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BaFin Warns Against Trading with UB4TRADE
2018-11-27T20:04:10.000+02:00
The unregulated broker's parent company actually shut down earlier this month.
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BaFin Considering Cybersecurity Stress Tests
2018-11-20T17:49:36.000+02:00
Speaking in Frankfrut, Willam Hufeld said that the regulator is working on new rules with the German central bank.
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German Cryptocurrency Firm Buys Frankfurt Investment Bank
2018-11-15T11:55:02.000+02:00
Bitcoin Group SE is the firm behind Germany's only regulated cryptocurrency exchange, Bitcoin.de.
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BaFin Orders Deutsche Bank to Improve its Money Laundering Procedures
2018-09-25T10:54:20.000+02:00
The regulator has appointed a special representative to monitor the firm’s implementation of the measures.
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German Watchdog Alerts Public to FXCM Clone
2018-09-18T18:35:40.000+02:00
The copycat broker operates under the brand ‘FXC Markets’, a name similar enough to Forex Capital Markets.
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Regulation
Don’t Lose Twice: BaFin Warns Against Follow-Up Scams
2018-09-10T16:39:57.000+02:00
Scam artists exchange lists of previous victims and call them promising money recovery for an advance fee.
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BaFin Warns Against Two Asset Management Firms and Fake German Bank
2018-09-03T16:57:14.000+02:00
The regulator issued a cease and desist warning against Atlantic Global Asset Management and Five Winds Asset Management.
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Regulation
Germany’s BaFin Warns of Potential Emergency Measures if Hard Brexit Occurs
2018-08-30T15:28:49.000+02:00
According to the president of BaFin, the temporary measures would be to avoid chaos.
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Germany’s BaFin Orders Three Brokers to Cease Operations
2018-08-07T13:59:20.000+02:00
BaFin has ordered BP1 LP, Gum Ltd. and Pairs Ltd. to immediately cease their operations.
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Germany’s BaFin Appoints Elisabeth Roegele as Deputy President
2018-07-27T14:07:53.000+02:00
The President of the German regulator, Felix Hufeld, presented Roegele with the letter of appointment earlier this week.
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SFC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with German Regulator
2018-06-01T15:03:22.000+02:00
The deal will see the two regulators sharing an increasing amount of information
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BaFin Approves BITREAL Capital to Launch Hybrid Crypto Fund
2018-04-24T21:48:33.000+02:00
This will be the first German fund to invest in cryptocurrency along with real estate.
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German Financial Regulator Publishes Note on ICOs
2018-02-20T15:32:46.000+02:00
This will provide some clarity on the largely unregulated fundraising instruments.
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Exchanges
BaFin Orders German Company Crypto.exchange to Halt Operations Immediately
2018-01-30T11:34:02.000+02:00
The German regulator claims that the company has been offering Bitcoin exchange services without regulatory permission.
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BaFin Subtly Courts UK-Based Banks in Post Brexit Aftermath
2018-01-09T15:34:39.000+02:00
The German regulator refrains from aggressively pursuing UK lenders, in contrast to its European counterparts.
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Brokers
Breaking: Germany Details Negative Balance Protection CFDs Rules
2017-11-29T20:43:04.000+02:00
BaFin has published guidelines on its August ban for negative balance inducing CFDs for retail clients.
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Germany's BaFin Takes Aim at ICOs, Warns Public Against Investment Risks
2017-11-09T16:13:46.000+02:00
German authorities have taken steps to inform the public about ICOs and the risks tied to them.
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Following BaFin License, ayondo Plans for an IPO on the Singapore Exchange
2017-10-11T14:43:14.000+02:00
The company previously intended to get listed via a reverse takeover agreement.
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Revenues of UK Subsidiary of ayondo Nearly Double in 2016
2017-09-25T07:44:46.000+02:00
The social trading broker's losses declined 25 percent in 2016 while its turnover increased materially.
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Exclusive: ayondo's BaFin License Took About One Year to Obtain
2017-09-05T15:21:39.000+02:00
The company’s newly acquired portfolio management license will be used across the EU.
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Ayondo to Start Offering Portfolio Management Services under BaFin License
2017-08-30T14:00:47.000+02:00
The social trading provider will be the first in the industry to offer the highly regarded license to German retail clients.
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Deutsche Börse CEO’s Trading Probe Continues Despite $12m Settlement
2017-07-20T12:16:12.000+02:00
BaFin has opened its own investigation into Deutsche Börse potentially misleading the public.
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CMC Markets, IG Group, Plus500 Endorse BaFin’s New Protection Requirements
2017-05-09T08:22:53.000+02:00
CMC Markets and IG are already prepared for BaFin's upcoming requirements of negative balance protection.
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Breaking: BaFin Gives CFDs Brokers Three Months to Add Negative Balance Protection
2017-05-08T18:41:39.000+02:00
The German regulator is using the ‘intervention option’ to protect retail clients from negative balances.
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Brokers
JFD Brokers Introduces Negative Balance Protection
2017-03-02T18:51:17.000+02:00
JFD is endorsing the new regulatory changes in Europe aiming to reduce risks for retail clients.
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