Category: Regulations

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that Allconi Bank Administration Limited (Ireland) – https://www.allconi-bank.eu.com (no longer in operation) – has been holding itself out as a banker in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. A list of unauthorised firms published to date is available […]

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firm in order to deceive […]

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a scam entity by the name Northstate (Commonwealth of Dominica), formerly operating the website www.northstate.io, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. A list of unauthorised […]

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisation. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated legitimate Central Bank authorised firms in order […]

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Miripro Insurance Company Limited, has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firm […]

The Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) today, XX July 2022, published the name of an unauthorised firm, Lend Invest – https://thelendinvest.uk/ , in order to warn the public that it is not authorised by the Central Bank to provide financial services. Lend Invest is advertising loans on its website but it holds no authorisation […]

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

The FCA has today released its latest statement on switching in the mortgages market. The number of mortgage borrowers not switching their mortgage deal when they could save money by doing so has declined significantly since 2016. We now estimate that borrowers of 370,000 mortgages could save money by switching their mortgage but do not, […]

Home News We consult on changes to redress calculations for unsuitable pension transfer advice We have today published a consultation proposing updates to how redress is calculated for unsuitable defined benefit transfers advice, following a periodic review. Redress aims to put consumers back in the position they would have been in had they remained in […]

Home News FCA to open Leeds office in September with 100 new jobs The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be recruiting to fill more than 100 new roles based in Leeds. The FCA is opening an office in the city later this year and has signed a deal for premises at 6 Queen Street in […]