Tag: fsma

Jan 31
Option Financiale

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

Jan 31
Newsletter: Do you practise insurance distribution as an ancillary activity?

This newsitem is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

Jan 31
Guide to the preparation of the AMLCO’s annual activity report

The FSMA has observed that the annual activity reports of AMLCOs have often been limited to a general, relatively unstructured description of the policies, procedures and organization of internal controls. With a view to increasing the quality and clarity of such reports, the FSMA is offering AMLCOs a guide (available in French or Dutch only) to the […]

Jan 31
Press release on the reopening of trading in Xior

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 Xior, ISIN BE0974288202, on Euronext Brussels will be reopened from 07-10-2020 at 15:30 CET following the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

Jan 31
Satisfaction survey about supplementary pensions

Are you, as an employee, a member of a supplementary pension plan? If so, you can now take part in a satisfaction survey conducted by the FSMA, the Belgian supervisor of supplementary pensions. We would like to know whether you are satisfied with the information you receive about your supplementary pension: Is the information about […]

Jan 31
Press release on the suspension of trading in Xior

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 Xior, ISIN BE0974288202, on Euronext Brussels is suspended on the request of the company from 07-10-2020 at 09:00 CET until the publication of a press release.     […]

Jan 31
Press release on the reopening of trading in Asit Biotech

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 reopened from 07-10-2020 at 09:00 CET following the publication of a press release. Source: FSMA

Jan 31
Decision of the FSMA’s sanctions committee regarding Value8 NV and Mr Peter Paul de Vries

In its decision taken on 6 October 2020, the Sanctions Committee of the FSMA imposed an administrative fine of 40,000 euros and 60,000 euros respectively on Value8 NV, a company governed by the law of the Netherlands and listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and on Mr Peter Paul de Vries, the company’s CEO, for an infringement […]

Jan 30
Newsletter: Money-laundering risk situations: how to apply the necessary vigilance measures?

States with no or low taxation? High-risk countries? Countries or persons subject to financial embargoes and asset-freezing measures? Where can you find the relevant lists and what are your obligations in this regard? The anti-money laundering legislation refers to these concepts, but which are the countries or persons concerned? Where can you find the updated […]

Jan 30
Press release on the reopening of trading in Aedifica

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 will re-open on 23-10-2020 at 16:15 CET. Source: FSMA