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ESMA Issues Positive Opinion on France’s Short-Selling Ban
2020-03-19T08:12:08.000+02:00
The AMF has issued a one-month short-selling ban, which will be lifted on the 16th of April, 2020.
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Lee Elbaz Goes to Prison, Robinhood Fined: Editor’s Pick
2019-12-22T14:36:54.000+02:00
Stay up to date with the most interesting stories in the crypto and FX space.
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Another Regulator Warns Against Kuvera: Belgium’s FSMA
2019-10-09T14:17:15.000+02:00
The entity has the characteristics of a pyramid scheme, according to the Belgian regulator.
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France’s AMF Blacklists 7 Forex and 3 Crypto Entities
2019-10-08T14:12:09.000+02:00
The regulator has flagged the entities alongside the Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority (ACPR).
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France Watchdog Continues Crackdown on Binary Options Brokers
2019-10-04T16:46:27.000+02:00
Several European countries, including France, have permanently banned the sale of binary options to retail customers.
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FCA: Forex, Crypto Scams Cost Brits £27 Million Last Year
2019-05-21T01:01:38.000+02:00
The British regulator is going to launch a new campaign - ScamSmart - to tackle fraud on social media
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Fidelity to Launch Crypto Trading, Beeks Acquires CNS: Editor’s Pick
2019-05-12T11:40:45.000+02:00
Find out the most interesting news in the FX and crypto space over that past week.
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AMF Set to Make ESMA Rules Permanent in Summer
2019-05-07T13:20:11.000+02:00
Writing in its annual report, the French regulator said it does not want to keep relying on ESMA's temporary measures
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Regulation
France’s AMF Blacklists Investview’s Subsidiary Kuvera
2019-04-09T18:18:45.000+02:00
Investview was previously fined $150,000 by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) back in 2018.
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Regulators Keep an Eye on Scams, FCA & AMF Flag New Entities
2019-03-27T16:12:43.000+02:00
The FCA flagged a clone firm of Fortrade Limited, whereas the AMF blacklisted five unauthorised entities.
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French AMF Proposes to Permanently Introduce ESMA Measures
2019-03-25T12:46:53.000+02:00
The French regulator is aiming to reduce its reliance on temporary product intervention measures
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AMF Adds Crypto and Wine Trading Scams to its Warning List
2018-12-14T13:21:05.000+02:00
The French regulator says the companies have been offering their services without proper licensing.
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Regulation
AMF Blacklists Several FX, Binary Options, and Crypto Brokers
2018-12-13T23:34:59.000+02:00
The one size fits all reasoning that the AMF gives is that these companies might be running scam operations.
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AMF Criticizes Tobacconists' Bitcoin Scheme
2018-11-26T12:02:15.000+02:00
The French regulator said Keplerk is unregulated and its products are unsuited to retail investors.
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Japan’s FSA Inks Deal with French Regulators to Promote Innovation
2018-11-19T13:19:16.000+02:00
The FSA signed an agreement with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution.
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France’s AMF Discloses Compliance Issues of Client Suitability Tests
2018-10-18T21:02:21.000+02:00
To stay on top of compliance, financial services operators have to gain insights into the financial situation of their client.
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France's Financial Watchdog Blocklists New Group of Crypto Websites
2018-09-27T18:32:50.000+02:00
European regulators are concerned that inexperienced traders suffer heavy losses on the underlying and derivative markets.
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France’s AMF Adds Three More Binary Brokers to Blacklist
2018-09-20T16:45:47.000+02:00
Binary options are a significant source of fraud in Europe.
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J.P. Morgan Goes Live on Clearing Service CDSClear
2018-07-03T16:02:09.000+02:00
Swedish pension fund AMF is now also clearing European and US credit default swaps through CDSClear.
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France's AMF Warns Against Regulatory Impostor, Stéphane Delaplace
2018-06-28T12:22:07.000+02:00
Stéphane Delaplace has been falsely presenting himself as the Head of the “AMF Regulation Center"
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French Regulator AMF Fines IG Markets Limited €500,000
2018-06-27T15:12:48.000+02:00
The AMF began its investigation of IG in 2015 to review the company’s compliance with its professional obligations in France.
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French Regulators Add More Brokers to Caution List
2018-06-22T16:43:18.000+02:00
AMF recommends that traders to invest only with financial institutions authorized to do business in the country.
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Belgian Watchdog Adds 8 to List of Suspicious Cryptocurrency Firms
2018-06-21T14:36:29.000+02:00
50 such companies are now listed on the Financial Services and Markets Authority warning page.
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France’s AMF Warns Against Several Cryptocurrency Providers
2018-06-18T16:18:51.000+02:00
AMF requires brokerage firms to seek approval from the regulator prior to offering such products.
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Regulation
AMFA Warns Against Unregulated Broker Sun Capital
2018-06-12T16:20:07.000+02:00
The Austrian regulator says the firm is offering Austrian clients investment services without the requisite licenses
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