The chairman of the FSMA, Jean-Paul Servais, spoke at the General Meeting of the Institut des Réviseurs Agréés pour les Institutions Financières/Instituut van de Revisoren Erkend voor de Financiële Instellingen (IRAIF/IREFI) on 3 February 2020. During his remarks, the chairman emphasized the importance of the role of auditors in the smooth operation of the markets […]
During recent months, the FSMA has observed a significant number of cases of investment fraud that take the form of stealing the identity of authorized companies (‘cloned firms’). In this form of fraud, swindlers take on the identity of an authorized company in order to give consumers the impression that they have the authorization to […]
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 Asit Biotech, ISIN BE0974289218 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 12/02/2020 at 09:00 CET. Source: FSMA
The FSMA warned the public against fraudulent offers of investment in wine (see our warnings from 22 May 2019 and 4 July 2019). Since then, consumers have reported to us that they were approached with fraudulent offers of investment in whisky. The principle remains the same: victims are contacted by phone by a salesperson, who […]
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 Asit Biotech, ISIN BE0974289218, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 11/02/2020 at 09:00 CET until the publication of a press release. Source: […]
The Chairman of the FSMA, Jean-Paul Servais, provided information on cryptocurrencies during a Senate hearing. The hearing took place before the Committee on Cross-cutting Issues following the tabling of a proposal for a resolution aimed at establishing a legal framework for the sale, purchase and use of virtual currencies and all related financial products. In […]
This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch page. Source: FSMA
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the website named www.cesco-invest.com, which offers investment services without complying with Belgian financial legislation. The persons operating the website named www.cesco-invest.com are not authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, the offer made via that website shows numerous indications of fraud and […]
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the website named www.actio-prevoyance.com, which offers investment services without complying with Belgian financial legislation. The persons operating the website named www.actio-prevoyance.com are not authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, the offer made via that website shows numerous indications of fraud and […]
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the website named https://secure-aes-financial.com (formerly www.aes-financial.com), which offers investment services without complying with Belgian financial legislation. The persons operating the website named https://secure-aes-financial.com (formerly www.aes-financial.com) are not authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, the offer made via that website […]