Austria’s financial markets and services regulator FMA has warned that the brokerage TradeInvest90 is not authorized to provide financial services that require a license in Austria. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) is an independent, autonomous and integrated authority for the Austrian financial market. The Austrian FMA is responsible for: contributing to the stability of...

Austria’s financial markets and services regulator FMA has warned that Forex broker KontoFX is not licensed to carry out banking operations in the country. In essence, this means the company cannot operate in Austria. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) is an independent, autonomous and integrated authority for the Austrian financial market. The Austrian FMA...

The financial markets and services providers regulator of Switzerland – FINMA – has warned of unregulated offshore forex broker - Xmarkets. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is the Swiss government body responsible for financial regulation. This includes the supervision of banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges and securities dealers, as well as other financial...

Italy’s financial markets and services provider regulator CONSOB (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa) has updated its list of forex brokers who are not licensed to operate in Italy with one new addition – FXBreeze. The broker was banned for the provision of unauthorised investment services and activities to the Italian public. Commissione...

According to reports, online broker FIXI PLC has initiated the process of returning funds to customers. In an e-mail sent to the client, the company said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved its processing of customer withdrawal requests.A customer service representative at FIXI PLC confirmed that the withdrawal had started a few days...

Spain's financial markets regulator, the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), has issued a warning that the forex broker Lockwood Investments is not is not authorized to provide investment and auxiliary financial services in Spain. The National Securities Market Commission (often abbreviated as CNMV) is the Spanish government agency responsible for the financial regulation...

Canada’s regional regulator, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), has issued a warning against the forex, CFD and binary options broker Option888 and its owner Celestial Trading Ltd. The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is an independent government agency responsible for the regulation of securities trading in British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Securities Commission...

Italy’s financial markets and services regulator CONSOB (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa) has warned that the forex broker FXG Invest has been offering its investment services and activities to the Italian public without being regulated in the country. Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB; Italian Companies and Exchange Commission)...

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has issued a warning that the forex broker HQBroker is not authorized to sell securities in the Canadian province. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission was established to provide investors with protection from activities that undermine investor confidence in the fairness and efficiency of Nova Scotia capital markets and were not...

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against FxTrade777, a clone of the properly regulated Forex brokerage FINSA Europe Ltd. The regulator says the broker has been providing financial services and products targeting people in the UK without a license. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United...