Category: Regulations

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging James R. Velissaris of Atlanta, Ga. with fraud in connection with a multi-faceted scheme to overvalue the assets managed by his multi-billion dollar hedge fund.  The CFTC seeks […]

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

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of Go Capital FX (Go Capital 123 – Lancelot Equity Ltd.), a company that offers binary options without complying with Belgian financial legislation. Go Capital FX (Go Capital 123 – Lancelot Equity Ltd.) is not allowed to provide banking and/or investment services […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of Vipwayzone, a company that offers binary options without complying with Belgian financial legislation. Vipwayzone is not allowed to provide banking and/or investment services in or from Belgium. Furthermore, the FSMA reminds the public that since 18 August 2016, no investment firm […]

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

The application of a risk-based approach in the combat against money laundering and terrorist financing is a process composed of four successive steps. This Newsletter aims at defining the organizational framework. This Newsletter repeats the principal obligations regarding organization and internal control that are imposed by the regulation governing the combat against money laundering and […]

Since its warning of 22 May 2019, even more consumers have reported to us that they were approached by companies offering them investments in wine. The FSMA hereby warns the public once again, since these attractive offers are often made by swindlers whose sole aim is to take your money. The principle stays the same: […]

On 10 April 2019 the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI) applied for authorisation as administrator of the EURIBOR benchmark. On 2 July 2019, following the positive advice of the EURIBOR College of Supervisors, the FSMA granted the requested authorisation to EMMI, by application of the European Benchmark Regulation (BMR). The authorisation granted is restricted to […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against several companies engaging in unauthorized activities on the Belgian market. The companies are the following: Allied Indices International (www.alliedindicesinternational.com) Alpes Trading (www.alpes-trading.com) Shard Asset Management (www.sassetmanagement.net and www.shardassetmanagement.net) Universal Asset Management (www.universalassetmgmt.com) The above companies are not authorized to provide investment services in Belgium. […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of Alpes Trading, a company that offers investment services. Alpes Trading is not an authorized investment firm in Belgium. It is therefore not allowed to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, according to the information available to the FSMA, the […]