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On 31 May 2018, the FSMA and the British (FCA), Dutch (AFM), French (AMF), Irish (Central Bank of Ireland) and Portuguese (CMVM) financial market authorities, together forming the Euronext College of Regulators, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) on the coordinated regulation and supervision of Euronext. This MoU supersedes the MoU previously signed in […]
The FSMA published a presentation (in English) to provide firms with a brief overview of the legal requirements and the FSMA registration process to obtain a registration as an insurance intermediary in Belgium. Source: FSMA
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 Mithra, ISIN BE0974283153, on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 31/05/2018 at 09:00 CET. Source: FSMA
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 Mithra, ISIN BE0974283153, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 30/05/2018 at 16:00 CET until the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) hereby announces that on 14 May 2018, in accordance with Article 2 of the Royal Decree of 21 August 2008 on the rules for certain multilateral trading facilities, it approved the modified market rules of Alternext Brussels (Euronext Growth). These market rules enter into force as of 29 […]
The FSMA has prepared a handbook (available in French or Dutch only) for insurance intermediaries to help them complete their overall money-laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment (ML/TF). READ MORE IN THE NEWSFLASH (Available in French or Dutch only) Source: FSMA
On 25 May 2018, new data protection legislation enters into force, intended to offer better protection of your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) lays down rules that companies and public authorities must comply with when they process your personal data; the GDPR offers you various rights that enable you to better protect […]
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) £783,800 for oversight failings in its relationship with collapsed payments firm Premier FX. Barclays was Premier FX’s sole banker in the UK. The financial penalty takes into account that Barclays has agreed voluntarily to cover the losses of Premier FX customers whose claims have been […]
This page contains information about fines published during the calendar year ending 2022. The total amount of fines so far is £783,800. Firm or individual fined Date Amount Reason Barclays Bank plc 28/02/2022 £783,800 This Final Notice (Barlclays Bank plc) refers to breaches of PRIN 2 related to financial crime in the corporate banking sector. […]
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 XIOR, ISIN BE0974288202 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 08/06/2018 at 14:00 CET. Source: FSMA