Ireland) – http://www.a1bitminers.co.uk (no longer operational) has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  A list of unauthorised firms published to date is available on […]

Sep 01
paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA: BaFin imposes administrative fine

On 23 August 2022, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 75,000 euros on paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA. The sanction related to a breach of section 114 (1) sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA failed to publish an announcement, stating the date and the […]

Sep 01
Tech giant Meitu loses over $43M of its crypto investment in bear market

Meitu was one among many public companies that purchased Bitcoin to hold as a treasury reserve during the peak of the bull run last year. 660 Total views 19 Total shares Hong Kong tech giant Meitu made headlines in April 2021 after it reported nearly $100 million in crypto holdings. However, with the onset of […]