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Shojin Financial Services Limited enters administration

Shojin Financial Services Limited (Shojin) is a crowdfunding platform authorised and regulated by the FCA. Shojin allowed customers to make investments that were used to fund loans toward property developments. On 23 March 2026, Shojin went into administration. Simon Carvill-Biggs and Ian Corfield of FRP Trading Advisory Limited were appointed as Joint Administrators.The Joint Administrators are responsible for acting in the best interests of the people who are owed money by Shojin, and they ...

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Walnut Planet GmbH: evidence indicates no prospectus published

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Walnut Planet GmbH, which has its registered office in Pfäffikon (Schwyz), Switzerland, is offering a capital investment that falls within the definition of “other investments” under section 1 (2) no. 7 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz - VermAnlG) to the public in Germany. The investment on offer consists of combined lease and service agreements relating to the cultivation of walnuts i...

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Central Bank of Ireland launches commemorative coin honouring playwright Seán O'Casey

Central Bank of Ireland today launched a commemorative coin celebrating the life and work of renowned Irish playwright Seán O'Casey, on what would have been his 146 th birthday. It marks the 100th anniversary of the inaugural performance of his masterpiece The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre. The silver proof coin will go on sale today (Monday 30 March 2026) at 1pm on www.collectorcoins.ie . Designed by PJ Lynch, there are just 3,000 coins available, and they will retail at €90. Gov...

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FMSB signs Consultation Agreement with Autorité des Marchés Financiers

Markets Europe & international Cooperation FMSB signs Consultation Agreement with Autorité des Marchés Financiers

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) have signed a Consultation Agreement to enhance collaboration on developing guidance for wholesale Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities (FICC) markets, allowing AMF to provide expertise on FMSB drafts. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals regulatory endorsement of FMSB's non-binding standards, potentially elevating their influence on market conduct expectations in France and Europe, particularly as Paris grows as a trading hub. https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news/fmsb-signs-consultation-agreement-autorite-des-marches-financiers

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Regulators launch joint taskforce to crack down on poor practice in motor finance claims

A new taskforce will tackle poor handling of motor finance claims by some claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms, after the FCA, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) agreed to join up their efforts. The announcement comes as the FCA prepares to set out its final compensation scheme for motor finance customers.The regulators will step up efforts to share intelligence and continue to take co-ordinated ...

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Delivering on the Insurer’s Promise - Keynote speech by Mr Marcus Lim, Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA) Annual Luncheon on 30 March 2026

At the Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA) Annual Luncheon on 30 March 2026, Mr Marcus Lim, Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, delivered a keynote speech highlighting three key roles played by insurers.

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🇬🇧 FCA Consultation medium

Investment trust votes, conflicts of interest, and our role

On 3 March 2026, we said we’d bring forward our planned review of the UK Listing Rules for Investment entities, including how they apply to board independence and related party provisions.Since then, there has been substantial debate over our role in relation to investment trusts, including calls for us to ‘get to grips’ with voting rules ‘that allow a minority shareholder to repeatedly attack an investment trust’.Much of this debate suggests there are misunderstandings about how investment t...

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This FCA blog post announces an accelerated review of UK Listing Rules for investment entities, focusing on board independence, related party provisions, conflicts of interest, and shareholder rights amid debates over activist minority shareholders targeting investment trusts. It matters because it clarifies the FCA's limited role (rules apply to issuers, not shareholders), reinforces Companies Act protections, and signals upcoming proposals to ensure rules fit novel scenarios like concentrated ownership, potentially impacting governance and listing compliance for investment trusts.[FCA blog]

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My FCA marks first year with a single, streamlined sign in for all firms

As part of ongoing improvements to My FCA, and following the successful removal of RegData sign in at the end of last year, we have now removed direct access to Connect and the Online Invoicing System. Firms do not need to take any action. All existing RegData, Connect and Online Invoicing links and bookmarked pages will now automatically redirect to My FCA, where you can access all systems from a single homepage without signing in again. This makes managing your regulatory tasks quicker and ...

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🇮🇪 CBI News medium

Governor Gabriel Makhlouf Calls for Genuine Single Market to Mobilise Europe’s Savings

Governor Gabriel Makhlouf of the Central Bank of Ireland today emphasised the critical need to strengthen Europe’s Single Market as the foundation for mobilising the continent’s substantial savings in an increasingly fragmented global environment.

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Bridge to the Future: Mobilising Europe's Savings in a Fragmenting World - Speech by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Eurofi

In his remarks, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf emphasised that Europe must mobilise its substantial savings by strengthening economic growth, completing the Single Market, and building more integrated capital markets, as capital currently flows abroad due to perceived higher returns elsewhere. He argued that central banks must anchor price stability and financial stability as preconditions for effective capital allocation, and that by addressing these fundamentals, European savings will naturally ...

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BaFin warns consumers about the websites renvio(.)icu and renvio(.)pro

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites renvio(.)icu and renvio(.)pro. BaFin has information that these websites are being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇸🇬 MAS News medium

Singapore Sets out Key Focus Areas to Develop Singapore as a Gold Trading Centre

MAS and the Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) set out key focus areas to strengthen Singapore’s position as a trusted gold trading centre serving the Asia-Pacific region. This will meet the growing interest among investors to vault and trade gold in Singapore. The key focus areas were developed by a Gold Market Development Working Group that MAS and SBMA established in January 2026, building on detailed discussions and studies with industry participants in 2025.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

FCA responds to Complaint Commissioner’s report on the British Steel Pension Scheme

We sympathise with former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) who lost money after they were given unsuitable advice from people they trusted. Complaints are a valuable source of feedback which help us improve and learn. There have also been 4 independent reports into the BSPS since 2018, which have helped us learn lessons. We have accepted several of their recommendations and implemented improvements, including those below.We now have much closer collaboration between the FCA,...

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The FCA's response to the Complaint Commissioner's report on the British Steel Pension Scheme addresses systemic failures in pension transfer advice that affected approximately 7,700 members, with 47% receiving unsuitable advice. This statement demonstrates the FCA's acknowledgment of regulatory shortcomings and outlines remedial measures implemented to prevent similar harm, including enhanced inter-agency collaboration, stricter product governance rules, and a £106 million redress scheme now benefiting 1,870 affected members.

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Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited enters liquidation

On 25 March 2026, following a petition filed by the FCA, the High Court ordered that Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited (EFG) be wound up. EFG is a corporate finance firm. EFG was also a principal for a number of appointed representatives between 2015 and 2020, including Amyma Ltd and Osborne Baldwin Ltd, which traded as Hunter Jones.An appointed representative carries on regulated activity under the responsibility of an authorised firm, known as 'the principal'. Find more information on ...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA sets out next phase of smarter, more effective regulation

We have set out plans for using AI to speed up authorisations, testing new tools to identify key risks earlier, with our people remaining at the heart of decision-making. The new authorisation tool is being developed internally and will be integrated into existing FCA systems.It forms part of our annual work programme 2026/27, which lays out how we’re accelerating our ambition to be a smarter, more data-driven regulator.We will also use generative AI to support our efforts to modernise regula...

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FCA plans to help people get more financial advice for important decisions

More people could access financial advice, under proposals set out by FCA. The FCA is consulting on how to make it easier for firms to give more simplified forms of individualised financial advice to consumers.Simplified forms of advice can help consumers with more straightforward needs and do not require a full assessment of all their financial circumstances, making it more accessible and affordable.Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive of the FCA, said:'For too long the support people nee...

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🇱🇺 CSSF Guidance high

Technical FAQ on CSSF Regulation No 20-08 on borrower-based measures for residential real estate credit (track changes) (Updated)

Version of 9 March 2026

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The CSSF Technical FAQ on Regulation No 20-08 provides implementation guidance on **loan-to-value (LTV) limits for residential real estate credit in Luxembourg**, establishing borrower-based macroprudential measures designed to limit leverage in the mortgage market. This guidance is critical for lenders operating in Luxembourg as it clarifies how to calculate own funds, determine LTV compliance, and apply temporary portfolio exemptions that have been extended through June 30, 2025.

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement high

Remarks by Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid to Central Bank of Ireland’s Consumer Protection Workshop – Consumer Protection at the Heart of Our Mission

Good afternoon and welcome to this Central Bank of Ireland workshop on the Consumer Protection Code. Today I will focus on the outlook for consumers and investors. But first let me pause to talk a little about the broader context in which we find ourselves. We are living through a period marked by extraordinary change, geopolitical instability, rapid technological transformation and shifting economic conditions. Governor Makhlouf summarised this well when he said how 2026 has already seen ext...

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Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid's speech on 24 March 2026 emphasizes consumer protection as central to the Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) mission amid geopolitical, technological, and economic changes, highlighting the revised **Consumer Protection Code 2025** (CPC 2025) as a key modernization effort. This matters for compliance professionals because the CPC 2025 introduces enhanced, digitally-focused protections effective **24 March 2026**, replacing the 2012 Code after a 12-month implementation period, with firms required to proactively secure customer interests.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

Timing of the FCA's motor finance announcement

We will set out our approach on motor finance redress shortly after markets close on Monday 30 March, having consulted on a compensation scheme in October 2025.

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The FCA is scheduling its announcement on a proposed motor finance redress scheme—addressing historical commission disclosure failures in car loans—for shortly after markets close on Monday, 30 March 2026, following a consultation launched in October 2025. This matters because it signals imminent final rules that could impose up to GBP11 billion in costs on lenders, affecting millions of consumers and requiring urgent operational preparations to ensure timely payouts in 2026.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website panda-financial.com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website panda-financial.com. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services as well as cryptoasset services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin and have no connection to the licensed institution Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH.

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🇭🇰 SFC Enforcement high

SFC bans Lui Pak Tong for life and fines him $17.43 million for misconduct

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The SFC has imposed a **lifetime ban and $17.43 million fine** on Lui Pak Tong for orchestrating a scheme where he exploited a fund under his control by directing $22.5 million in unsecured loans to a company he owned, while concealing conflicts of interest and diverting loan proceeds to himself and associates. This enforcement action demonstrates the SFC's aggressive stance on fiduciary breaches, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and self-dealing by licensed representatives, with direct implications for fund governance, investment committee oversight, and compliance with the Code of Conduct.

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🇮🇪 CBI Warning medium

How the Consumer Protection Code Secures Your Interests

The Central Bank of Ireland today (Tuesday 24 March 2026) marked the coming into force of the modernised Consumer Protection Code, giving consumers stronger protections when using banks, insurance companies, and other financial services. The modernised Code has been designed to better protect consumers in today’s world, and in anticipation of how financial services will evolve into the future. It follows extensive public consultation and engagement. Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid said: "The Cen...

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Festgeldplan(.)com: BaFin warns about website and identity fraud

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website festgeldplan(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from WPV Advisory & Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG, which is supervised by BaFin. It is a case of identity fraud. WPV Advisory & Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG has no connection with the ...

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Wertede: BaFin warns consumers about the services offered on the websites wertede(.)com and wertede(.)cc

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites wertede(.)com and wertede(.)cc. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services on this website without the required authorisation.

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MORRISONBOOST: BaFin warns consumers about services offered in WhatsApp groups

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about WhatsApp groups directing consumers to the MORRISONBOOST platform. In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use the MORRISONBOOST platform to trade in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of conducting banking business and/or offering consumers financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

FCA highlights risks when dealing with unregulated lenders

We are reminding regulated firms they need to undertake proper checks when dealing with unregulated lenders, safe custody providers, money brokers and financial leasing companies – also known as 'Annex 1' firms. There are around 1,200 of these firms registered with us for solely anti-money laundering purposes. Our powers are currently limited to looking at how these firms are meeting their anti-money laundering obligations and they are not subject to our wider rulebook. This regime is based o...

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The FCA statement reminds regulated firms to perform robust due diligence on 'Annex 1' firms—unregulated lenders, safe custody providers, money brokers, and financial leasing companies registered solely for AML purposes—due to their limited oversight and heightened financial crime risks. This matters because Annex 1 firms (approx. 1,200) are not subject to FCA's full rulebook, conduct rules, or protections like the Financial Ombudsman Service, exposing regulated firms to contagion risks if they fail to manage interactions properly. Non-compliance could lead to regulatory scrutiny, enforcement, or reputational damage amid FCA's ongoing AML focus.

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Tradealles(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity fraud

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website tradealles(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website panthera-gmbh(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website panthera-gmbh(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA Speech medium

How technology is changing the pensions conversation

Speech by Nikhil Rathi, FCA chief executive, at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium 2026. Last year, I spoke about the importance of getting on the right track.That if we want better consumer outcomes – as well as stronger capital markets to support growth – we need to think beyond individual products and look at the whole financial journey.How pensions interact with housing wealth…How savings interact with advice…And how all these decisions evolve across a lifetime.Over the past yea...

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FCA orders Beauforce Corporation to stop operating and return client money

We have restricted Beauforce Corporation Limited from carrying out any regulated activities. This means it cannot provide regulated debt advice or debt management services to consumers. We have also ordered the firm to return money held in its bank accounts to its clients.We’ve taken this action following concerns about the suitability of the firm’s senior management and its conduct in dealing with us. Read the full Notice (PDF)

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BaFin warns consumers about the website gfi-hold(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website gfi-hold(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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High Performance Battery Holding AG: grounds to suspect shares being offered to the public without the required securities prospectus

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that High Performance Battery Holding AG, Switzerland, is offering securities in the form of company shares to the public in Germany without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.

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Opening Statement by Colm Kincaid, Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Ireland at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

Role of Non-Bank Entities in the Irish Housing Market regarding residential mortgages Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh agus gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoiste as ucht an cuireadh a bheith anseo inniú. I am joined by my colleagues Domhnall Cullinan, Director of Banking and Payments, and Aisling Menton, Head of Retail Credit and we welcome the opportunity to continue this important discussion on the role of non-bank entities in the Irish mortgage market. As outlined in updated figures we publi...

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🇱🇺 CSSF News high

Communication to the investment fund industry

in relation to additional liquidity management requirements for Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS, or where applicable their management company, and Luxembourg-authorised AIFMs that manage open-ended AIFs, introduced by the Law of 3 March 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024

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🇺🇸 SEC Consultation high

SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which sets out certain information gathering and review requirements for broker-dealers that publish quotations for, or maintain a continuous quoted market in…

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The SEC is proposing amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which governs broker-dealer quotation requirements in OTC markets outside national securities exchanges, aiming to update information review standards for enhanced investor protection. This matters for compliance professionals as it could impose stricter due diligence on broker-dealers quoting OTC securities, building on 2020 amendments amid ongoing fixed income implementation challenges, potentially reducing fraud in retail-heavy OTC markets. https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-28-sec-proposes-amendments-exchange-act-rule-15c2-11

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🇬🇧 FCA Guidance critical

Creating a redress system that works better for consumers and firms

We’ve reached a significant milestone in our joint work with the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Government to modernise the redress systemso that consumers get fair outcomes quicker and firms have greater clarity about how issues will be handled.We’re delivering change at speed by acting now within our current powers, with a focus on improving how the system works in practice. This includes a new registration stage for complaints, updated dismissal grounds and clearer guidance on the fai...

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The FCA, in collaboration with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and the Government, has announced modernization of the UK's financial redress system to accelerate consumer compensation and provide firms with greater regulatory clarity. This initiative represents a fundamental shift in how complaints are registered, assessed, and resolved, with immediate implementation underway within existing FCA powers and broader legislative reforms planned.

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WhatsApp groups: BaFin investigates “Fides Ventures” and “Nexquant”

According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), “Fides Ventures” is using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The company, which claims to be based in the US, also operates under the name “Fides Ventures Business School”. The unknown provider advertises by promoting a so-called “FIVS token”, claiming that the token can be obtained on the cooperating crypto exchange “Nexquant”. The crypto exchange, also operating under the name “Nex...

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CFTC Secures Judgement Against New York Companies to Pay Over $2.4 Million in Restitution, Penalties for Forex Fraud

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The CFTC secured a default judgment on March 13, 2026, against New York-based Safety Capital Management Inc. and GNS Capital Inc. (d/b/a ForexnPower) for retail forex fraud, fraud as commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and related violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), ordering over $2.4 million in restitution and penalties. This enforcement action underscores the CFTC's aggressive pursuit of fraud targeting vulnerable retail investors, with permanent injunctions against future violations, serving as a stark reminder for firms in forex, CPO, and CTA spaces to prioritize robust compliance programs.

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

AMF requests extension to the RAPID NUTRITION share suspension

Warning Savings protection MAR Retail investors Professional investors Journalists AMF requests extension to the RAPID NUTRITION share suspension

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The AMF has requested Euronext to extend the trading suspension of RAPID NUTRITION shares until April 10, 2026, due to ongoing suspicions of "pump and dump" market abuse under Article L. 420-10 of the Monetary and Financial Code. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's proactive market surveillance and highlights risks of unauthorized investment recommendations, urging investors to report evidence. Compliance professionals should note this as a signal of heightened scrutiny on manipulative practices in small-cap stocks like those on Euronext Growth.

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BaFin warns consumers about the series of platforms with the slogan “Smarter trading with zero spreads”

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators use these websites to conduct banking business and/or provide financial services without the required authorisation. The operators of the websites are not supervised by BaFin.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA bans Kasim Garipoglu from working in UK financial services

KasimGaripoglu has been banned from working in UK financial services. The FCA found he is not fit and proper because of his lack of honesty and integrity. Mr Garipoglu is the owner of a firm that provided online trading of foreign exchange and contracts.Between April 2012 and December 2022, including when Mr Garipoglu was the chief executive and director at the firm and an approved person, he repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for regulatory requirements, undermined compliance and anti‑money...

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BaFin warns consumers about the website mbspoint(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about MBS Point and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website mbspoint(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website alijz(.)com, the app alijzspro and offers in WhatsApp groups

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website alijz(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name AL Konzept GmbH & Co. KG. In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called alijzspro to invest in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the Gainorex Investment app

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the Börsenblick A-001 WhatsApp group. In the WhatsApp group, consumers are encouraged to use the Gainorex Investment app to trade in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers banking business and/or financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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Equity Research Ventures PTE. LTD. („AlleAktien“): evidence indicates no prospectus published

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Equity Research Ventures PTE. LTD., purportedly domiciled in Singapore, is offering capital investments under the name “Co-Investment AlleAktien Wealth x SpaceX” to the public in Germany without the required prospectus. These capital investments are being offered in the form of “other capital investments” within the meaning of section 1 (2) no. 7 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz - Verm...

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ESMA sets out actions to simplify the retail investor journey and make investing more accessible

ESMA sets out actions to simplify the retail investor journey and make investing more accessible 12 March 2026 Investor protection Press Releases The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its takeaways from the 2025 Call for Evidence (CfE) on the retail investor journey. Taking into account the input from stakeholders, ESMA outlines a number of actions and operational improvements it will take forward to make it ea...

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Prometheus Investment Alliance: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against offers made by Prometheus Investment Alliance (PIA), which claims to be based in the United States of America and Frankfurt am Main, on the website prometheus-alliance(.)de and in various WhatsApp groups. In the WhatsApp groups run by the alleged Achim Falkenberg and his assistant Bertha, consumers are tricked into trading financial products via the QVTcoinese-Pro app using the ‘Genialer Intelligenter Roboter 5.0’ trading system.

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VYNEX Trade: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups and against Lirunex Trading app

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are operated by alleged company VYNEX Trade. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in various WhatsApp groups, which can allegedly be traded via Lirunex Trading app and the following platforms:

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Concept Capital Group update: administrators appointed

On 9 March 2026, the High Court placed Concept Capital Group (CCG) into administration. BTG are the administrators of the company. In July 2025, the FCA announced High Court proceedings against CCG and others over an alleged unauthorised investment scheme. CCG has been under a court order that temporarily froze its assets since then.CCG had promoted investments in static homes. CCG claimed these would be let to social housing tenants placed by local councils. Investors were promised fixed ret...

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Mjolnex: BaFin warns against offers on website mjolnex-ltd(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website mjolnex-ltd(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the company Mjolnex, allegedly based in Frankfurt, is offering financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Second charge mortgage firms told to raise standards for consumers

Lenders and brokers in thesecond charge mortgagemarket need toconsiderhow theyadvise customers, assess affordability and charge fees. An FCA review has found that weaknesses in some firms’ practices could put borrowers, particularly those consolidating debt, at increased risk of financial harm.Second charge mortgages are often used by customers with high existing levels of debt and low financial resilience. The FCA’s review found examples of good practice across the sector but also issues tha...

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BaFin warns consumers about the website europecapitalmarkets(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website europecapitalmarkets(.)com. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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TGI AG: evidence indicates no prospectus published

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that TGI AG, domiciled in Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, is offering capital investments to the public in Germany called “discounted gold purchases” (Goldkauf mit Rabatt). In return for the temporary provision of money, these investments grant interest and the physical delivery of gold. In contravention of section 6 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz - VermAnlG), no prospectus has been...

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BaFin warns consumers about the series of platforms with the slogan “Invest and trade 300+”

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin.

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MEX Exchange and MultiBank Group: BaFin warns against offers on the website mexassetexchange(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website mexassetexchange(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator MEX Eychange, allegedly based in Eschborn, Germany, is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The operator falsely claims to be regulated by BaFin. There is no link to an authorised investment firm from Eschborn, Germany.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA imposes restrictions on Sendsii Ltd

On 23 January 2026, the FCA imposed requirements on Sendsii Ltd which prevent them from carrying out any regulated activity. The FCA has issued a First Supervisory Notice to Sendsii Ltd after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) suspended the firm’s registration on 9 October 2025. The suspension means that Sendsii Ltd no longer met the conditions required for its FCA authorisation under the Payment Services Regulations 2017.These requirements prevent Sendsii Ltd from carrying out any regulated activ...

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Man jailed for running illegal sale-and-rent-back scheme targeting struggling homeowners

Rajinder Gill and accomplices have been sentenced for their involvement in a sale-and-rent-back scheme. Mr Gill has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for running a sale-and-rent-back scheme without being authorised and illegally providing credit agreements and mortgages. As accomplices in the scheme, Amandeep Heer received a community order for 2 years with a condition of 250 hours of unpaid work, and Jetinder Sandhu has completed 100 hours' unpaid work over 12 months (as a con...

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Wildlife to feature on next series of Bank of England banknotes

Images of the UK’s wildlife are to feature on the next series of banknotes following a public consultation run by the Bank of England.

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The Bank of England has announced that **wildlife imagery will replace historical figures on the next series of banknotes**, following a public consultation in which nature received 60% support. This decision represents a significant shift in banknote design policy and carries implications for currency authentication, public engagement, and operational planning across the payments ecosystem.

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Stepping back, staying safe: a joined-up approach to growth

Speech by David Geale, executive director, payments and digital finance, and PSR managing director at the MoneyLIVE Summit 2026, London. ConsolidationRule 1 is ‘Out of clutter, find simplicity.’The Government announced its intention to consolidate the PSR into the FCA about a year ago. It was a decision we welcomed.Our work has always been complementary, and we made it work.As an economic regulator, the PSR is focused on getting the foundations right – the payment systems and infrastructure t...

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🇮🇪 CBI Warning medium

Remarks by Gerry Cross, Director of Capital Markets & Funds - CASP Industry Briefing

Introduction Good morning. I am delighted to welcome you to Central Bank of Ireland today as part of our continued engagement with the crypto sector. This time last year we hosted an industry briefing focused on the path to success in the authorisation of Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs). It has been a very active 12 months, and today I see many of you in the room from newly authorised CASPs who have come through the process successfully. This morning’s event is an excellent opportunity...

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement high

“Regulating with purpose – outcomes-focused regulation and supervision, a practitioner’s perspective” – Remarks by Deputy Governor McMunn at Outcomes-focused Regulation in Financial Services conference, University College Dublin (UCD)

Good morning everyone, I am delighted to be here for what looks set to be an interesting conference on a topic which is both very close to my heart and central to what we do at Central Bank of Ireland (“the Central Bank”) – as we work to deliver on our mission, and in particular ensuring the financial system is operating in the best interests of consumers and the wider economy. 1 I am particularly delighted to be back in UCD – where I had the pleasure to study economics as an undergraduate, w...

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This speech by Deputy Governor Mary Elizabeth McMunn outlines the Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) shift toward **outcomes-focused regulation and supervision**, emphasizing five key priorities from the 2026 Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook (RSO) to address geopolitical risks, consumer protection, technology, and resilience in a volatile environment. It matters for compliance professionals as it signals intensified CBI scrutiny on firm behaviors and outcomes rather than mere rule compliance, with direct implications for supervisory engagements, thematic reviews, and enforcement across banking, funds, insurance, and payments sectors.

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MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2026

Singapore, 9 March 2026…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) today launched the MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2026. The theme for this year’s competition is “Singapore’s AI-Driven Economic Future: How can artificial intelligence reshape our industries, workforce, and competitive advantage while ensuring inclusive growth and managing disruption?”.

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exomarkets(.)pro: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity theft

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website exomarkets(.)pro. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the series of platforms with the slogan “Trade Without Limits with 0 Spread Forex Broker”

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering cryptoasset services on these websites without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host March 12 Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on March 12 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss public company disclosure reform, fund proxy voting, and a potential…

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

FCA announces senior leadership appointments

We have appointed 2 new senior leaders, further strengthening our capability across key areas of our remit. Chris Knight will join us in July 2026 as director of insurance within our Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) division. He joins the FCA from Legal & General, where he has been the group chief risk officer for the last 5 years and member of the Group management committee. Prior to this, he was CEO of Legal & General Retail Retirement for 3 years.David Lymburn joined the Payment S...

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FCA warns customers of HDH Investment Services Limited

We're concerned that HDH Investment Services Limited may have given unsuitable financial advice to some of its customers, potentially leading to financial loss. We recently placed restrictions on HDH Investment Services Limited (HDH). From 20 January 2026, HDH agreed to stop carrying out all regulated activities. This now means the firm can't give investment advice.HDH also agreed to write to all customers to explain what these restrictions mean for them. What customers should do nowIf you th...

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Aurenbridge Alliance: BaFin warns consumers about the website aurenbridge(.)com and offers in WhatsApp groups

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website aurenbridge(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name Aurenbridge Alliance (e.g. “Aurenbridge Alliance (ABA)”). In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called Cryplus to trade in financial instruments and cryptoassets. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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FinrocketPro: BaFin warns consumers about the website finrocketpro(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company FinrocketPro and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website finrocketpro(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website unzerfinanzpro(.)de

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website unzerfinanzpro(.)de. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of conducting banking business without the required authorisation. Specifically, the website advertises loans.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

Special edition of the AMF Barometer: marked differences between women and men persist in terms of investment

Collective investments Marketing Financial products Other professionals Executive & other private individuals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers ...

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🇬🇧 FCA Speech medium

Consumer investments priorities: strengthening trust, supporting investors

Speech by Lucy Castledine, director of consumer investments, at the TISA Inclusive Investing Conference 2026. Speaker: Lucy Castledine, director, consumer investmentsEvent: TISA Inclusive Investing Conference 2026Delivered: 4 March 2026Note: this is the speech as drafted and may differ from the delivered version.Reading time: 11 minutesKey points:Consumer investments are a cornerstone of the UK economy, with over 5,000 authorised firms and their representatives, serving 19 million adults – ar...

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🇱🇺 CSSF Enforcement high

Administrative sanction of 8 October 2025

Administrative sanction imposed on an investment firm

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The CSSF imposed an administrative sanction on 8 October 2025 against an unnamed investment firm, as detailed in a publication released on 4 March 2026. This enforcement action underscores CSSF's rigorous oversight of investment firms, particularly in areas like AML/CFT compliance, conduct rules, and organizational requirements, serving as a warning for similar entities to strengthen cooperation and internal controls. It matters because it highlights escalating fines for repeated or material breaches, potentially influencing supervisory expectations across Luxembourg's financial sector.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy critical

Motor finance compensation scheme to include implementation period

We'd also streamline the scheme, so millions get compensation in 2026. We're considering over 1,000 responses to our proposals for a compensation scheme for motor finance customers who were treated unfairly.If we proceed with a scheme, we are likely to make several changes. If we do go ahead, we expect to publish final rules in late March. The timing of publication will be outside market hours and we'll confirm the date in advance. Final decisions on the scheme have not yet been made. But to ...

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The FCA is implementing a **streamlined motor finance compensation scheme** to address unfair commission disclosure practices, with final rules expected in late March 2026 and scheme launch in early 2026. This represents a major regulatory intervention affecting approximately 14 million motor finance agreements with estimated total redress costs of £8.2 billion, requiring immediate operational preparation by all lenders and finance providers.

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New investment funds drive reduction in costs to investors

New investment funds drive reduction in costs to investors 03 March 2026 Fund Management Press Releases Risk monitoring The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its 2025 market report on the costs and performance of EU retail investment products . This eighth Costs and Performance report shows that ongoing costs in the EU continued to decline in 2024. This is however mostly due to new investment funds entering the...

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BaFin warns consumers about the website imc-point(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website imc-point(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering cryptoasset services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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Optinomic: BaFin warns against offers on the website optinomic(.)co

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website optinomic(.)co. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.

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watchvestvermittlung(.)com / wv-vermittlung(.)com: BaFin warns about websites and indicates identity fraud at the expense of Watchvest GmbH

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the websites watchvestvermittlung(.)com and wv-vermittlung(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from Watchvest GmbH. It is a case of identity fraud. Watchvest GmbH has no connection with the w...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

OPBAS identifies areas where anti-money laundering supervisors can improve

The latest report from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) finds there is still room for improvement. The anti-money laundering supervisors of professional services firms are more effective than at any time since 2018. However, OPBAS remains concerned that their enforcement lacks the teeth to deter firms from falling short of minimum standards.OPBAS’s latest report found Professional Body Supervisors (PBSs) generally continue to demonstrate good levels o...

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CapitalFM: BaFin warns against offers on the website capitalfm(.)io

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website capitalfm(.)io. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇮🇪 CBI Warning high

Central Bank welcomes publication of OECD Consumer Finance Risk Monitor

New OECD report highlights financial scams as top threat to consumers globally Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Colm Kincaid welcomed the publication of the OECD’s Consumer Finance Risk Monitor 2026 , a comprehensive global assessment examining consumer protection challenges across 60 international jurisdictions. Deputy Governor Kincaid emphasised the need for strengthened oversight as structural economic, technological and market-conduct risks converge to significantly elevate ...

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MetaFlow Finance: BaFin issues warning about job offers

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about job offers for a “part-time payment assistant” (Teilzeit-Auszahlungsassistent) appearing on the website metaflows(.)work. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website metaflows(.)work of offering consumers payment services without the required authorisation.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website goldingfx(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website goldingfx(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. Contrary to the claims on the website, the services offered do not originate from Golding Capital Partners GmbH, which has its registered office in Munich. This is a case of identity fraud.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website viforex(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website viforex(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Capitalis (Bank): BaFin warns consumers about the website capitalisgroup(.)site

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Capitalis and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators, who purportedly have their registered office in France, of using the website capitalisgroup(.)site to offer loans to consumers and thus conduct banking business without the required authorisation.

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Financiamas: BaFin warns consumers about the website financiamas-cs(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Financiamas and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators, who purportedly have their registered office in Madrid, Spain, of using the website financiamas-cs(.)com to offer loans to consumers and thus conduct banking business without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

FCA opens authorisation gateway for targeted support

Firms can now apply for permission to provide targeted support. Targeted support is a once in a generation change that will help millions navigate their financial lives. From 6 April 2026, people’s banks, pension providers, or other financial firms that are authorised for targeted support can provide suggestions designed for groups of consumers with common characteristics. This will help them make important decisions across their pensions and investments.We want authorised firms to be ready t...

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Axoria AI: BaFin warns against offers on the website axoria(.)ai

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website axoria(.)ai. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns about the series of platforms „Sofortiger Aimex/Saimex Trade“

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns customers about online trading platforms that use the name “Sofortiger Aimex/ Sofortiger Saimex”. According to information available to BaFin, operators are providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 BoE News high

Braddick to take the helm at the UK’s banking watchdog

Katharine Braddick CB appointed as the next Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation at the Bank of England and Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, succeeding Sam Woods when his term ends in June 2026.

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Midvest Limited: warns consumers about the website midv-lim(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website midv-lim(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator Midvest Limited from Manchester, UK, is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the consideration of client sustainability preferences

Supervision Sustainable Finance Marketing Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the consideration of client sustainability preferences

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Announces Roundtable on Private Markets Valuation As Retail Investor Access Accelerates

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold a roundtable on March 4 to discuss private market valuations and responsible retailization.The roundtable will be hosted by the Division of Investment Management from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET…

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement high

Central Bank sets out its regulatory and supervisory priorities against the backdrop of geoeconomic shifts and accelerating technological changes that are reshaping the financial system

The Central Bank has today published its Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook 2026 , which sets out its latest assessment of the risk landscape facing the financial sector and the supervisory work it will undertake in response. This follows on from the Governor’s letter to the Tánaiste on the economic outlook and regulatory priorities in January . This is the third year of the report, which continues to be set against a backdrop of a changing, uncertain and increasingly complex external environme...

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published its **Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook 2026**, outlining priorities shaped by geoeconomic fragmentation, technological acceleration, and elevated risks like operational resilience, cyber threats, data/AI, and consumer protection. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals intensified supervisory scrutiny, including desktop and onsite inspections, across Ireland's financial sector to ensure resilience and adaptability amid uncertainties.[https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/press-release-central-bank-sets-out-its-regulatory-and-supervisory-priorities-26-february-2026][https://www.ogier.com/news-and-insights/insights/regulatory-outlook-2026-the-central-bank-of-ireland-s-priorities-explained/]

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Smart IT Global Limited: evidence indicates no prospectus published

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Smart IT Global Limited, Hong Kong, is offering several capital investments to the public in Germany. This includes two forms of profit participation loans, which are being offered under the names “smart it World” and “smart it Sprint”. Furthermore, another investment is currently being marketed that offers the prospect of assets in the form of a cash settlement in return for the temporary provision of money (“sm...

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Adams Street Partners: BaFin warns consumers about identity fraud in WhatsApp groups

According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons purporting to work for Adams Street Partners LLC or its Munich-based subsidiary Adams Street (Europe) GmbH are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact investors. The groups are purportedly run by a partner of the firm who is described as the “Project Manager of ASP Investment Management Company”. There is no connection whatsoever between these groups and Adams Street Partners LLC, Ada...

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🇸🇬 MAS News medium

Reply to COS Cuts on Adequate Provision of ATMs and VTMs, Mandating the Acceptance of Cash, Sustainability of EQDP and Insurance for Persons with Disabilities

Reply at Committee of Supply 2026 on Adequate Provision of ATMs and VTMs, Mandating the Acceptance of Cash, Sustainability of EQDP and Insurance for Persons with Disabilities

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🇺🇸 CFTC Enforcement high

CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Prediction Markets Advisory

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The CFTC Enforcement Division issued an advisory on February 25, 2026, detailing two enforcement cases involving illegal trading on prediction markets (event contracts) traded on KalshiEX, a Designated Contract Market. The advisory clarifies that the CFTC maintains full enforcement authority over prediction markets and will prosecute violations including insider trading, market manipulation, and fraud—establishing critical compliance expectations for platforms and traders in this emerging asset class.

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Identity fraud against Ultramarin Capital GmbH, Munich: BaFin warns consumers about the website ultramarin-capital(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website ultramarin-capital(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

FCA selects 4 firms to test stablecoin innovation in its Regulatory Sandbox

The FCA has chosen 4 companies to test how their stablecoin services work with proposed regulation in a safe environment. The stablecoins cohort is part of our commitment to supporting growth and innovation in UK financial services. 20 applications were received and the FCA has chosen the following firms:Monee Financial TechnologiesReStabiliseRevolutVVTXThe Regulatory Sandbox programme allows firms to trial stablecoin products in real world conditions with appropriate safeguards. It will help...

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FCA proposes action to close gaps in borrowers’ credit files

Lenders could have access to more comprehensive information to support lending decisions, under new proposals by the FCA. The FCA is consulting on designating certain credit reference agencies (CRAs). If a lender shares credit information with one designated consumer CRA, it would be required to share it with them all.The changes aim to close gaps in consumers’ credit files and ensure these more accurately reflect people’s financial circumstances.Alison Walters, director of consumer finance a...

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🇪🇺 ESMA Warning high

ESMA reminds firms of their obligations under CFD product intervention measures amid rising offerings of perpetual futures

ESMA reminds firms of their obligations under CFD product intervention measures amid rising offerings of perpetual futures 24 February 2026 Investor protection The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has issued a statement reminding firms of their obligation to assess whether newly offered products fall within the scope of existing product intervention measures on contracts for differences (CFDs). The statement responds to the...

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🇮🇪 CBI Speech medium

Central Bank of Ireland publishes first access to cash report

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (24 February) published its first quarterly Access to Cash report . The Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 has put in place a framework to ensure sufficient and effective access to cash across the State. Today’s report uses newly collected data to show the number, location and opening hours of ATMs and cash service points across eight geographical regions in Ireland, as of 31 December 2025. The Minister for Finance set the acces...

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers on website trade.amlin-limited(.)info

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website trade.amlin-limited(.)info. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to MS Amlin Investment Management Ltd., based in London, UK. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.

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Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers on website personalcontrol-room(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website personalcontrol-room(.)com and against fake investment contracts sent by alleged financial experts from Clearstream Holding AG. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators are providing financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Clearstream Holding AG or any other legal entities of Clearstream. This is...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

A smarter approach to communicating our regulatory priorities

We've launched our new Regulatory Priorities reports, starting with the insurance sector. This marks a new approach that will help to transform our supervision and streamline regulation.We expect regulated firms to follow the rules and stay informed about any changes. This is important for maintaining a safe and resilient market. Our mission to be a smarter regulator means reducing burden where we can, so that firms can get the information they need as efficiently as possible.Our Regulatory P...

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🇩🇪 BaFin Warning high

Identity Fraud: BaFin Warns About Offers On Website krf-mbh(.)com

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a warning regarding offers available at the website krf-mbh(.)com, purportedly operated by Gesellschaft für Kryptoregisterführung GmbH based in Willich. However, these offerings do not originate from Gesellschaft für Kryptoregisterführung GmbH nor any of their staff members; it's a clear instance of identity fraud. Unauthorized individuals are providing unauthorized financial and cryptocurrency-related services through this...

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BaFin warns consumers about the websites weisbergadvisors(.)inc and weisbergadvisors(.)ai

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites weisbergadvisors(.)inc and weisbergadvisors(.)ai. According to information available to BaFin, these websites are being used to offer financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Influencers fined for issuing unauthorised financial promotions

Seven social media influencers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for their role in the promotion of an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme. Biggs Chris, Jamie Clayton, Lauren Goodger, Rebecca Gormley, Yazmin Oukhellou, Scott Timlin and Eva Zapico all pleaded guilty to one count of issuing unauthorised financial promotions.The outcomes were:Lauren Goodger was fined £3,750 and ordered to pay costs of £5,778.18.Biggs Chris was fined £600 and ordered to pay costs of £1,000.Jam...

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Identity Fraud: BaFin warns of unfair job offer on the website vios-beratung(.)de

The financial supervisory authority BaFin is warning about a dubious job advertisement on the website vios-beratung(.)de which allegedly operates from the VIOS Consulting GmbH, Bielefeld. However, the offers on this site do not come from the VIOS Consulting GmbH or its employees. This is identity fraud. Unknown operators are advertising private individuals with seemingly lucrative job opportunities that involve opening accounts for testing purposes and transferring money or cryptocurrencies a...

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Tethys Investment Alliance: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups and indicates identity fraud at the expense of Tethys Investment Management LLC

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the WhatsApp groups „Tethys Investment Alliance 771“ and „Tethys Investment Alliance-S62“, the websites „tethys-alliance.de“ and „tethys-uberblick.com“ as well as the apps „QVTCoinese“ und „QVTCoinese Pro“, which are allegedly operated by the Baku/Boston/Dubai-based company Tethys Investment Management LLC. In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the respective apps. It is suspected that the ...

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WhatsApp groups: warns consumers about boamglobal and BlueOcean Asset Management Ltd.

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the websites boamglobal.com and boamglobal-mf.com and against WhatsApp groups lead by “Dr Feldmann” and his assistant “Lina Weiss”. According to information available to BaFin, the operator BlueOcean Asset Management Ltd. is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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Dukas-Global: BaFin warns consumers about the website dukas-global(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Dukas-Global and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website dukas-global(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website referral.mnlo(.)app

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website referral.mnlo(.)app. BaFin has information that Next Level Church Global Hub, Inc., New Orleans, USA, is using this website to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website blue-invest(.)org

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blue-invest(.)org. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF has required the suspension of RAPID NUTRITION shares and calls on investors to be vigilant

Warning Savings protection Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF has required the suspension of RAPID NUTRITION shares and calls on investors to be vigilant

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The AMF has mandated the suspension of trading in RAPID NUTRITION shares (Euronext Growth Paris: ALRPD) from February 19, 2026, until March 13, 2026, due to indicators of "pump and dump" market manipulation, urging investors to exercise extreme caution against unauthorized high-upside recommendations. This enforcement action highlights AMF's proactive surveillance of market abuse in small-cap listings and serves as a reminder for firms to enhance client protection measures against boiler room tactics. It matters for compliance as it underscores heightened scrutiny on retail investor-facing activities amid volatile stock surges, like RAPID NUTRITION's 437% rise since January 1, 2026.[AMF publication]

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Tribunal upholds bans and fines for reckless adviser and fund manager

The Upper Tribunal has upheld the FCA's decisions to ban Stephen Joseph Burdett and James Paul Goodchild from working in financial services. Mr Burdett and Mr Goodchild previously held senior roles at Synergy Wealth Limited (Synergy) and Westbury Private Clients LLP (Westbury), respectively.The FCA banned the pair from working in regulated financial services for recklessly exposing pension holders to unsuitable investments.The Tribunal also found that it was appropriate for the FCA to impose ...

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Omenyxgroup(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the website omenyxgroup(.)com, which entices consumers to trade crypto assets. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering crypto asset services without the required authorisation.

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P&L Invest Holding AG: BaFin warns against offers on website pnl-holding(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website pnl-holding(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, P&L Invest Holding AG is providing financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to the P&L Invest Holding GmbH. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.

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ICG GEF: BaFin warns against identity fraud in WhatsApp groups

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via ICG GEF app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. The offers do not originate from ICG Europe S.à.r.l. - Frankfurt Branch or any other company belonging to Intermediate Capital G...

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Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address info[at]lgimeu(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address info[at]lgimeu(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from LGIM Managers (Europe) Limited. This is a case of identity theft.

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BaFin warns consumers about the series of platforms that claim: “The [platform name] label holds authorization in multiple global jurisdictions and stands as a reputable online brokerage for Forex and CFDs.”

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of similarly designed websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are providing banking business and/or financial services on these websites without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin.

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Nex (Limited): BaFin warns consumers about the website thenexcap(.)pro

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about Nex (Limited) and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website thenexcap(.)pro of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

New protections confirmed for Buy Now Pay Later borrowers

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) borrowers will benefit from stronger protections from 15 July 2026, following the Government's decision to bring the sector under the FCA's regulation. BNPL will be subject to the Consumer Duty and consumers will benefit from:Clear information: Consumers will get clear, upfront details about their agreement, including when payments will be due, amounts, and what happens if they miss a payment.Affordability checks: Lenders must carry out proportionate checks to make su...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA takes action against HTX to stop illegal financial promotions

The FCA has begun legal proceedings against global crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) for illegally promoting cryptoasset services to UK consumers. Access documents on this claim on the FCA websiteFirms providing crypto products to UK consumers need to comply with rules which protect consumers from unfair and misleading marketing. Advertising cryptoassets on social media or websites without complying with these rules is a criminal offence.Since the rules came into force in October 2023, the...

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HTX (formerly Huobi): legal proceedings information

FCA v Huobi Global S.A. and Others. On 21 October 2025, the FCA commenced proceedings in the Chancery Division of the High Court against the following parties:HUOBI GLOBAL S.A.(a company incorporated in Panama)PERSONS UNKNOWN (who are the owner of, controller and/or the persons currently in control of all or part of www.htx.com and/or its associated mobile applications (“the HTX Exchange”))PERSONS UNKNOWN (who are the legal and/or natural persons defined as the HTX Operators in the HTX Platfo...

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The FCA has initiated civil proceedings in the High Court against Huobi Global S.A. (HTX, formerly Huobi) and multiple categories of "Persons Unknown" for unlawfully promoting cryptoasset services to UK consumers without authorisation, breaching the financial promotions regime. This action underscores the FCA's aggressive enforcement against unauthorised crypto entities targeting UK retail investors, signaling heightened scrutiny on overseas platforms. Compliance teams must note this as evidence of the regulator's willingness to pursue novel legal strategies like "Persons Unknown" claims to enforce compliance extraterritorially.[https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/htx-huobi-legal-proceedings]

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Volfor: BaFin warns consumers about the website volfor(.)co

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Volfor and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website volfor(.)co of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇭🇰 SFC Enforcement high

SFC reprimands and fines Kylin International (HK) Co., Limited $9 million for fund management failures

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AI Analysis

The SFC reprimanded and fined Kylin International (HK) Co., Limited $9 million for systemic failures in managing private sub-funds from August 2018 to July 2021, including unmanaged conflicts of interest, inadequate reconciliations/valuations, weak KYC/suitability controls, AML/CTF record-keeping lapses, and misrepresentations to investors. This enforcement action underscores the SFC's heightened scrutiny of private fund managers, emphasizing senior management accountability and robust systems/controls to protect market integrity. Compliance professionals should note it as a deterrent signal, aligning with recent SFC circulars on escalating penalties for persistent misconduct.

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Enforcement Matters

OVERVIEW

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This FSCA "Enforcement Matters" publication details the regulator's ongoing supervisory enforcement activities, primarily through curatorships imposed on non-compliant financial institutions under South African financial sector laws. It matters for compliance professionals as it exemplifies the FSCA's readiness to escalate to court-ordered curatorships and administrative penalties for serious breaches, signaling a robust enforcement posture to deter misconduct and protect market integrity.

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WhatsApp groups and trading app: BaFin warns consumers about identity fraud in connection with the use of the app “IB-Kundendienst”

According to the information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of such WhatsApp groups claim to be Bank of America or its branch in Frankfurt am Main. This is a case of identity fraud misusing names of former employees of the institution.

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🇮🇪 CBI News medium

A Steady Hand: why the Governing Council held rates at 2 per cent this week

In his latest blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf explains why the Governing Council kept its main policy interest rate (the deposit facility rate) unchanged at 2% for the fifth consecutive time since June 2025.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the company Tradeshark24

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Tradeshark24 and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website tradeshark24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and crypto-asset services without the required authorisation. These offers are not provided by Frankfurt Financial Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt, which has no connection to the website tradeshark24(.)com. This is a case of identity fraud.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website hashxcapital(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website hashxcapital(.)com. BaFin has information that the website’s operators are using it to offer banking business and/or financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Gemini Payments UK Ltd and Gemini Intergalactic UK Ltd exit the UK market

From 6 April 2026, Gemini is closing all customer accounts in the UK. Gemini Payments UK, Ltd (GPUK) is authorised by the FCA to issue electronic money (e-money) and provide payment services.Gemini Intergalactic UK, Ltd (GIUK) offers cryptoasset products. These activities are not regulated by the FCA, although we oversee compliance in accordance with UK anti-money laundering regulations. On 5 February 2026, GPUK and GIUK confirmed they plan to exit the UK market. Effective 6 April 2026, Gemin...

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Join us for ESMA’s Conference “A new era for EU capital markets” on 21 May 2026

Join us for ESMA’s Conference “A new era for EU capital markets” on 21 May 2026 05 February 2026 About ESMA The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is organising a high‑level conference “A new era for EU capital markets” on 21 May 2026 in Paris, France. Marking ESMA’s 15-year anniversary, the conference will bring together senior policymakers, regulators, leaders of major market infrastructures and financial institutions, as w...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA stops Advantage Wealth Management Ltd from carrying out regulated activities and imposes assets restriction

The FCA has imposed restrictions on independent financial adviser Advantage Wealth Management Ltd (AWM), which means it must not dispose of any assets or conduct any regulated activities without the written consent of the FCA. The action follows concerns that AWM is not being managed in a way that ensures that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner. We issued a First Supervisory Notice (PDF)on 22 December 2025, outlining further details about our concerns and the basis for im...

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FCA and SRA issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims

The FCA and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have today issued a joint warning to claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms involved in motor finance commission claims to make sure consumers don’t have multiple representatives for the same claim and are not charged excessive termination fees. The regulators are reminding CMCs and law firms that they are expected to have robust checks in place to confirm consumers have not already instructed another representative. The FCA has also...

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

FCA and SRA joint message to professional representatives on motor finance commission claims: dealing with multiple representation and excessive termination fees

The FCA and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are warning claims management companies and law firms (representatives) involved in motor finance claims to make sure clients don’t have multiple representatives for the same claim and are not charged excessive termination fees We have seen some clients with up to 4 different representatives for the same claim. They risk being charged termination fees, which could be deemed excessive, should they try to cancel duplicate agreements.

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The FCA and SRA have issued a joint warning to claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms handling motor finance commission claims, addressing multiple client representations (up to 4 per claim observed) and excessive termination fees, which risk unfair consumer treatment. This matters because regulators are intensifying scrutiny amid a paused complaints-handling period (ending May 2026) and a forthcoming redress scheme, with enforcement actions already underway against non-compliant firms.

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The AMF awards its Marie-Josèphe-Vanel thesis prize in law to Vincent Ramonéda

Institutional Regulatory developments Financing the economy Other professionals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF awards its Marie-Josèphe-Vanel thesis prize in law to Vincent Ramonéda

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🇬🇧 FCA Speech medium

Insurance in the round: Innovation, growth and trust

Speech by Sarah Pritchard, FCA deputy chief executive, at the ABI Annual Conference. IntroductionIt’s hard to think of a more symbolic venue to discuss driving change in the insurance sector than the QEII Centre.Step outside, and you’re in the shadow of both the Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey. Scrutiny, change and serving citizens on one side. Tradition on the other.That’s where insurance sits, too.As an industry, you have to balance the new with the non-negotiables – finding way...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

Regulators announce first firms to join Scale-up Unit

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced the first cohort of banks and building societies to benefit from their joint Scale-up Unit. The Scale-up Unit announced last year is designed to build stronger ties and provide tailored support for fast-growing and innovative financial firms, helping them to grow sustainably at pace.The 6 firms that expressed interest and have been accepted to the first cohort are:Allica BankClearBankMonument BankNo...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

Falling cost of premium finance saving consumers around £157m a year

People who pay monthly for their insurance are saving around £157m a year, with over half the firms the FCA reviewed as part of a market study lowering the cost of premium finance. Interest rates for premium finance have fallen by an average 4.1 percentage points since 2022, saving consumers £8 on a typical motor policy and £3 on a typical home policy per year. The changes result from regulatory attention, fair value assessments and base rate reductions. The FCA has seen even more significant...

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🇬🇧 FCA Enforcement high

What do we mean when we say 'fair value'?

What does 'fair value' mean in financial services? It might sound like dry regulator speak, but it’s really asking a simple question – are customers paying a reasonable price for a product, compared to the benefits they get in return?This is not us setting a particular price or level of profit which firms can make. But it's a challenge to firms – can they provide evidence that their customers are getting a fair deal? If they can’t, then they need to look again.This applies across financial se...

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This FCA blog post clarifies the 'fair value' concept under Consumer Duty, emphasizing that firms must evidence a reasonable price-to-benefits relationship without the FCA dictating prices or profits. It matters because it signals ongoing FCA scrutiny and enforcement in sectors like cash savings, investment platforms, and premium finance, with demonstrated consumer savings of £167m annually from interventions. Compliance professionals must prioritize robust fair value assessments to avoid challenges, remedial actions, or enforcement.

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🇸🇬 MAS News medium

Written reply to Parliamentary Questions on the Shared Responsibility Framework and real-time fraud detection standards expected of financial institutions in Singapore

Written reply to Parliamentary Questions on the Shared Responsibility Framework and real-time fraud detection standards expected of financial institutions in Singapore.

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🇫🇷 AMF News high

A study by the AMF finds widespread levels of adoption in artificial intelligence by French financial market participants

Artificial intelligence Innovation Fintech Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers A study by the AMF finds widespread levels of adoption in artificial intelligence by French...

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BaFin warns consumers about Verto and the services it is offering

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. Verto is currently offering its services via the website ajadetrpe(.)life.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website wefi(.)co

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website wefi(.)co. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA Speech medium

The role of the FCA and PSR in delivering the National Payments Vision

Speech by David Geale, executive director, payments and digital finance and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) managing director, at the Payments Regulation and Innovation Summit 2026. A payments system that works for everyoneJust before Christmas I was in Billericay for the opening of the 200th banking hub.I got to chat to local people and business owners about the difference the hub will make to their everyday lives. It was great.Although if I’m honest, the biggest talking point was probably t...

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PCAM: BaFin warns against offers on the website pc-asset-management[.]com, in the app “PCAU pro,” and in WhatisApp groups

In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended by “Harrison T Blake” and “Francesca Müller” to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the aforementioned app or the platform pc-asset-management[.]com.

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The FCA’s long term review into AI and retail financial services: designing for the unknown

Speech by Sheldon Mills, at the FCA's Supercharged Sandbox Showcase event. Before we begin, take a look around this room. This is the Supercharged Sandbox. 23 firms at the frontier of retail financial services, chosen from 132 applications. If anyone still doubts the pace of AI change in our sector, this room is the answer.The Board has asked me to lead the long-term review into AI and retail financial services. I will report to the FCA Board in the summer, setting out recommendations to help...

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🇬🇧 FCA Enforcement medium

AI Live Testing: How it can support safe and responsible AI deployment

AI Live Testing now open for applicationsAt the FCA, we’re providing a structured but flexible space where firms can test AI-driven services in real-world conditions, all with our regulatory support and oversight and help from our technical partner, Advai. Collaboration and communication is at the heart of what we are doing.The first cohort joined AI Live Testing in October last year. We opened a second application window on 19 January 2026 and are now inviting applications.Moving on from 'PO...

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The FCA's AI Live Testing initiative provides a voluntary, structured program for firms with mature AI proofs-of-concept (POCs) to test AI-driven services in controlled real-world environments under regulatory oversight and support from technical partner Advai. This matters because it enables safe progression from 'POC paralysis' to deployment, while helping the FCA gather insights on translating AI principles into consumer and market protections, informing future regulation. Participation enhances firms' governance, risk management, and evaluation frameworks for responsible AI use in financial services.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Emil the Seal hijacks Waterloo station to warn commuters about investment scams

FCA stunt launches new Firm Checker tool as around 700,000 people lose money to investment scams. Morning commuters at London Waterloo got more than their usual caffeine hit today when a mysterious 'ATM' promising to 'give away a fortune' stopped them in their tracks – and revealed an unexpected surprise.As curious passers-by approached the machine, the screen slid open to unveil Emil the Seal, the FCA's finance-friendly mascot, delivering a blunt message about the dangers of investment scams...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

FCA seeks views on how to help close the protection gap

The FCA has called on the insurance industry to help more consumers access products that support them and their families if they become critically ill or die. The interim findings of its competition review of pure protection products found that, for those consumers that have taken out protection insurance, the market mostly works well. There are a wide range of products, most consumers can claim when they need to, and the costs of cover have remained stable in the last few years.But 58% of ad...

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Mills Review to consider how AI will reshape retail financial services

The FCA has launched a review into the implications of advanced AI on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. The Review will be led by Sheldon Mills and builds on the FCA’s existing work on AI. This includes its AI Discussion Paper, AI Sprint, and AI Lab including AI Live Testing and its groundbreaking Supercharged Sandbox supported by NVIDIA.AI is already embedded across financial services. Rapid advances in generative, agentic and emerging forms of AI mean the next phase of cha...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Guavapay Limited enters compulsory liquidation

On 21 January 2026, Guavapay Limited entered compulsory liquidation. The Official Receiver, an officer of the Insolvency Service, is its liquidator. Guavapay is authorised by the FCA to issue E-money and provide payment services to its customers.On 17 September 2025, Guavapay agreed to a voluntary requirement with the FCA, restricting the activities it can undertake. See details on the Financial Services Register.As liquidator, The Official Receiver is responsible for:Managing customer claims...

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🇺🇸 FINRA Guidance medium

Information Notice - 10/21/25

Information Notice - 10/21/25

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FINRA's Information Notice dated October 21, 2025, reminds member firms of NSCC's amendment to Rule 50, effective October 17, 2025, which removes the "Settle Prep Day" from the ACATS process, shortening full customer account transfers to 3-4 business days. This matters because it aligns with FINRA Rule 11870's requirements to expedite transfers, enhances operational efficiency, reduces risk, and improves client experience amid broader industry shifts like T+1 settlement.[original notice]

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🇬🇧 FCA Guidance high

Consumer Duty: International payment pricing transparency – good and poor practice

Good and poor practice

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The FCA's guidance outlines good and poor practices in communicating costs for international money remittance and cross-border payments involving currency conversion, emphasizing transparency under the Consumer Duty to enable informed consumer decisions. It matters because non-compliance risks supervisory action, as the FCA plans future reviews to assess improvements, raising the bar on pricing clarity amid ongoing Duty enforcement.

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PS25/19: Improving the complaints reporting process

Consultation papers

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FCA PS25/19 finalizes rules to streamline complaints reporting by replacing multiple existing returns with a single consolidated return, enhancing data quality, consistency, and vulnerability identification while reducing burdens. This matters for compliance teams as it mandates system and process updates to improve regulatory oversight and consumer protection, with implementation required within 12 months.

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🇬🇧 FCA Guidance high

CP25/15: A prudential regime for cryptoasset firms

Consultation papers

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CP25/15 proposes prudential rules and guidance for UK firms issuing **qualifying stablecoins** and safeguarding **qualifying cryptoassets**, aiming to foster a safe, competitive crypto sector while prioritizing consumer protection and market integrity. This matters for compliance professionals as it introduces tailored prudential sourcebooks (COREPRU and CRYPTOPRU) to mitigate firm failure risks, aligning with the FCA's crypto roadmap and Treasury's statutory plans.

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Statement of Policy on statutory investigations into regulatory failure and producing reports [PDF]

Policy and guidance

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The FCA's updated Statement of Policy outlines its approach to statutory investigations into possible regulatory failures under Part 5 of the Financial Services Act 2012, including criteria for triggering investigations and producing reports for HM Treasury. It matters because it clarifies when the FCA must self-scrutinize serious lapses in regulation, helping firms anticipate rare but high-profile probes into systemic issues affecting consumer protection, market integrity, or competition. The primary update adjusts inflation-linked monetary thresholds for assessing "significant" consumer detriment, ensuring the policy remains relevant.

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PS25/22: Supporting consumers’ pensions and investment decisions: rules for targeted support

Policy statements

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The FCA's PS25/22 establishes a new regulatory framework for **targeted support**—a form of financial guidance that allows authorised firms to provide ready-made suggestions to consumer segments without conducting individualised suitability assessments. This framework addresses the UK's "advice gap" by enabling firms to deliver affordable, scalable financial support to an estimated 18 million consumers within a decade, fundamentally shifting how retail investors and pension savers access guidance on investment and retirement decisions.

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PS25/23: Tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services

Policy statements

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The FCA's PS25/23 finalizes guidance on tackling **non-financial misconduct (NFM)** in financial services, amending the COCON sourcebook to clarify how serious NFM breaches conduct rules and integrating it into FIT assessments for fitness and propriety. This matters because it aligns rules across banks and non-banks, enhances accountability, deters harmful workplace cultures, and supports FCA objectives like consumer protection and market integrity by ensuring consistent handling of issues like bullying or harassment.

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🇦🇺 ASIC News high

ASIC’s annual report reveals strong growth in enforcement action and investigations and keen focus on strengthening markets

ASIC’s annual report reveals strong growth in enforcement action and investigations and keen focus on strengthening markets

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🇦🇺 ASIC News high

ASIC takes action against MWL Financial Services, former director Nicholas Maikousis, and Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures

ASIC takes action against MWL Financial Services, former director Nicholas Maikousis, and Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures

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ASIC issues over $2.2 million in infringement notices to 12 large proprietary companies for alleged failure to lodge financial reports

ASIC issues over $2.2 million in infringement notices to 12 large proprietary companies for alleged failure to lodge financial reports

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

New regime for securities and what consumers should look out for

We urge consumers thinking of investing in high-risk securities, such as mini-bonds and loan notes, to continue to be cautious. On 19 January 2026, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime came into force. The regime sets new rules and standards about when an offer of securities to the public can be made.A security is a financial instrument that represents some type of financial value (for example, shares, bonds and stock) that can be traded on a financial exchange.The types of secu...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA seeks feedback on further rules for cryptoasset firms

We are seeking views on further rules for cryptoasset firms as the final step in our consultations on our crypto rules. We have made significant progress in delivering our crypto roadmap and are helping firms to meet our standards and get ready for when the gateway opens in September 2026.We have set out our proposals on how the Consumer Duty, conduct standards, redress and safeguarding will apply to cryptoasset firms. We are also seeking feedback on our proposed approach to international cry...

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🇬🇧 FCA Speech medium

Screening for success: Opening the gateway to growth

Speech by Sheree Howard at the FCA's Gateway to growth, Chicago Booth London Conference Centre. The first time I flew was in my teenage years, and like many of my generation, that was a flight to Europe for a family holiday. I didn’t make it further afield until I was in my mid to late twenties.Today, most, if not all of us, would think of international travel as the norm – especially given the global nature of our business.It is amazing, therefore, to think that right around this time in 197...

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Seeks Candidates for Membership on the Investor Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking candidates for appointment as members of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Section 39 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to help protect investors and improve securities…

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Leading Asset Management: BaFin warns consumers about WhatsApp groups and the LAM INT app

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered in WhatsApp groups operated by Leading Asset Management, Denver, USA. BaFin suspects the operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services in these groups without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website skyvault(.)ltd

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website skyvault(.)ltd. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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Aureus Trade: BaFin warns consumers about the website: aureus-trade(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered by Aureus Trade. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website aureus-trade(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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bxforex(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity theft

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bxforex(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Rostock24 Limited: BaFin warns consumers about the website Rostock24(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Rostock24 Limited and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website rostock24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. Rostock24 Limited, which purportedly has its head office in Nuremberg, claims to be registered with the British Companies House. This is not the case.

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🇩🇪 BaFin Speech high

Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address info[at]vcgmanagement.de

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address info[at]vcgmanagement.de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from VC Germany Management GmbH. This is a case of identity theft.

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Seeks Candidates for Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking candidates to fill a limited number of vacancies on the agency’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, which provides advice and recommendations to the Commission on rules, regulations, and…

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bb-consults(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity fraud

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bb-consults(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

Regulators give clarity in relation to open banking pricing models

We have issued a joint statement with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) giving clarity on open banking pricing models. We and the PSR have issued the following statement (PDF).This confirms we will not, at this stage, prioritise a Competition Act 1998 (CA98) investigation into the centralised ‘access fee’ pricing model being developed by the UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs). cVRPs are an emerging open banking technology that allow consumers to...

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The FCA and PSR have jointly confirmed they will not prioritize a Competition Act 1998 investigation into the UK Payments Initiative's (UKPI) centralized access fee pricing model for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs), with the CMA's concurrent agreement. This regulatory clarity provides temporary certainty for cVRP development ahead of anticipated legislation by end-2026, creating a critical window for firms to develop compliant commercial models in this emerging open banking technology.

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The FCA and PSR have issued a joint statement providing clarity on open banking pricing models, specifically regarding the centralised 'access fee' pricing model for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs). This statement confirms that they will not prioritize a Competition Act 1998 investigation into this model at this stage. The goal is to support the development of cVRPs, giving consumers more control over their payments and lowering processing fees for businesses.

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

Applications now open for next round of FCA’s AI Live Testing

We have opened applications for the second cohort of our AI Live Testing service. AI Live Testing is the first of its kind in the financial sector to help firms who are ready to use AI in UK financial markets. Participating firms receive tailored support from our regulatory team and our technical partner Advai to develop, assess and deploy safe and responsible AI.The service helps firms to consider key questions around evaluating AI including governance, risk management and monitoring to help...

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Tribunal upholds ban and fines for corrupt and dishonest adviser

The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him £2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal. The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him £2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal.Mr Reynolds was dishonest when he gave pension transfer advice and investment recommendations to his customers, causing them significant harm.Mr Reynolds showed a clear disregard for his customers’ intere...

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🇺🇸 CFTC Enforcement high

CFTC Enforcement Updates

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The CFTC announced three major enforcement actions on January 16, 2026, resolving cases involving **market manipulation (spoofing), misappropriation of confidential information, and unregistered commodity pool operations**. These cases demonstrate the CFTC's continued enforcement focus on fraudulent trading practices and registration violations, with combined penalties exceeding $685,000 and criminal sentences totaling over six years in prison.

Action Required

The CFTC has announced enforcement updates, including civil monetary penalties and trading bans for spoofing in precious metals futures markets and misappropriating confidential information. These updates highlight the importance of compliance with CFTC regulations. Firms must ensure they are registered and comply with anti-spoofing and anti-fraud regulations.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

Logic Investments Ltd enters special administration

On 16 January 2026, Logic Investments Ltd (Logic Investments) entered special administration. Alex Watkins and Ed Boyle of Interpath Ltd were appointed as joint special administrators. Logic Investments is FCA authorised and regulated to provide wealth management services. On 16 December 2025, Logic Investments agreed to an FCA requirement preventing it from accepting new clients, client money or assets; or moving existing client money or assets without FCA consent. This was done because of c...

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🇦🇪 ADGM News high

ADGM’s FSRA issues alert concerning fraudulent scheme and false and misleading claims - SGV Advisory FZ LLC or Strategic Global Ventures

ADGM’s FSRA issues alert concerning fraudulent scheme and false and misleading claims - SGV Advisory FZ LLC or Strategic Global Ventures

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Two-five-management.com: BaFin warns about website and identity fraud

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website two-five-management(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from TwoFive Management GmbH, which is registered with BaFin as an AIF asset management company, Section 2 (4) of the Germa...

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White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited: BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu and against the alleged operator White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited from London, United Kingdom. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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🇩🇪 BaFin Speech high

Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address bancosantander.es-kundenservice[at]outlook(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address bancosantander.es-kundenservice[at]outlook.com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Banco Santander S.A. This is a case of identity theft.

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

Court approves FCA’s proposals to distribute Asset Land investor funds

On 19 December 2025 the High Court approved the FCA’s proposals to distribute funds to Asset Land investors. The Court has directed the FCA to pay funds to investors in the Asset Land schemes who provide valid bank account details to the FCA on or before 20 February 2026.Investors who have not received previous communications from the FCA or who have not updated their contact information are requested to immediately contact the FCA using the details below.Please ensure this is completed no la...

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Paragonix Edge: BaFin warns consumers about further Paragonix Edge websites

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about “Paragonix Edge” and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the websites paragonixedge(.)org, hhessel(.)com, funkmp(.)com und altenweerth(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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COIN Bull Vision: BaFin warns against offers on website coinbullvisionltd(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website coinbullvisionltd(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the trading platform COIN Bull Vision Ltd. (also: COIN Bull Vision GmbH) is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.

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FragFinanz: BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided by FragFinanz without the required authorisation.

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Brookfield Asset Management GmbH: BaFin warns of unauthorized offers allegedly originating and points to identity theft

Alleged employees of Brookfield Asset Management GmbH are contacting investors unsolicited by telephone and email without the necessary permission to offer them alleged fixed-term deposits and alleged pre-IPO shares. In the past, they have also used the website deu-brookfield(.)com, which is no longer accessible. They give the impression that they are cooperating with licensed banks and issuers of pre-IPO shares. This is not the case.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers on websites ubpmanagement(.)co, commerzglobal(.)com, longsharks(.)com and paribasgroup(.)net

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the websites ubpmanagement(.)co, commerzglobal(.)com, longsharks(.)com and paribasgroup(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, the companies UBP Management and Commerz Global, allegedly based in Frankfurt, and Longsharks Capital and Paribas Group, allegedly based in London, are offering financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate...

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parex-am(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity theft

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website parex-am(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website ownmoodspace(.)com.

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Own Mood Space and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website ownmoodspace(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers on website fidelity-ag(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website fidelity-ag(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided on this website without the required authorisation. The fixed-term deposit offers are sent, among others, from the email address festgeld[at]fidelity-ag(.)com. The offers do not originate from the Swiss company Fidelity Treuhand und Verwaltu...

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Five Pillars DeFi: BaFin warns consumers about the website fivepillarstoken(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) suspects the unknown operators of the website fivepillarstoken(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services in Germany without the required authorisation. The offers include “crypto debit cards” and staking using Five Pillars Tokens.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF sets its priorities for 2026 for deeper, safer and more resilient financial markets open to innovation

Strategy Supervision Institutional Other professionals Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF sets its priorities for 2026 for...

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Telegram groups and trading app: BaFin warns consumers about identity theft in connection with the apps “NYLI” and “NYLIPLUS”

According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using Telegram groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these messenger groups purport to be the US company “MacKay Shields”. This is a case of identity fraud.

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WhatsApp groups and trading app: BaFin warns consumers about identity theft in connection with the app “PayDenPro”

According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these WhatsApp groups purport to be the US company “Payden & Rygel”. This is a case of identity theft misusing the names of real employees.

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement medium

Speech by Gerry Cross, Director, Capital Markets and Funds, Central Bank of Ireland at Compliance Institute AGM - Supervising for success: some themes for a time of change

Introduction Good morning and thank you to Michael for inviting me to speak at the Compliance Institute’s Annual General Meeting. It is always a real pleasure to engage with compliance professionals. At the Central Bank, we recognise the essential role played by the compliance community in ensuring that financial firms are well-run and contributing to a financial system that is trusted and resilient. We also recognise the important role played by the compliance institute, equipping those work...

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This speech by Gerry Cross, Director of Capital Markets and Funds at the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), outlines key supervisory priorities including securing customers' interests via the revised Consumer Protection Code, Individual Accountability Framework (IAF) implementation, regulatory simplification, resilience, technology leverage, and an evolving outcomes-focused supervision approach. It matters because it signals CBI's expectations for compliance professionals to drive these outcomes in firms, emphasizing proportionality and ongoing engagement amid regulatory evolution. Compliance teams must integrate these themes to align with CBI's shift toward less process-driven, more effective oversight.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website givhalbank(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website givhalbank(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer banking business and financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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BaFin warns consumers about the website blitz365finance(.)org and identity fraud

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blitz365finance(.)org. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering financial and cryptoasset services on the website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin. This is a case of identity fraud against a Swiss company.

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🇪🇺 ESMA Enforcement high

ESMA promotes clarity in communications on ESG strategies

ESMA promotes clarity in communications on ESG strategies 14 January 2026 Sustainable finance The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today a second thematic note on sustainability-related claims, focusing on ESG strategies. The note concentrates on ESG integration and ESG exclusions, as references to these strategies are often made by market participants and widely referenced in marketing communications directed to ...

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ESMA published a thematic note on January 14, 2026, providing guidance on clear, fair, and not misleading communications regarding ESG strategies, specifically ESG integration and ESG exclusions, to mitigate greenwashing risks in non-regulatory materials like marketing. This matters because sustainability claims heavily influence investor decisions, and misleading communications can lead to supervisory actions, reputational damage, and loss of trust, aligning with existing EU rules under SFDR and related frameworks without imposing new disclosures.

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CP1/26 – Financial Services Compensation Scheme – Management Expenses Levy Limit (MELL) 2026/27

Consultation paper 1/26

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The PRA and FCA have jointly issued consultation paper CP1/26 proposing to set the **Management Expenses Levy Limit (MELL) for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) at £113 million for 2026/27**, comprising a £108 million management expenses budget and a £5 million unlevied reserve. This consultation determines the maximum amount the FSCS can levy on authorised financial services firms to fund its statutory compensation scheme operations, directly affecting compliance costs for all regulated entities.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA highlights good practice and risks in complex ETPs for retail investors

We reviewed how firms sell complex exchange traded products (ETPs) to retail consumers. Complex ETPs are a subset of the wider ETP market and include high-risk investment strategies that can be difficult for retail consumers to understand.We assessed how firms of different sizes and business models evaluate these products, communicate key risks and monitor outcomes under the Consumer Duty.Given the complexity and risk profile of ETPs, it is essential firms make sure investors have the knowled...

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SEC to Host Hybrid Event on Regulation S-P for Small Firms

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold its third and final outreach event to help firms comply with amendments to Regulation S-P. The event, which is focused on small firms, is open to in-person or virtual attendance, and is…

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FCA obtains £265,523.96 confiscation order against Collateral fraudster Andrew Currie

The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £265,523.96 against Andrew Currie. Mr Currie was convicted in 2023 and sentenced to 2 years 6 months imprisonment for defrauding investors through the collapsed peer-to-peer lending platform Collateral (UK) Ltd.He diverted funds from Collateral investors and used them for personal gain, including the purchase of a property in Spain.At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 9 January 2026, Mr Currie was ordered to pay £265,523.96. This amount represen...

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Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address wise[at]wisefestgeldkonto(.)com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address wise[at]wisefestgeldkonto(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Wise Europe SA. This is a case of identity theft.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers on website ellis-ag(.)net

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website ellis-ag(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to the Swiss company Ellis AG, Zurich. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.

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SEC Publishes Staff Report on Capital-Raising Dynamics

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation today published and delivered to Congress its 2025 staff report that serves as a comprehensive and data-rich resource on capital-raising dynamics…

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company and its directors for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company and its directors for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined asset management company M Capital Partners €200,000 and its directors Rudy Secco (€70,000) and Stéphanie Minissier (€35,000) on 31 December 2025 for breaches of professional obligations spanning August 2019 to December 2023, including non-operational investment systems, deficient AML/CFT procedures, inadequate conflict of interest management, and poor due diligence traceability. This decision underscores AMF's focus on operational robustness in asset management, with personal liability for senior managers, signaling heightened enforcement risk for similar firms. Compliance teams must prioritize reviewing internal procedures to avoid comparable sanctions, as appeals are possible but do not suspend obligations.

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Pension value to be put under the spotlight

Pension schemes must now publish transparent data on their performance, costs, and service quality, according to new proposals from the FCA, DWP, and TPR. Pension schemes will need to publish clear data on their performance, costs and quality of service, under proposals announced today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR). If a pension offers poor value, firms and trustees must then fix it by moving savers to bet...

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Alpha Blue Capital und Blue Capital: BaFin warns against offers on the websites bluealphafx(.)com and h5.bluealphasystem(.)net, in the app “BCAAT,” and in WhatsApp groups

In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the platform h5.bluealphasystem(.)net or the aforementioned app.

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Cantor: BaFin warns against identity fraud in WhatsApp groups and against app CDAfin

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Cantor Fitzgerald and led by Leopold Schneider. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via CDAfin app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connec...

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Capital Holdings: BaFin warns about the website capitalholdings(.)icu

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers on the website capitalholdings(.)icu. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the websites are offering banking transactions and financial services without the required authorisation.

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Sicherangelegt(.)de: BaFin warns consumers about website

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about fixed-term deposit offers from the website sicherangelegt(.)de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, without the required authorisation.

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Baird Capital: BaFin warns against identity fraud in WhatsApp groups

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Baird Capital and led by a Thomas Becker. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in WhatsApp groups and the so-called Baird Capital Investment Program III is being promoted. According to the current state of knowledge, there ...

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blauline(.)ai: BaFin warns consumers about website

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blauline(.)ai. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA fines former finance directors of Carillion plc (in liquidation)

The FCA has fined 2 former finance directors for their part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc. Richard Adam and Zafar Khan were both aware of serious financial troubles in Carillion’s UK construction business but failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert the Board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.Mr Adam and Mr Khan have been fined £232,800 and £138,900, respectively. The fines were imposed after Mr Adam and Mr Khan withdrew their challenges t...

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Forex and binary options Warning Savings protection The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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SFC reprimands and fines Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited $4 million for regulatory breaches over distribution of virtual asset-related products

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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) reprimanded and fined Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited (SCMHK) HK$4 million on 6 January 2026 for breaching regulations by distributing unauthorised virtual asset (VA) funds and VA-related products to retail clients via its online platform from 1 November 2018 to 25 November 2022. This enforcement action underscores the SFC's strict enforcement of suitability, due diligence, and professional investor-only restrictions for complex VA products, serving as a warning to intermediaries about online distribution risks. It matters because it highlights gaps in group-wide protocols and the need for robust VA-specific controls, especially post-SFC circulars mandating PI-only access.

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Bit500: BaFin warns consumers about the website bit500(.)eu

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bit500(.)eu. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.

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FCA opens investigation into claims management company

The FCA has opened an enforcement investigation into The Claims Protection Agency Limited (TCPA) following concerns about its advertising and sales tactics in relation to potential motor finance claims. The FCA is investigating what customers were told about the amount of redress they might obtain, whether they were told they could make a claim for free, and whether they were pressurised to sign up.Announcing the investigation allows TCPA customers to consider their options.The FCA has not re...

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TPK Vermögensverwaltungs KG: suspected offer to the public of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that TPK Vermögensverwaltungs KG is offering securities to the public in Germany in the form of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.

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Michael Pettifer Insurance Brokers Limited enters liquidation

On 21 November 2025, Michael Pettifer Insurance Brokers Limited, trading as MPI Brokers, entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Robert Cooksey of Bridgestones Limited has been appointed as liquidator. MPI Brokers was authorised and regulated by the FCA to sell and arrange insurance policies. The firm specialised in travel insurance.If you need to contact the liquidator, please contact Bridgestones using the details below:Email: mail@bridgestones.co.ukIn writing: MPI Brokers (In Liquidation...

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The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing to invest in miscellaneous assets without being authorized to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing to invest in miscellaneous assets without being authorized to do so

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App “RBC NL”: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups and indicates identity fraud at the expense of Robeco

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against WhatsApp groups such as „S373 Robeco Kernmitgliedergruppe“, “M2 Robeco Value Investing Kreis“ and „999 Robeco Investment Strategiezentrum - Blockhandel“, which are allegedly operated by the Frankfurt a.M.-based company Robeco Deutschland, Zweigniederlassung der Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. („Robeco“). In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the app „RBC NL“. It is suspected that...

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🇺🇸 SEC News high

SEC Charges Three Purported Crypto Asset Trading Platforms and Four Investment Clubs with Scheme That Targeted Retail Investors on Social Media

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against purported crypto asset trading platforms Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd., and Cirkor Inc. and investment clubs AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investment…

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

Beware of unregulated holiday park investment schemes

A growing number of investment schemes are being promoted unlawfully, are high risk and may even be scams. We've identified a growing number of investment schemes in holiday lodges and holiday homes being promoted to UK consumers by companies that are not FCA authorised.They may be unregulated collective investment schemes, where several investors invest their money. The schemes are being promoted unlawfully, are high risk and may even be scams. We remind consumers that if you invest in an un...

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The FCA has issued a consumer warning about unregulated investment schemes in holiday lodges and holiday homes, which are often promoted unlawfully by unauthorised firms, posing high risks or outright scams. These schemes typically involve collective investments without FCA authorisation, breaching UK financial promotion and collective investment scheme (CIS) rules. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals heightened FCA scrutiny on unauthorised promotions, potential enforcement actions, and the need for firms to review marketing materials and client referrals to avoid facilitation risks.

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🇩🇪 BaFin Warning high

BaFin warns consumers about products and services offered by Marketplace24-7 GmbH

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about “bearer bonds” being offered for subscription by Marketplace24-7 GmbH on the website non-dom(.)group. BaFin suspects the company of conducting banking business without the required authorisation. The company is furthermore suspected of making an unauthorised public offer of securities without a prospectus. Under the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz - WpPG), a prospectus is required for an offer...

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🇩🇪 BaFin Enforcement high

flatexDEGIRO Bank AG: BaFin imposes administrative fines

On 16 December 2025, BaFin imposed two administrative fines amounting to €560,000 on flatexDEGIRO Bank AG. The company had contravened obligations under the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - WpHG). At the beginning of 2022, flatexDEGIRO Bank AG advertised free investment services on two of its websites without clearly indicating that a processing fee would be charged on a regular basis. flatexDEGIRO Bank AG adapted its practices to comply with the legal requirements in ...

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BaFin imposed €560,000 in administrative fines on flatexDEGIRO Bank AG on December 16, 2025, for misleading marketing of investment services that advertised free offerings without clearly disclosing mandatory processing fees. This enforcement action underscores BaFin's strict interpretation of fair and transparent marketing requirements under the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) and demonstrates that even corrective action taken by firms does not eliminate regulatory penalties for past violations.

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ESMA publishes 2024 data on cross-border investment activity of firms

ESMA publishes 2024 data on cross-border investment activity of firms 22 December 2025 Investor protection The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, in cooperation with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), completed an analysis of the cross-border provision of investment services in 2024 . Data was gathered from investment firms across 30 jurisdictions in the EU/EEA. The main findings include: Around 370 financial firms provid...

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AMF 2025 Barometer: in search of autonomy, many French people turn to artificial intelligence when they want to invest

Long term investment Shares Artificial intelligence Retail investors Journalists AMF 2025 Barometer: in search of autonomy, many French people turn to artificial intelligence when they want to invest

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🇬🇧 FCA News high

FCA stops Verus Financial Services Limited from carrying out regulated activities and tightens asset restrictions

The FCA has removed all regulatory permissions from Verus Financial Services Limited requiring it to stop conducting all regulated activities and imposed a more stringent assets restriction. The action follows concerns that the firm has repeatedly breached an existing asset restriction, which prevented it from selling, transferring or diminishing its assets without our approval. It also failed to comply with a Financial Ombudsman Service decision. We issued a First Supervisory Notice (PDF) on...

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Greater flexibility to be given for setting future contactless limits

People could find it easier to pay using contactless, thanks to greater flexibility and the removal of red tape by the FCA. Banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limit for contactless payments, allowing them to better respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology. They are also being encouraged to let customers set their own limit, or turn contactless off altogether, as many high street banks already do. People are using cont...

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BaFin warns consumers about series of platforms

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns customers about online trading platforms that use the slogan “[...] invest your money in the world of cryptocurrencies with [...]”. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. The websites have the same text design and layout.

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🇱🇺 CSSF Guidance high

Circular CSSF 08/356 (as amended by Circular CSSF 25/901) (Updated)

Rules applicable to undertakings for collective investment when they employ certain techniques and instruments relating to transferable securities and money market instruments

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Circular CSSF 08/356, as amended by Circular CSSF 25/901, establishes detailed rules for Luxembourg undertakings for collective investment (UCIs), including UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs), on the use of techniques and instruments relating to transferable securities and money market instruments, such as securities lending, repo transactions, and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. It matters because it ensures investor protection, risk management, and market stability by imposing strict eligibility, collateral, and operational requirements, aligning Luxembourg funds with EU standards under UCITS and AIFMD directives. Compliance is critical for Luxembourg-domiciled funds engaging in these activities to avoid regulatory sanctions and operational disruptions.

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Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers from Ambassador Management GmbH, Ambassador Financial Group Ltd. and Ambassador Global Systems LLC

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers, in particular offers to purchase shares and alleged pre-IPO shares, which are purportedly brokered by Ambassador. According to information available to BaFin, Ambassador Management GmbH, supposedly based in Frankfurt am Main, Ambassador Financial Group Ltd. and Ambassador Global Systems LLC are providing financial or investment services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there...

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TradeNova: BaFin warns about offers from the fraudulent trading platform in WhatsApp and Telegram groups

The financial supervisory authority BaFin is warning against WhatsApp and Telegram groups where consumers are lured into trading cryptocurrencies via the fraudulent trading platform TradeNova, which can currently be accessed through the website m.tradenovaeo(.)com. According to their findings, the trading platform TradeNova provides financial services, securities transactions, as well as cryptocurrency-related services without authorization.

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Artificial Intelligence Consortium minutes – October 2025

The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services.

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🇬🇧 FCA Policy high

FCA expands insurance work in response to Which? super complaint

We're expanding the significant work we had planned to improve standards in the home and travel insurance markets, following Which?’s super complaint. Read our response to Which? (PDF)While 79% of consumers who make an insurance claim are satisfied with how it was handled, our work shows there's room for improvement - with 3 in 10 (31%) saying there isn’t enough information to judge the quality of different policies. Over the next year, we will do more to: Improve claims handling, by reviewin...

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The FCA is expanding its planned supervisory work in home and travel insurance markets in response to a Which? super complaint, focusing on improving claims handling, information provision, and overall standards. This matters for compliance professionals as it intensifies scrutiny under Consumer Duty, requiring firms to demonstrate better consumer outcomes amid ongoing simplification of insurance rules. It signals heightened FCA expectations for evidence-based improvements in customer satisfaction and transparency.

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MaxFuledge: BaFin warns against offers from fraudulent trading platform on websites maxfuledge(.)com and trading-area.maxfuledge-v2(.)com/auth/register

The Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin has issued warnings regarding offerings found on websites maxfuledge(.)com and trading-area.maxfuledge-v2(.)com/auth/register. Based on its investigations, the purportedly London or Singapore-based trading platform MaxFulEdge offers unauthorised financial services, securities transactions, and cryptocurrency-related services. The platform promotes its offerings through supposed customer service representatives (maja.weis(at)maxfuledge.team and sophia....

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Senvix: BaFin warns against offers on website senvix(.)de

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website senvix(.)de. According to information available to BaFin, the trading platform Senvix, allegedly based in Frankfurt, is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.

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Krypto Holdings Ltd: BaFin warns against offers on the website krypto-holdings(.)com

Krypto Holdings Ltd., allegedly based in Frankfurt am Main and Widnau, Switzerland, offers crypto asset services on its website krypto-holdings(.)com and via unsolicited telephone calls and emails. The necessary authorisation for this has not been granted.

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SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Delivers to Congress Report on Activities for Fiscal Year 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2025 to Congress, highlighting the initiatives and work of the office during the fiscal year.The report includes:An…

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Open banking: a year of progress

Open banking in the UK is growing rapidly. Latest industry figures show there are more than 16 million users now benefiting from the service. The number of open banking payments has soared by 53% year on year, reflecting a significant shift in how consumers and businesses manage their finances.See the API performance statsA key driver of this transformation is the rise of variable recurring payments (VRPs), which now account for 16% of all open banking transactions. VRPs allow consumers and b...

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🇬🇧 FCA News medium

FCA seeks feedback on proposals for UK crypto rules

We are asking for views on new proposals as the next step in shaping the UK’s crypto rules. These proposals continue our progress towards an open, sustainable and competitive crypto market that people can trust. We want a market where innovation can thrive, but where people understand the risks. Regulation cannot – and should not – remove all risk. Instead, it should make sure anyone investing in crypto does so with their eyes open.Our proposals apply a similar approach to crypto as we do in ...

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🇨🇭 FINMA News medium

FINMA launches consultation on partially revised Circular 2016/7 “Video and online identification”

On 16 December 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultation on the partially revised Circular 2016/7 “Video and online identification”. The consultation will go on until 27 February 2026.

Deadline: 27 February 2026
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🇬🇧 FCA Enforcement medium

Using our full toolkit to help consumers

With over 20 years’ experience and responsibility for supervising 5,000 firms, I know that when an issue arises, the first question is often: 'What action will you take?'That’s a fair question – enforcement is one of the most visible ways we act. It often grabs headlines with big fines and publicity.But our role as supervisors is to exercise judgement - selecting the right tool to achieve the best and fastest outcomes for consumers and markets.While enforcement is a vital part of the kit, it’...

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This FCA blog post outlines the regulator's supervisory "toolkit" for addressing consumer harm, emphasizing proactive supervision over enforcement to achieve faster outcomes like redress and market-wide improvements. It matters because it signals FCA's preference for swift, non-enforcement interventions (e.g., skilled person reviews, voluntary requirements), urging firms to respond promptly to supervisory feedback to avoid escalation. Compliance teams should view this as a reminder to prioritize Consumer Duty compliance, as supervision tools are increasingly tied to it for rapid harm prevention.

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FCA sets out plans to help build mortgage market of the future

First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the FCA. Its priorities for reforms to the mortgage market also include helping homeowners unlock housing wealth for a more comfortable later life.The FCA will focus on 4 areas:First-time buyers & underserved consumers: Simplifying mortgage rules to allow more flexible products that reflect different working patterns and income levels at different stages of life.Later-life lending: Review...

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement high

Public statement relating to Enforcement Action between Central Bank of Ireland and Philip Smith

Mr Philip Smith, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of RSA Insurance Ireland DAC disqualified for 13 years by the Central Bank of Ireland for his admitted participation in a breach of financial services law by RSAII On 1 December 2025 the Central Bank of Ireland reprimanded Mr Smith and disqualified him for 13 years from being a person concerned in the management of a regulated financial service provider for his participation in a breach by RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (...

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) reprimanded and disqualified former RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (RSAII) CEO Philip Smith for 13 years from management roles in regulated financial service providers due to his admitted role in under-reserving large loss claims, breaching Article 13(1)(a) of the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Framework Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 359/1994). This enforcement action underscores CBI's commitment to individual accountability for senior executives who circumvent controls, risking policyholder protection and firm solvency, as evidenced by RSAII's subsequent need for a major capital injection. It matters for compliance professionals as it demonstrates CBI's use of prolonged disqualifications and inquiries under the Administrative Sanctions Procedure (ASP) to deter governance failures in insurance firms.

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FCA confirms final guidance to tackle serious non-financial misconduct in financial services

We're providing guidance to support firms to tackle bullying, harassment and violence in financial services, after they asked for additional support. In July, we changed our rules – setting clearer standards for how financial services firms should address non-financial misconduct.This more closely aligned the rules for banks and non-banks. We wanted to give firms the confidence to act against serious misconduct, drive consistency and make it clearer when non-financial misconduct is a breach o...

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF adapts its policy on complex financial products in response to the rise of crypto-assets

MiCA Crypto-assets Financial products Marketing Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF adapts its policy on complex financial products in response to the rise of crypto-assets

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🇺🇸 SEC News high

SEC Charges Canadian Citizen With Fraud Schemes That Targeted Retail Investors on Discord

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Canadian citizen Nathan Gauvin and three entities he controls—Blackridge, LLC, Gray Digital Capital Management USA, LLC, and Gray Digital Technologies, LLC—with orchestrating two fraudulent securities…

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SEC Announces Departure of OIEA Director Lori J. Schock

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lori J. Schock, who has served as the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA) since 2009, will retire from the agency at the end of December.“I have known Lori for…

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The Digital Euro: shaping the future while preserving trust

In this blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf writes about the development of the Digital Euro and how central banks foster trust and safety in the financial system and in the implementation of projects like the Digital Euro.

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🇮🇪 CBI Consultation high

Central Bank of Ireland launches Access to Cash consultation

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (5 December) launched a public consultation on the implementation of our new Access to Cash responsibilities. Deputy Governor Vasileios Madouros said: “Amid a rapidly evolving payments landscape, the Central Bank of Ireland is committed to making sure that cash continues to be readily available as a means of payment. Today’s consultation is an important step towards the implementation of the Central Bank’s new responsibilities under the Access to Cash leg...

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The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a public consultation on implementing new **Access to Cash** responsibilities under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025, which commenced on 30 June 2025. This consultation addresses two critical areas: identifying local deficiencies in cash infrastructure and establishing minimum ATM service standards. The initiative reflects regulatory commitment to ensuring cash remains readily available as payment preferences shift toward digital channels.

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Regulators announce plans to support growth of mutuals sector

A raft of new measures designed to support the growth of the mutuals sector have been announced today by the financial regulators. They include a review of credit union regulations and the launch of a Mutual Societies Development Unit by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Rémi Bouchez, the new Ombudsman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers

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Cristina Martin Firvida to Conclude Tenure as Investor Advocate

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cristina Martin Firvida, who has served as the Director of the Office of the Investor Advocate since January 2023, will conclude her tenure with the agency at the end of January 2026. As…

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Announces New Date and Time for Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has rescheduled its Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable, previously scheduled for October, to Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.“I am looking forward to getting this event back on the calendar…

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🇺🇸 CFTC Enforcement medium

CFTC, 30 State Regulators Obtain Over $51 Million in Sanctions, Restitution for Victims in California Precious Metals Fraud

The CFTC today announced the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a final judgement against Safeguard Metals LLC and Jeffrey Ikahn (aka Jeffrey Santulan and Jeffrey Hill) ordering them to pay $25.6 million in restitution to victims and a $25.6 million civil monetary penalty for operating a nationwide, precious metals fraud. Released: 11/20/2025

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The CFTC, alongside 30 state regulators, secured a final judgment on November 20, 2025, against Safeguard Metals LLC and Jeffrey Ikahn, imposing $25.6 million in restitution to victims and a $25.6 million civil monetary penalty for a nationwide precious metals fraud scheme from October 2017 to July 2021 that defrauded over 450 elderly investors of more than $52 million. This enforcement action, resolving a February 2022 complaint, highlights coordinated federal-state-SEC efforts to combat commodity fraud and underscores personal liability for controlling persons under CEA Section 6(c)(1) and Regulation 180.1(a). It matters for compliance as it reinforces aggressive penalties for misrepresentations, overcharges, and targeting vulnerable populations, with offsets across parallel SEC proceedings.

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🇬🇧 PRA Policy high

PS24/25 – Depositor protection

Policy statement 24/25

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The PRA's PS24/25 finalizes rules increasing Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) depositor protection limits from £85,000 to £120,000 and temporary high balances (THB) from £1 million to £1.4 million for firm failures on or after 1 December 2025, responding to consultation feedback in CP4/25. This matters for PRA-authorized deposit-takers as it enhances consumer protection amid inflation but requires urgent system and disclosure updates to avoid FSCS payout delays or regulatory breaches. Firms must prioritize single customer view (SCV) readiness and phased disclosure revisions to comply efficiently.

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The ACPR and the AMF present their joint approach helping professionals taking into account clients' sustainability preferences

Sustainable Finance MIFID Investment advice Long term investment Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The ACPR and the AMF present their joint approach helping...

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its two directors a total of €2.5 million

Sanctions & settlements Anti-money Laundering Governance Investment advice Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its two directors a total of €2.5...

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Carat GP €300,000 and its directors Jimmy Guinet (€200,000) and Sébastien Renaud (€2 million) a total of €2.5 million on 5 November 2025, imposing permanent bans on Carat GP and Renaud, and a 10-year ban on Guinet, for breaches including inadequate documentation, failure to act honestly and professionally in clients' interests, AML failures, lack of conflict detection systems, and insufficient cooperation with inspectors. This decision marks the first time the Committee held directors personally liable for breaches, signaling heightened personal accountability for senior managers in French investment firms. It matters as it reinforces AMF's focus on governance, AML, and client protection, with severe sanctions serving as a deterrent amid rising enforcement trends.

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🇨🇭 FINMA News medium

Insurance intermediary certificates unlawfully obtained due to manipulation

An investigation by the Insurance Industry Vocational Training Association (VBV) has revealed that VBV intermediary certificates were wrongly issued in around 100 cases as a result of manipulation. The VBV is not supervised by FINMA. The association acts on behalf of the insurance and intermediary industry and will restore compliance with the law for these certificates. It has also filed a criminal complaint. Untied intermediaries are subject to direct supervision by FINMA. If there is eviden...

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is running a new financial education campaign aimed at young investors

Long term investment Savings protection Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is running a new financial education campaign aimed at young investors

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement medium

Publication of the annual ESMA Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024: AMF imposes the highest amounts in Europe

Europe & international Sanctions & settlements Publication of the annual ESMA Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024: AMF imposes the highest amounts in Europe

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The ESMA Annual Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024, published on 16 October 2025, aggregates enforcement data from EEA national competent authorities (NCAs), highlighting that the French AMF imposed the highest total sanctions at €29.4 million—nearly a third of the EEA's €100 million aggregate—primarily under MAR and MiFID II. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals intensified enforcement focus on market abuse and investor protection across Europe, with France leading in both fine amounts and settlement usage, underscoring a trend toward higher penalties and agile resolution mechanisms.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The Financial Stability Board and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions publish two reports assessing the implementation of recommendations on crypto-asset and stablecoin activities

Crypto-assets Investment services Financial services providers The Financial Stability Board and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions publish two reports assessing the implementation of recommendations on crypto-asset and stablecoin activities

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement medium

The AMF has required the suspension of MEXEDIA shares and calls on investors to be vigilant

Savings protection Warning Other professionals Executive & other private individuals Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF has...

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The AMF enforced a trading suspension on MEXEDIA S.p.A. shares on Euronext from 11 September 2025 to 30 September 2025 due to indicators of **pump and dump** market abuse, urging investors to exercise extreme caution against unauthorized high-upside recommendations. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's proactive market surveillance and highlights ongoing risks of manipulative practices in listed equities, serving as a reminder for firms to bolster internal controls against such schemes. Compliance teams should note this as a signal of heightened regulatory scrutiny on price manipulation, potentially informing future enforcement trends.

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🇮🇪 CBI Warning high

Deutsche Bank Wealth Management (CLONE) / Deutsche Bank AG (CLONE) / DB UK Bank Limited (CLONE) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

Deutsche Bank Wealth Management (CLONE) / Deutsche Bank AG (CLONE) / DB UK Bank Limited (CLONE) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Warning Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇸🇬 MAS Guidance high

ID 11/25 Amendments To MAS Notice 321 On Direct Purchase Insurance Products

Requirements for life insurers to manufacture and offer direct purchase insurance (DPI).

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ID 11/25 announces amendments to MAS Notice 321, which mandates requirements for direct life insurers to manufacture and offer standardized Direct Purchase Insurance (DPI) products, such as term life and whole life policies with optional critical illness riders. These updates, effective 1 October 2025, refine product approval and notification processes to streamline launches while maintaining consumer protection and regulatory oversight for no-advice direct sales channels. This matters for compliance as it ensures insurers provide affordable, comparable direct options, reducing reliance on intermediaries amid Singapore's push for direct distribution under initiatives like FAIR.

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🇺🇸 SEC News medium

SEC Seeks Public Comment to Improve Rules on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a concept release soliciting public comment on how to improve current SEC rules governing residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and certain aspects of asset-backed securities (ABS) generally…

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name engaging people into running a malicious computer program.

Warning Identity theft The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name engaging people into running a malicious computer program.

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Sustainable finance: retail investors have higher expectations of their financial advisors

Long term investment Sustainable Finance Retail investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Sustainable finance: retail investors have higher expectations of their financial advisors

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FINMA and the UK supervisory authorities strengthen cooperation in financial services

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the UK Financial Conduct Authority FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority PRA today signed a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum sets out details of the co-operation under the Berne Financial Services Agreement and opens up new cross-border opportunities in insurance and investment services.

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined an asset management company €400,000 on 9 September 2025 for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including deficient marketing disclosures, inadequate conflict of interest systems, non-operational valuation procedures, failure to oversee external experts, and deficient AML/CFT systems in managing AIFs and club deals. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's focus on operational robustness and investor protection in asset management, serving as a critical reminder for firms to ensure procedures are not only documented but fully operational and effective. Compliance teams should review this to benchmark internal controls, as it highlights personal accountability for senior managers and recurring AMF priorities in recent sanctions.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The French, Austrian and Italian markets authorities call for a stronger European framework for crypto-asset markets

MiCA Other professionals Fintech Journalists Listed companies and issuers The French, Austrian and Italian markets authorities call for a stronger European framework for crypto-asset markets

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement medium

Monument Financial Group - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

Warning Unauthorised Investment Firm / Unauthorised Investment Business Firm Unauthorised Firm Name Monument Financial Group Website https://monumentfg.com/ Email addresses used admin@monumentfg.com [name].[surname]@monumentfg.com Phone number used +353 81 800 5284 Authorisation in Ireland This firm is not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland. Notes: Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800 or re...

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has issued a warning notice under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013, identifying **Monument Financial Group** as an unauthorised firm providing investment services in Ireland without authorisation. This matters for compliance professionals because it underscores the CBI's proactive enforcement against unauthorised activity, heightens scam awareness, and signals risks of consumer harm, regulatory referrals to An Garda Síochána, and potential enforcement against facilitating parties.[https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/monument-financial-group---central-bank-of-ireland-issues-warning-on-unauthorised-firm]

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing to invest in miscellaneous assets without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Warning Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a Danish investment bank for breaches of professional obligations committed by a French branch

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Disclosure Obligations Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a Danish investment bank for breaches of professional obligations committed by a French branch

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The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed a €300,000 fine on Saxo Bank A/S on 16 July 2025 for multiple breaches of professional obligations committed through its French branch, including failures to properly inform clients about significant changes to derivatives procedures, margin calculations, and securities transaction incidents, as well as deficiencies in equity savings plan (PEA) transfers. This enforcement action demonstrates the AMF's active oversight of cross-border investment banks operating in France and highlights critical gaps in client disclosure practices that compliance teams must address.

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The ACPR and AMF publish the summary of responses to the consultation conducted by the Working Group on Smart Contract Certification

Crypto-assets Innovation The ACPR and AMF publish the summary of responses to the consultation conducted by the Working Group on Smart Contract Certification

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The ACPR and AMF have published a summary of responses to a public consultation on a 2024 Working Group report exploring smart contract certification in DeFi, addressing technical standards, audit practices, and potential regulatory frameworks. This matters for compliance as it signals preparatory steps toward possible EU-level DeFi regulation, emphasizing risk reduction and trust-building without immediate mandates, influencing future operational and audit strategies for crypto firms.

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French retail investor stock market activity: the AMF analyses changes in behaviour between women and men

Long term investment Equity Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers French retail investor stock market activity: the AMF analyses changes in behaviour between...

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Crowdfunding: the AMF urges investors to exercise extreme caution due to the risks of project owner default or crowdfunding platform failure

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the verification and assessment of employee knowledge within asset management companies

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The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2024 Annual Report

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

Crypto-assets: the AMF clarifies its policy on DASPs authorised under the PACTE Law to take account of the transitional period and facilitate the transition to MiCA

MiCA Crypto-assets Crypto-assets: the AMF clarifies its policy on DASPs authorised under the PACTE Law to take account of the transitional period and facilitate the transition to MiCA

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The stock market investor journey: the AMF analyses the mobile applications of 14 institutions

Marketing Long term investment Other professionals Retail investors Journalists The stock market investor journey: the AMF analyses the mobile applications of 14 institutions

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Fees: the AMF updates its doctrine following the announcement of the abolition of transaction fees in situations of discretionary management

Asset management Individual investment mandate Fees: the AMF updates its doctrine following the announcement of the abolition of transaction fees in situations of discretionary management

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF and ACPR Joint Unit publishes its analysis of the French structured product market

Marketing Derivatives or structured products Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF and ACPR Joint Unit publishes its analysis of the French structured product market

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Employee savings: employees and firms are genuinely satisfied, but there is still a great need for support and education

Employee savings scheme Retail investors Journalists Employee savings: employees and firms are genuinely satisfied, but there is still a great need for support and education

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF calls on the European Commission for an ambitious strategy on the Savings and Investments Union project

Markets Europe & international Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF calls on the European Commission for an ambitious strategy on the Savings and Investments Union project

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The AMF publishes the findings of its thematic inspections of asset management companies’ monitoring of fund investment ratios, compensation and claims

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published an analysis of the performance of the French real estate crowdfunding market, based on data collected from the 10 largest platforms in terms of inflows.

Asset management The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published an analysis of the performance of the French real estate crowdfunding market, based on data collected from the 10 largest platforms in terms of inflows.

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🇫🇷 AMF Consultation medium

The ACPR and the AMF publish the findings from the Working Group on Smart Contract Certification, and launch a Public Consultation

Crypto-assets Innovation The ACPR and the AMF publish the findings from the Working Group on Smart Contract Certification, and launch a Public Consultation

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The ACPR and AMF have published findings from their 2024 Working Group on Smart Contract Certification in DeFi, launching a public consultation on February 3, 2025, to explore certification frameworks for smart contracts, focusing on standards, audits, and regulatory options. This matters as it signals proactive French regulatory preparation for potential EU-level DeFi rules under MiCA, aiming to enhance security, governance, and compliance without immediate mandates, while industry feedback favors voluntary schemes.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF warns the public about the fraudulent Forex investment offering on the LIVAXXEN trading platform

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The authorities are taking action to combat the massive phenomenon of financial scams catching out an increasing number of individuals

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🇮🇪 CBI Speech medium

ECB Interest Rates

At our meeting yesterday, the ECB’s Governing Council cut our three policy rates by 25 basis points (or, one quarter of a percent). The disinflation process remains on track, allowing us to reduce rates. However, with some components of inflation still too high for comfort – notably, services inflation – I continue to favour a gradual reduction in rates over large moves. As policy rates fall, we should see a reduction in the costs of borrowing for households and firms. We are already seeing s...

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ETFs win over newcomers as they invest into the stock market

ETF Equity MIFID Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers ETFs win over newcomers as they invest into the stock market

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor, two asset management companies and their directors, and a credit institution a total of €5,670,000

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor, two asset management companies and their directors, and a credit institution a total of €5,670,000

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The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed total fines of €5,670,000 on a financial investment advisor (FIA), two asset management companies (AMCs), their directors, and a credit institution for breaches of professional obligations. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's rigorous scrutiny of operational controls, due diligence, and governance in investment services, serving as a critical reminder for firms to maintain robust procedures to avoid similar sanctions. It matters because it highlights personal liability for directors and escalating fines for systemic failures, potentially influencing peer reviews and audit priorities.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a recommendation governing the distribution of actively managed certificates (AMCs) to retail clients

Asset management Marketing The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a recommendation governing the distribution of actively managed certificates (AMCs) to retail clients

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines Sogenial Immobilier and its chairman a total of €180,000

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines Sogenial Immobilier and its chairman a total of €180,000

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The AMF Enforcement Committee issued a €180,000 combined fine against Sogenial Immobilier (€150,000) and its chairman Jean-Marie Souclier (€30,000) on September 12, 2024, for systematic breaches of professional obligations spanning investment selection, regulatory disclosure, conflict of interest management, and anti-money laundering compliance. This enforcement action demonstrates the AMF's heightened scrutiny of asset managers' operational controls and substantive compliance with fund governance requirements, particularly regarding real estate investment companies (SCPIs).

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The AMF reminds retail investors to be extremely vigilant regarding Immediate Connect's fraudulent investment offer

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AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company and its directors for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company and its directors for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined asset management company M Capital Partners €200,000 and its directors Rudy Secco (€70,000) and Stéphanie Minissier (€35,000) on 31 December 2025 for breaches of professional obligations spanning August 2019 to December 2023, including unauthorized investment services, deficient investment processes, conflicts of interest failures, and inadequate AML/CFT systems. This decision underscores AMF's focus on operational robustness and personal accountability in asset management, serving as a regulatory warning for firms to strengthen internal controls or face escalating sanctions.

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🇫🇷 AMF Consultation medium

The AMF publishes the summary of responses received to its Discussion Paper on Decentralised Finance

Crypto-assets Innovation The AMF publishes the summary of responses received to its Discussion Paper on Decentralised Finance

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a summary of stakeholder responses to its June 2023 Discussion Paper on Decentralised Finance (DeFi), analyzing regulatory challenges posed by automated, decentralized crypto-asset activities. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals the AMF's ongoing commitment to developing a balanced DeFi framework amid MiCA's implementation, potentially shaping future supervision of decentralized protocols while emphasizing investor protection and innovation.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee has issued multiple enforcement decisions against financial investment advisors and their management for breaches of professional obligations, with the most recent and significant case involving Carat GP and its directors receiving combined fines of €2.5 million and permanent/extended bans from operating as financial investment advisors. These cases establish critical precedent regarding advisor duties around client disclosure, product authorization, conflict of interest management, and honest/fair conduct—requirements that apply across the entire financial investment advisory sector.

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The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2023 Annual Report

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Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the collection of client sustainability preferences remains fragmented

Sustainable Finance Investment advice Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the collection of client sustainability preferences remains fragmented

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Cryptoassets: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the activities of several fraudulent market participants and publishes a new ‘blacklist’

Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Warning Cryptoassets: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the activities of several fraudulent market participants and publishes a new ‘blacklist’

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France Mayer appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers

Appointment AMF activity Retail investors Journalists France Mayer appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers

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Dashboard of retail investors active on the stock market: sharp increase in retail ETF activity in Q1 2024

Long term investment Equity ETF Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Dashboard of retail investors active on the stock market: sharp increase in retail ETF activity in Q1 2024

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Warning Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines

Asset management Anti-money Laundering Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines

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Open Data: publication on data.gouv.fr of the list of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) authorized by the AMF, of the white lists of Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs) and offers of investments in miscellaneous assets

Innovation Savings protection AMF activity Open Data: publication on data.gouv.fr of the list of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) authorized by the AMF, of the white lists of Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs) and offers of investments in miscellaneous assets

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AMF calls on investment services providers to take account of the specific nature of temporary ownership dismemberment when marketing SCPI units

Supervision Marketing MIFID Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies AMF calls on investment services providers to take account of the specific nature of temporary ownership dismemberment when marketing SCPI units

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

AMF encourages investment services providers to strengthen their procedures for handling client complaints

Supervision Investment services Journalists Investment services providers AMF encourages investment services providers to strengthen their procedures for handling client complaints

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The AMF warns the public about fraudulent press advertisements proposing investments in car parks with electric charging points

Warning Savings protection Financial Scams Warning The AMF warns the public about fraudulent press advertisements proposing investments in car parks with electric charging points

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AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed sanctions on SPI (a financial investment advisor) and its director Vincent Rhodes on 9 January 2024 for breaching professional obligations. This case demonstrates the AMF's enforcement priorities regarding advisor conduct standards and establishes precedent for disciplinary action against both firms and individual managers who fail to meet regulatory requirements.

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name, with links to various websites that could trick people into running a malicious computer program

Warning Identity theft Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name, with links to various websites that could trick people into running a malicious computer program

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Investment advice Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed a five-year ban on financial investment advisor DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its director Didier Maurin from practicing, plus fines of €150,000 on the firm and €200,000 on the director, for recommending unauthorized Samoan AIF investments to 64 clients, failing to manage conflicts of interest (e.g., no conflicts register), and breaching duties of competence, care, and diligence in clients' best interests. This matters as it reinforces AMF's strict enforcement on CIFs (Conseillers en Investissements Financiers) for product authorization checks, conflicts management, and client-centric obligations under MiFID II transposition in France, signaling heightened scrutiny on advisory integrity amid rising sanctions. The Conseil d'Etat upheld the decision on 9 September 2024, dismissing appeals and confirming sanctions.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office urge retail investors to be extremely vigilant regarding Immediate Connect's fraudulent investment offer in crypto-assets

Warning Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets The AMF and the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office urge retail investors to be extremely vigilant regarding Immediate Connect's fraudulent investment offer in crypto-assets

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a French tied agent of a Cypriot investment services provider and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a French tied agent of a Cypriot investment services provider and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined France Safe Media (FSM), a French tied agent of Cypriot provider VPR Safe Financial Group Limited (Alvexo platform), €300,000 and imposed a 10-year ban from tied agent activities and reception/transmission of orders (RTO) services, while its manager Lior Mattouk received a €100,000 fine and similar 10-year ban, for breaches occurring January 2019–September 2021. This decision, dated 10 November 2023 and upheld by Conseil d'Etat on 16 June 2025, underscores AMF's strict enforcement of professional obligations for tied agents marketing high-risk CFDs, emphasizing staff qualifications, client assessments, risk warnings, disclosures, and diligence. It matters for cross-border intermediaries as it highlights personal liability for managers and the finality of sanctions post-appeal, signaling heightened scrutiny on CFD promotion and tied agent compliance in France.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

Gamification tends to increase investment risk-taking, according to behavioural finance experiment conducted for the AMF

Long term investment Risk and Trend Mapping Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Gamification tends to increase investment risk-taking, according to behavioural...

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An OECD study for the AMF profiles new French retail investors

Long term investment Equity Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers An OECD study for the AMF profiles new French retail investors

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The ACPR and AMF encourage financial institutions to continue their efforts to take account of the vulnerability of ageing clients

Marketing Savings protection Retail investors Professional investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF encourage financial institutions to continue their efforts to take account of the vulnerability of ageing clients

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The AMF ensures that retail investors are properly informed on fees of financial products

Fees Savings protection Other professionals Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers The AMF ensures that retail investors are properly informed on fees of financial products

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Consultation high

Decentralised Finance (DeFi): IOSCO publishes its consultation report

Innovation Markets Decentralised Finance (DeFi): IOSCO publishes its consultation report

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The AMF publication announces IOSCO's consultation report on Decentralised Finance (DeFi), highlighting ongoing global efforts to regulate DeFi activities under IOSCO's 2023 policy recommendations. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals intensifying scrutiny on DeFi platforms for investor protection, market integrity, and financial stability risks, potentially leading to harmonized rules that bridge traditional finance and crypto assets. Firms involved in DeFi must monitor this to align with emerging "same risk, same rule" standards across jurisdictions.

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement medium

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF for breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF for breaches of its professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF (ANACOFI-CIF), a professional association approved for investment advisors (CIFs), €250,000 with a warning, and its former president €20,000 with a warning, for breaching professional obligations in membership vetting, controls, archiving, and conflicts of interest management. This decision, dated September 5, 2023, underscores AMF's scrutiny of professional associations' gatekeeping and oversight roles in ensuring CIF compliance. It matters as it signals heightened enforcement against associations failing to uphold regulatory standards, potentially impacting CIF ecosystem integrity and prompting reviews of similar bodies.

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined asset management company Altaroc Partners (formerly Amboise Partners SA) €600,000 and its senior managers Maurice Tchenio (€500,000) and Patrick de Giovanni (€200,000) on 15 September 2025 for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including lack of operational procedures for fund investments/divestments, inadequate AML/CFT due diligence, unproven benefits of fee retrocessions to distributors, and shortcomings in marketing materials. This decision underscores the AMF's strict enforcement on operational controls, governance, and client protection in asset management, serving as a critical warning for firms to ensure robust, documented procedures and senior manager accountability. It matters because it highlights personal liability for executives and reinforces AMF's educational role through sanction explanations, potentially increasing scrutiny on similar firms.

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Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority

Anti-money Laundering Asset management Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report

Annual report Savings protection Marketing Financial products Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report

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By two decisions, the AMF Enforcement Committee fines two investment services providers for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment services providers By two decisions, the AMF Enforcement Committee fines two investment services providers for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee issued two decisions on 19 June 2023 fining Crédit Industriel et Commercial (€1 million) and Banque CIC Sud-Ouest (€250,000) for breaches of professional obligations in investment advisory services, including inadequate suitability assessments, client classification procedures, marketing of unsuitable instruments, and insufficient controls on costs and fees. This matters because it underscores AMF's strict enforcement of MiFID II-derived obligations, signaling heightened scrutiny on operational systems for client protection and potential for substantial fines based on breach duration and scale.

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The AMF publishes a discussion paper on Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

Crypto-assets Innovation Fintech Journalists The AMF publishes a discussion paper on Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France's financial markets regulator, published a discussion paper on June 19, 2023, outlining preliminary thoughts on regulatory challenges posed by Decentralised Finance (DeFi) activities on crypto-assets, inviting stakeholder feedback by September 30, 2023. A summary of responses was released on July 10, 2024, highlighting key themes like defining DeFi, distinguishing protocol types, and applying a "same activity, same risk, same regulation" principle. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals AMF's intent to develop proportionate DeFi oversight, balancing innovation with investor protection, AML/CTF risks, and market integrity amid evolving EU frameworks like MiCA.

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The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions an asset management company and two of its managers for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions an asset management company and two of its managers for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctioned asset management company M Capital Partners and its managers Rudy Secco (€70,000 fine) and Stéphanie Minissier (€35,000 fine) with a total firm fine of €200,000 in its decision dated 31 December 2025, for multiple breaches of professional obligations spanning August 2019 to December 2023. This case underscores AMF's strict enforcement on operational compliance, scope of authorized activities, and AML/CFT systems in asset management, serving as a critical reminder for firms to ensure robust, traceable processes and manager accountability. It matters because it highlights personal liability for senior managers and recurring AMF focus on tied agents exceeding permitted services, potentially signaling increased scrutiny in 2026.

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Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for improvement

Savings protection Equity Savings Plan Shares Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Listed companies and issuers Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for...

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The AMF makes available to listed companies the English version of its recommendations and the results of its examination work of the financial statements

Financial disclosures & corporate financing The AMF makes available to listed companies the English version of its recommendations and the results of its examination work of the financial statements

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF presents its proposals to improve the readability of financial product fees in European law

Collective investments Shares The AMF presents its proposals to improve the readability of financial product fees in European law

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF, France's financial markets authority) has proposed a new table for presenting subscription fees on financial instruments and an accompanying glossary to enhance investor readability and comparability, developed in collaboration with the Financial Sector Consultative Committee (FSCC) as input to the European Commission's Retail Investment Strategy. This matters because it targets reconciling MiFID 2 and PRIIPs disclosure requirements, which currently hinder clear fee communication, potentially influencing future EU-level amendments to improve retail investor protection without imposing new obligations.

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Employee savings: a sharp increase in awareness and ownership of employee savings schemes; support for employees and company managers should be reinforced

Employee savings scheme Long term investment Collective investments Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Employee savings: a sharp increase in awareness and ownership of employee savings schemes; support for employees and company managers...

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“Review of the Consumer Protection Code: securing customers’ interests” - Remarks by Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation – Policy & Risk at Insurance Ireland - KPMG Briefing Session

“Review of the Consumer Protection Code: securing customers’ interests” - Remarks by Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation – Policy & Risk, Central Bank of Ireland at Insurance Ireland - KPMG Briefing Session: CBI Review of the Consumer Protection Code

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Mystery shopping campaign to bank branches: progress made in the questioning to client, improvements needed in the information provided

MIFID Supervision Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping campaign to bank branches: progress made in the questioning to client, improvements needed in the information provided

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor for breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Investment advice Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor for breaches of its professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Capexis €120,000 on 15 February 2023 for breaches including receiving prohibited payments from client loan repayments and failing to disclose commissions from SCPI usufruct subscriptions, with the Conseil d'Etat later increasing the fine to €150,000 on 3 March 2025. This enforcement action underscores AMF's strict oversight of **financial investment advisors (Conseillers en Investissements Financiers - CIFs)** on professional obligations like payment restrictions and transparency. It matters for compliance as it highlights personal liability risks and the educational role of such decisions in clarifying regulations.

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Marketing of financial products to ageing populations: publication of an independent academic research report on customer relations and sales processes

Savings protection Marketing Marketing of financial products to ageing populations: publication of an independent academic research report on customer relations and sales processes

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Over 1.5 million retail investors bought or sold shares in 2022

Long term investment Equity Equity Savings Plan Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Over 1.5 million retail investors bought or sold shares in...

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the British company H2O AM LLP and two of its executives at the time of the facts for several breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the British company H2O AM LLP and two of its executives at the time of the facts for several breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined UK asset manager H2O AM LLP €75 million and its executives Bruno Crastes (€15 million, plus a 5-year ban) and Vincent Chailley (€3 million) for breaches in managing French UCITS funds, including ineligible Tennor Group investments, liquidity risks, valuation failures, and non-compliance with investment ratios and counterparty limits. This matters as it underscores AMF's strict enforcement on UCITS eligibility, risk management, and prospectus adherence, with cross-border implications confirmed by the Conseil d'État's dismissal of appeals on 13 June 2025. It signals heightened scrutiny on illiquid, unrated assets and "buy & sell back" transactions for EU asset managers.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Consultation high

The AMF publishes its proposals for an open finance framework

Innovation The AMF publishes its proposals for an open finance framework

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France's financial markets authority, has published proposals for an **open finance framework** via a public consultation, extending open banking principles to broader financial data sharing for enhanced innovation and competition. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals upcoming regulatory requirements for secure data access, APIs, and customer consent mechanisms, aligning with EU trends toward open finance while prioritizing consumer protection and market resilience. Firms must engage early to shape the final rules and prepare systems for compliance.

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The AMF’s latest savings barometer finds that the French are a little less inclined to invest in the stock market

Long term investment Shares Collective investments Retail investors Journalists The AMF’s latest savings barometer finds that the French are a little less inclined to invest in the stock market

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement medium

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Investment advice Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctioned financial investment advisor DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its manager Didier Maurin with a five-year ban from practicing and fines of €150,000 and €200,000 respectively for recommending unauthorized Samoan AIF shares to 64 clients and failing to identify/manage conflicts of interest, including lacking a conflicts register. This decision, upheld by the Conseil d'Etat on 9 September 2024, underscores AMF's strict enforcement of client-best-interest and conflicts obligations under French regulations. It matters as it provides binding guidance on due diligence for product marketing authorization and conflicts procedures, signaling heightened scrutiny on financial investment advisors (FIAs).

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The AMF issues a request for candidates for its consultative commissions

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Significant drop in the number of active retail investors amid a stock market downturn

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The AMF publishes a study on the share price performance of companies using dilutive financing in the form of OCABSAs or equity lines

Financial disclosures & corporate financing Financial products Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF publishes a study on the share price performance of companies using dilutive...

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Miscellaneous assets Savings protection Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement medium

Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Fraudulent entity clones authorised firm SEI Investments

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank that a scam entity by the name SEI Investment (United States, Ireland), formerly operating the fraudulent clone website www.seiinvestment.com, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance, the scam entity cloned details and website content of the legitimate firm, SEI Investments (www.seic.com), in order to deceive consumers. The legitimate firm was proactive...

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued a warning on 26 September 2022 about a fraudulent entity named "SEI Investment (United States, Ireland)" that cloned the legitimate authorised firm SEI Investments (www.seic.com) via the fake website www.seiinvestment.com to deceive consumers into unauthorised investment services. This matters because it highlights the rising threat of clone firm scams, which impersonate authorised entities using stolen details like names, addresses, and authorisation numbers, exposing firms to reputational risk and consumers to financial loss without Investor Compensation Scheme protection. Authorised firms must remain vigilant in monitoring for clones and reporting them promptly, as demonstrated by SEI Investments' proactive response that led to the site's deactivation in February 2022.

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement low

The AMF informs the public of the partial suspension by the CySEC of VPR Safe Financial Group Limited’s authorisation to operate in France

Investment services Savings protection Europe & international Retail investors Investment services providers The AMF informs the public of the partial suspension by the CySEC of VPR Safe Financial Group Limited’s authorisation to operate in France

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The AMF publication notifies the public of CySEC's August 3, 2022, decision to partially suspend VPR Safe Financial Group Limited's (operating as Alvexo) authorization to provide investment services in France, prompted by AMF findings of regulatory violations including misleading marketing, inadequate client suitability assessments, and poor tied agent oversight. This cross-border enforcement highlights escalating EU supervisory cooperation under MiFID II, serving as a warning for firms using tied agents in France. It matters for compliance as it underscores risks of AMF referrals leading to home-state suspensions, with subsequent developments including suspension revocation and full license withdrawal by September 2025.

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The AMF is conducting a consultation on the end of life of private equity funds intended for retail investors

Asset management Savings protection Journalists The AMF is conducting a consultation on the end of life of private equity funds intended for retail investors

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The AMF is conducting a consultation on regulatory reforms governing the end-of-life management of retail private equity funds (FCPRs, FCPIs, and FIPs), with the objective of improving compliance with liquidation deadlines and enhancing investor protection through better information disclosure and operational safeguards. This initiative addresses systemic issues where fund managers have historically failed to respect contractual lifespan commitments, creating liquidity risks and investor communication failures.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF and the ARPP are stepping up their cooperation to promote clear and responsible advertising of financial products

Savings protection Cooperation Crypto-assets Fintech Journalists The AMF and the ARPP are stepping up their cooperation to promote clear and responsible advertising of financial products

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a portfolio asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a portfolio asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations

AI Analysis

The AMF Enforcement Committee fined an unnamed portfolio asset management company €400,000 for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including non-operational investment/divestment procedures, inadequate conflict of interest management with group service providers, lack of transparency on distributor fee retrocessions, deficient client categorization, and weak AML/CFT due diligence. This enforcement action, mirroring recent similar cases against firms like Novaxia Investissement and Eternam, underscores the AMF's heightened scrutiny on operational robustness and transparency in asset management, serving as a critical reminder for firms to ensure procedures are fully implemented and documented to avoid personal liability for executives.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2021 annual report

Annual report Savings protection Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2021 annual report

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

AI Analysis

The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Séquence 13 and its director Jean-Louis Lehmann €15,000 each and imposed a five-year ban from acting as financial investment advisors in its decision of 19 December 2023, due to failures in client disclosures, justifying remuneration, operating within regulatory limits, and managing conflicts of interest. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's strict enforcement of professional obligations for investment advisors, with personal liability for managers, serving as a deterrent against conduct breaches that harm client interests. Compliance teams should note this as part of a pattern of similar sanctions, emphasizing robust governance and documentation.

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The AMF publishes a summary of its findings regarding the costs and fees of UCITS marketed to retail investors

Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary of its findings regarding the costs and fees of UCITS marketed to retail investors

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against unauthorised Forex trading offers from Omega Pro Ltd

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against unauthorised Forex trading offers from Omega Pro Ltd

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement medium

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Investment advice Other professionals Executive & other private individuals Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fined a financial investment advisor (FIA) firm and its manager for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including failure to provide mandatory documents, inadequate risk disclosure, poor KYC practices, misleading information, unauthorized placing activities, and improper third-party marketing mandates. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's strict scrutiny of FIAs, emphasizing due care, conflict management, and adherence to status limits, with fines and bans serving as deterrents. Compliance teams should review it for lessons on documentation, client suitability, and outsourcing controls to avoid similar sanctions.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The ACPR and AMF are urging professionals to improve their practices in online marketing of savings products and financial instruments

Marketing Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF are urging professionals to improve their practices in online marketing of savings products and financial instruments

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The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations

AI Analysis

The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed significant sanctions on DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its manager Didier Maurin for recommending unauthorized alternative investment funds to clients and obstructing regulatory investigations. This case exemplifies critical compliance failures in product authorization verification and client suitability assessment, with enforcement upheld by France's highest administrative court in September 2024.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

AMF publishes an analysis of retail investor order execution on French stocks

Market infrastructures Order Retail investors Market Infrastructures Journalists AMF publishes an analysis of retail investor order execution on French stocks

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement medium

Central Bank implements new Insurance Regulations

Ban on price walking in motor and home insurance comes into effect on 1 July 2022. New customer discounts not affected. For automatic renewals, better information and reminders to be provided to encourage switching. The Central Bank of Ireland has today published the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Insurance Requirements) Regulations 2022 which will apply to insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries from 1 July 2022. The Central Bank identified d...

AI Analysis

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Insurance Requirements) Regulations 2022 on 15 March 2022, banning price walking in motor and home insurance from 1 July 2022 to eliminate loyalty penalties for renewing customers while preserving new customer discounts and competition. This matters for compliance professionals as it imposes immediate prohibitions on differential pricing, mandatory annual reviews, enhanced renewal disclosures, and record-keeping, with CBI emphasizing ongoing oversight to ensure fair consumer outcomes.

Effective Date: 1 July 2022
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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions a media company and its director for making investment recommendations without mentioning conflicts of interest and for price manipulation

Sanctions & settlements Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions a media company and its director for making investment recommendations without mentioning conflicts of interest and for price manipulation

AI Analysis

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctioned a media company and its director for issuing investment recommendations without disclosing conflicts of interest and engaging in price manipulation, highlighting the regulator's strict enforcement against market abuse and transparency failures. This case underscores the AMF's focus on protecting investors from misleading practices by non-traditional actors like media outlets, with penalties serving as a deterrent amid rising digital fraud. Compliance teams must prioritize conflict disclosures and surveillance to avoid similar actions, as it reinforces ongoing AMF priorities in conduct and market integrity.

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF proposes measures to promote a wider adoption of liquidity management tools by fund managers

Asset management Prospectus Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF proposes measures to promote a wider adoption of liquidity management tools by fund managers

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More than one million new retail investors have entered equity markets in France over the last 3 years, according to the AMF's dashboard

Long term investment Retail investors Journalists More than one million new retail investors have entered equity markets in France over the last 3 years, according to the AMF's dashboard

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🇫🇷 AMF Enforcement high

The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for several breaches of its professional obligations

Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines an asset management company for several breaches of its professional obligations

AI Analysis

The AMF Enforcement Committee fined asset management company Altaroc Partners €600,000 and its senior managers Maurice Tchenio (€500,000) and Patrick de Giovanni (€200,000) on 15 September 2025 for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including lack of operational procedures for fund investments/divestments, inadequate AML/CFT due diligence, unproven benefits of fee retrocessions to distributors, and shortcomings in marketing materials. This decision underscores AMF's focus on operational controls, due diligence, and transparency in asset management, serving as a key enforcement precedent that highlights personal liability for senior managers. Compliance teams must review it to strengthen internal procedures and governance amid rising AMF scrutiny on these issues.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF and the Banque de France publish an update of the inventory of liquidity management tools in French funds

Asset management Prospectus The AMF and the Banque de France publish an update of the inventory of liquidity management tools in French funds

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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🇮🇪 CBI Speech medium

“Insurance firms require strong customer-focused cultures and Central Bank will intervene on practices unfair or potentially unfair to consumers” – Director General Derville Rowland

Differential Pricing and Business Interruption Insurance demonstrate Central Bank’s focus on conduct, culture and customer treatment Over €130 million paid in business interruption insurance claims to date Insurance sector needs to be prepared for the challenges ahead including digitisation and climate change Speaking at the Deloitte 2022 Insurance Industry Trends event Director General, Financial Conduct Derville Rowland discussed the position of the insurance sector in Ireland, the effect o...

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement medium

Remarks by Director General, Financial Conduct Derville Rowland at the Deloitte Global Insurance Webinar

Remarks by Director General, Financial Conduct Derville Rowland at the Deloitte Global Insurance Webinar Good morning everybody and thank you to Deloitte for the invitation to speak at this webinar. Some people think of insurance as a relatively modern financial concept. But of course, as the insurance experts in this audience know, its origins can be traced all the way back to certain kinds of shipping loans in Babylon, through Ancient Rome and Greece, and into Medieval Europe. In the 17 th ...

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF News medium

The AMF publishes a study about potential explanatory variables for the record outflows that French MMFs faced in March 2020

MMF The AMF publishes a study about potential explanatory variables for the record outflows that French MMFs faced in March 2020

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🇮🇪 CBI Enforcement low

Central Bank proposes to end the loyalty penalty for private car and home insurance customers

Review finds that differential pricing practices can result in unfair outcomes for some consumers Proposal to ban the practice of ‘price walking’ to end the loyalty penalty for consumers who do not switch insurance provider regularly Proposals will ensure that new business discounts are still available to allow consumers to seek the best prices, while ensuring that those who remain with the same insurance provider are not penalized The Central Bank is proposing to ban the practice of price wa...

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) proposes banning "price walking" in private car and home insurance to eliminate the loyalty penalty, where long-term customers pay significantly higher premiums (14% more for car, 32% more for home after 9 years) than new customers with similar risk profiles. This stems from a 2021 review finding differential pricing unfair to loyal or less mobile consumers, with regulations finalized and effective from 1 July 2022, confirmed effective in subsequent reviews. It matters as it enforces fair treatment under CBI's consumer protection mandate, requiring insurers to overhaul pricing models while preserving new customer discounts to maintain competition.

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Crypto-assets Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF, AFG, ASPIM, France Invest, Anacofi, Cie CIF, CNCGP and CNCIF warn the public against an upsurge in the theft of names of authorised market players

Warning Savings protection Warning Financial Scams The AMF, AFG, ASPIM, France Invest, Anacofi, Cie CIF, CNCGP and CNCIF warn the public against an upsurge in the theft of names of authorised market players

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives in France without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives in France without being authorized to do so

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Miscellaneous assets: the AMF adds to its black list and, for the first time, has access blocked to unauthorised websites

Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning Miscellaneous assets: the AMF adds to its black list and, for the first time, has access blocked to unauthorised websites

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The AMF urges investors to exercise the greatest vigilance towards proposals to invest in containers

Warning Savings protection Warning The AMF urges investors to exercise the greatest vigilance towards proposals to invest in containers

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF urges retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance towards certain activities proposed by Laurent Chenot

Warning Savings protection The AMF urges retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance towards certain activities proposed by Laurent Chenot

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France forex investments and investment services in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Derivatives or structured products The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France forex investments and investment services in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

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The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments or offering binary options trading without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments or offering binary options trading without being authorized to do so

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The AMF announces the referral of two investigation files on “boiler room marketing” to the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office

Warning Savings protection The AMF announces the referral of two investigation files on “boiler room marketing” to the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office

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The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France via their websites, without being authorized to do so, forex investments and investment services in crypto-assets derivatives

Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Derivatives or structured products The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France via their websites, without being authorized to do so, forex investments and investment services in...

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France via their websites, without being authorized to do so, forex investments and investment services in crypto-assets derivatives

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities proposing in France via their websites, without being authorized to do so, forex investments and investment services in crypto-assets derivatives

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The AMF and the ACPR warn the public of the risks of scams in the context of the coronavirus epidemic

Warning Covid-19 Savings protection Financial Scams The AMF and the ACPR warn the public of the risks of scams in the context of the coronavirus epidemic

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is calling on retail investors to exercise utmost vigilance with regard to whisky investment offers

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is calling on retail investors to exercise utmost vigilance with regard to whisky investment offers

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments or proposing online investment services in France for deriv...

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments or offering binary options trading without being authorized to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Warning Savings protection Atypical products The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers calls on retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance in usurpation cases

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers calls on retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance in usurpation cases

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warns the public against the activities of certain websites offering to sell shares of La Française des Jeux without authorisation

Warning Warning Savings protection The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warns the public against the activities of certain websites offering to sell shares of La Française des Jeux without authorisation

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading

Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading

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The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment

Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment services in France for derivatives whose underlyings include crypto...

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the websites www.lascpi.fr and www.scpi-gouv.fr improperly using its name and logo

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the websites www.lascpi.fr and www.scpi-gouv.fr improperly using its name and logo

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment

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The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so

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🇮🇪 CBI Speech medium

“Thriving in Challenging Times” - Central Bank Insurance Conference

Insurance conference explores challenges facing the insurance industry Introduction of proposed judicial guidelines on personal injury claims would bring stability to the cost of insurance Solvency II review in 2020 to ensure continued protection of policyholders and beneficiaries The Central Bank hosted a conference for the insurance industry today with the theme “ Thriving in Challenging Times ”. The conference brought together domestic and international thought-leaders and policy makers to...

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the entity MAG Asset and the website www.magasset.com

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the entity MAG Asset and the website www.magasset.com

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The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about case of fraudulent use of the names and contact details of the SICAV Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI)

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about case of fraudulent use of the names and contact details of the SICAV Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI)

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activities of ECI Luxembourg and the website www.eci-luxembourg proposing investment services without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activities of ECI Luxembourg and the website www.eci-luxembourg proposing investment services without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering binary options trading

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering binary options trading

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) are warning the public against the activities of Patrimoine Gestion Management and PGM Patrimoine

Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) are warning the public against the activities of Patrimoine Gestion Management and PGM Patrimoine

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activity of AGRONOMIX and its French subsidiary AGRONOMIX FRANCE

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activity of AGRONOMIX and its French subsidiary AGRONOMIX FRANCE

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) would like to warn the public

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) would like to warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment services in France for derivatives whose underlyings include crypto assets.

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The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about cases of the fraudulent use of its name and contact details by a certain Stéphane Delaplace

Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about cases of the fraudulent use of its name and contact details by a certain Stéphane Delaplace

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so

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🇮🇪 CBI Consultation high

Credit Reports now available

Following a satisfactory review of the data submitted by banks and credit unions, to the Central Credit Register, the initial enquiry phase has now commenced. This means that from today borrowers and lenders can request a copy of credit reports from the Central Credit Register. Data on mortgages, personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts, which is backdated to 30 June 2017, is live on the system and is incorporated into credit reports. From 30 September 2018 it will be compulsory for credit...

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is publishing a list on its website of unauthorized companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is publishing a list on its website of unauthorized companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) are warning the public against the activities of bil patrimoine and the website

Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) are warning the public against the activities of bil patrimoine and the website www.bil-gestionpatrimoine.com proposing investment services and savings...

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering diamond investments

Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering diamond investments

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🇫🇷 AMF Warning high

The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) warns the public against the company International Markets Live LTD (IMarketsLive)

Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) warns the public against the company International Markets Live LTD (IMarketsLive)

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering binary options trading

Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorized websites offering binary options trading

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