Tag: fsma

May 12
Warning concerning the late publication of the yearly financial report

This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch version. Source: FSMA

May 02
Periodic questionnaire on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing

This circular FSMA_2022_15 (available in French or Dutch only) informs obliged entities on the contents of the information, and the modalities for their transmission, intended to be used to assess the compliance and the efficiency of the system they have implemented for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This information is collected by […]

Apr 29
Cryptocurrencies: new rules enter into force

As from 1 May 2022, any legal person established in Belgium that wants to provide exchange services between virtual currencies and legal currencies, or custody wallet services, within Belgium will have to register with the FSMA in advance. Providers already operating on 1 May 2022 must notify the FSMA of the exercise of their activity […]

Apr 29
Rules on sustainable finance – Insurance companies

New European rules on sustainable finance have been in the making since 2019. They are gradually coming into force. The FSMA wishes to draw the attention of insurance companies to the sustainability rules that are or will be applicable to them. It has drawn up a document (available in French and Dutch only) outlining these […]

Apr 28
Agreed settlement – Mr Alain Berckmans

The agreed settlement consists of the payment of 25,831 euros and publication, by name, on the website of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) for a period of three months. This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

Apr 22
Update of the cartography of MiFID activities

Communication FSMA_2022_13 describes the updated MiFID cartography. The new reporting rules will apply as from 30 June 2022 (Communication available in Dutch and French only). Source: FSMA

Apr 12
Watch out for companies that offer trading software (Expert Advisors)

The FSMA warns the public against EA World FX, a company that is offering so-called ‘Expert Advisors’ or ‘EAs’ used to trade in forex-derivatives in Belgium. An Expert Advisor is a type of software that tells you when to make certain trades or even carries them out for you automatically, based on preprogrammed parameters. The […]

Apr 06
MDXHealth

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 34, § 2, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE LAW OF 2 AUGUST 2002 Trading in financial instrument MDXHealth, ISIN code BE0003844611 on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 08:15am on 05/04/2011 until the publication of a press release.   Source: FSMA

Apr 05
Agreed settlement with Keyware Technologies, with its former CEO and CFO, and with Leleux Associated Brokers and some of its employees

The agreed settlement involves a payment of EUR 397,500 and a publication by name on the website of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

Apr 05
Tigenix

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 34, § 2, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE LAW OF 2 AUGUST 2002 Trading in Tigenix, ISIN code BE0003864817 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on  01/06/2011 at 08:15am.   Source: FSMA