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The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of unauthorized lenders who offer fraudulent credits to consumers. The FSMA has received several reports from consumers about fraudulent credit offers made via the internet. Consumers get thus in touch with these providers in a variety of ways: they are approached unsolicited […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Mutuals Kredit or Krediet Religieus, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Mutuals Kredit or Krediet Religieus is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Mutuals Kredit or Krediet Religieus may not […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Furst Kredit, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Furst Kredit is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Furst Kredit may not offer credit in Belgium. According to the information available […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Helix Credit Group, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Helix Credit Group is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Helix Credit Group may not offer credit in Belgium. According to […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the fraudulent activities of Asterix Bank, a company that is offering credit illegally to consumers. Asterix Bank is not authorized or registered in Belgium as a lender or credit intermediary. Therefore, Asterix Bank may not offer credit in Belgium. According to the information available […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has published the second edition of its quarterly dashboard of Belgian public open-ended investment funds, generally referred to as investment funds. The overview presented in this dashboard covers the fourth and last quarter of the year 2021. It shows that the Belgian fund sector has continued to grow, […]

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

In preparation for a departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), the FSMA wishes in this Newsletter to clarify the conditions for registration of (re)insurance intermediaries in Belgium. Read more in the Newsletter… (available in French and Dutch only) 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 EUROPUBLIDIS, ISIN BE0003842599, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 22/08/2019 at 16:30 CET until the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

In recent months, the FSMA has continued to receive new complaints from consumers who had responded to offers of investment in cryptocurrencies. Hence, the FSMA repeats its warning against the fraudsters behind those platforms who are using cryptocurrencies to swindle consumers. The FSMA has also updated its list of cryptocurrency trading platforms regarding which it […]