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On 26 March 2020, the FSMA published a press release about the impact of COVID-19 on listed companies. On 9 April 2020, Royal Decree No. 4 was issued. It adopts various exceptional measures, including in the area of company law, in connection with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Decree No. 4 contains, among other […]

The FSMA once again warns the people of Belgium against recovery room fraud. In recent months, the FSMA has observed an increase in the number of reports by consumers about what are known as ‘recovery rooms’. Recovery room fraud is a practice whereby fraudsters offer to help victims of investment fraud to obtain compensation for […]

During the last weeks, the FSMA continued to receive complaints from consumers concerning new fraudulent online trading platforms that are operating in the Belgian market. The approach remains the same. These trading platforms try to arouse consumers’ curiosity by placing scam ads on social media such as Facebook. In these fake ads, a well-known person […]

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of Bitcoin-Evolution and Bitcoin-Revolution, entities that offers investments without complying with Belgian financial legislation. Bitcoin-Evolution and Bitcoin-Revolution are not allowed to provide banking and/or investment services in or from Belgium. Those entities approach Belgian consumers through publications on social media and fake […]

Fraudsters are not hesitating to exploit the current COVID-19 situation. Beware, since the current climate is particularly propitious for these swindlers to create more victims. Most of the time, they contact their victims by using phishing techniques disseminated via different channels: email, social media or unsolicited phone calls. The FSMA was informed that malicious persons […]

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 Aedifica, ISIN BE0003851681, on Euronext Brussels is reopened from 23/04/2020 at 09:00 CET following 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 Aedifica, ISIN BE0003851681, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 22/04/2020 at 13:15 CET until the publication of a press release.     […]

Fraudulent investment offers are becoming ever more frequent and take on a variety of forms. Offers that are too good to be true are made in a wide range of fields, often linked to current events. Currently, fraudsters are not hesitating to exploit the coronavirus crisis to claim new victims. Consumers are using the internet […]

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 VGP, ISIN BE0003878957, on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 22/04/2020 at 09:00 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 VGP, ISIN BE0003878957, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 21/04/2020 at 12:40 CET until the publication of a press release.   Source: […]