CySEC Warns Investors against Four Unregistered Forex Websites

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has raised an alarm on four websites offering foreign exchange trading services to investors in the country.

The websites are Crypto Banxa Trade (cryptobanxatrade.com), FX Wet (fxwet.com), Skye Crypto FX (skypecryptofx.com) and Capital Base FX (capitalbasefx.com).

CySEC CySEC The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision Read this Term said the websites do not belong to an entity granted authorization under Article 5, Law 87 (I) of the country’s Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017.

The Cypriot financial industry watchdog said the websites are not permitted to provide or perform investment services or activities in the country.

“CySEC urges investors to consult its website before conducting business with investment firms in order to ascertain the entities which are licensed to provide investment services and/or investment activities,” the regulator said in a statement.

CySEC’s warning comes the same month the regulatory organization warned against fraudsters that it said were presenting themselves as its officers and representatives.

The scammers, the Commission had disclosed, were targeting investors to solicit fees in exchange for the settlement Settlement Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Read this Term of bogus compensation claims.

CySEC and Recent CIF License Withdrawals

The Cypriot financial market supervisor last Tuesday announced its enforcement action against two regulated companies, Ayers Alliance Financial Group Limited and BrokerCreditService (BCS) (Cyprus) Limited.

While Ayers Alliance was found to be in violation of the regulator’s mandatory staffing requirements for its risk management department, BCS Cyrpus faced an administrative fine of €10,000 for non-compliance with the country’s market abuse laws.

Last Monday, the regulator disclosed that it had withdrawn the licenses of ED&F MAN Capital Markets CEEMA Limited, and RMG Holding Limited. Both companies had voluntarily decided to renounce their Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) license, the regulator said.

RMG Holding wrote on its website that it decided to discontinue its services in the country and voluntarily renounce its CIF authorizations “after a careful review of our business.”

Furthermore, Hoch Capital Limited, a controversial broker, had recently renounced its CIF license after a regulatory decision for the license withdrawal that was taken on 28 March 2022, CySEC said.