Category: Regulations

The FCA has commenced criminal proceedings against the 2 former directors of Collateral (UK) Ltd (Collateral), Peter Currie and Andrew Currie, who each face 2 charges under the Fraud Act 2006 and 1 charge under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The FCA alleges that the Curries, who are brothers, dishonestly represented to investors that […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has examined the key information documents made available to Belgian retail clients who buy insurance-based investment products or structured products. The aim was to determine whether these documents are of sufficiently high quality to enable clients to understand clearly the features of these products. As a result of […]

On 31 December 2021 Ounapuu Ltd, formerly trading as Ferratum UK, was placed into a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation. Paul Boyle, David Clements and Anthony Murphy of Harrisons Business Recovery & Insolvency (London) Limited were appointed as Joint Liquidators. The firm’s name was changed from Ferratum UK Limited to Ounapuu Ltd on 4 November 2021. Ounapuu […]

A little more than half of all Belgian public funds consist of sustainable assets or invest sustainably. These are the findings of a study conducted by the FSMA on the occasion of the introduction of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The European Regulation on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, better known as […]

IOSCO elaborates on its vision and expectations for the IFRS Foundation’s work towards a global baseline of investor-focussed sustainability standards. The aim is to improve the global consistency, comparability and reliability of sustainability reporting and to support investors’ evolving informational needs. The chairman of the FSMA, Jean-Paul Servais, is closely involved in these discussions as […]

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 Nyxoah, ISIN BE0974358906, on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 25/06/2021 at 13:15 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 Nyxoah, ISIN BE0974358906, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 25/06/2021 at 11:45 CET until the publication of a press release. 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 Financière de TUBIZE, ISIN BE0003823409 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 25/06/2021 at 11:30 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 UCB, ISIN BE0003739530 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 25/06/2021 at 11:30 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 Financière de TUBIZE, ISIN BE0003823409, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 25/06/2021 at 10:26 CET until the publication of a press release. […]