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ESMA Secures Annemie Rombouts as New Chair of CRSC
2021-02-25T12:46:53.000+02:00
Currently, Rombouts Lectures on Regulation and ethics for the Advanced Masters degree in financial risk management.
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Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Rising Recovery Room Scams
2020-09-28T14:40:44.000+02:00
These fraudsters target the existing victims of fraudulent investment schemes.
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Belgium's FSMA Warns against Selling Trading Products
2020-09-21T11:56:11.000+02:00
These products are advertised on social media, and mostly young people fall for them.
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Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Three Boiler Room Scams
2020-06-18T10:57:26.000+02:00
According to the FSMA, these companies are not allowed to offer investment services in or from Belgium.
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Executive Moves
IOSCO Re-Elects Hong Kong’s SFC CEO as Chair of Board
2020-06-10T07:42:01.000+02:00
Ashley Alder has been appointed as IOSCO’s Chair for the 2020-2022 term.
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FSMA: Belgians Traded 5 Times More BEL 20 Shares amid COVID-19
2020-05-27T14:51:24.000+02:00
Young and infrequent traders have become increasingly active amid the pandemic.
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European Regulators Remove Temporary Short-Selling Bans
2020-05-18T11:43:52.000+02:00
The measures will expire on the 18th or 19th of May 2020.
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EU Regulators Ban Short-Selling Amid COVID-19 Volatility
2020-03-19T14:41:07.000+02:00
The FSMA in Belgium and the FMA of Austria have both implemented emergency measures.
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Belgium's FSMA Calls for Crypto Regulations
2020-02-10T15:16:11.000+02:00
The regulator maintains a list of fraudulent crypto services which warns against over a hundred platforms
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FSMA’s Regulatory Fines Jump in 2019 to €2.25 Million
2020-01-27T23:17:03.000+02:00
The bulk of the fines came from disgorgement and restitutions related to insider trading.
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FSMA Warns Against Trading Platforms Using Social Media
2019-12-18T13:10:56.000+02:00
The Belgian regulator has warned against six entities in its latest update.
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Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against FX, CFD and Binary Fraudsters
2019-10-24T13:27:57.000+02:00
The regulator has identified four entities operating in Belgium without authorization.
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Regulation
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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Belgium FSMA Exposes Crypto Firm's Claimed Ties to Bernard Arnault
2019-10-04T19:01:14.000+02:00
A report claimed Abesix was co-founded by Bernard Arnault, the owner of Louis Vuitton and the world’s third-richest man.
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Belgium's FSMA Issues Warning Against XTB-Markets
2019-08-21T12:05:04.000+02:00
The warning list of the regulator now contains the names of 121 websites.
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Regulation
FSMA Flags 4 Suspicious Firms, Reminds Investors to be Careful
2019-07-16T11:43:34.000+02:00
Among the entities, Ae Global Invest has been named.
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Regulation
Brussels Watchdog Exposes Unregulated Binary Options Brands
2019-07-11T18:30:35.000+02:00
Belgium was the first European country to outlaw the binary options industry back in 2016.
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Belgium’s FSMA Crypto Warning List Hits 120 Websites
2019-04-04T11:28:58.000+02:00
Today the regulator has added seven websites to the list, based on consumer complaints.
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FSMA Judgement on GTI Net is Upheld in Brussels Court
2019-02-22T11:03:28.000+02:00
In 2017 the regulator warned investors to not invest with GTI Net as it looked like a Pyramid scheme.
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FSMA Outs Suspected Scams Disguised as Trading Platforms
2019-02-19T13:05:25.000+02:00
The regulator has warned against five entities of which it has received complaints against from Belgian residents.
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Regulation
FSMA Warns Against Identity Thefts from Authorized Firms
2019-01-28T13:54:51.000+02:00
Cryptocurrency investors are the most preferred targets of these fraudsters.
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FSMA Flags 14 Crypto Trading Platforms, as Crypto Scams Grow
2018-12-18T12:58:35.000+02:00
With the new additions, the warning list for suspected cryptocurrency scams now includes a total of 113 websites.
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FSMA Warns Against New Boiler Room Operations
2018-09-20T13:04:11.000+02:00
With one exception, all the firms claim that they have offices in Tokyo
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Belgium’s Watchdog Warns against Cryptocurrency Platforms
2018-09-04T16:26:04.000+02:00
The warning comes as European finance ministers are scheduled to discuss cryptocurrency this week.
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Regulation
Belgium’s Watchdog Warns of 7 Firms Showing Signs of Boiler Room Fraud
2018-07-18T18:41:24.000+02:00
Boiler rooms use sophisticated tactics to approach investors, offering to buy shares in a way that brings a huge return.
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