FCA charges nine finfluencers over unauthorised investment scheme
Defendants will appear in court on 13 June
CFDs
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FCA charges trio with fraud over CFD scheme targeting pensions
Total known sum lost was £8m
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FCA stops Cyprus firm from flogging CFDs to UK investors
Many Brits ‘were attracted’ to the company via social media accounts
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Second Cyprus firm stopped from flogging CFDs to UK investors
Regulator ‘identified serious concerns’ such as ‘failing to allow customers to withdraw funds’
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FCA stops Cyprus firm from selling CFDs to UK investors
It used a ‘variety of inappropriate techniques’ which included misleading promotion of products
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Aussie regulator eyes restriction on CFDs sale to retail clients
And is looking to ban binary options for the same group of investors
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Maltese regulator to limit CFDs harm to retail investors
After Esma’s temporary restrictions on sale of contracts for difference
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UK regulator moves to limit harm to retail consumers
Permanent restrictions on sale of contracts for difference (CFDs) both direct and via intermediaries
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FCA proposes rule change for ‘inherently risky’ products
The regulator is concerned about the ‘poor conduct’ of firms selling binary and CFD products
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Ronaldo flogs high-risk scheme to 60m Twitter followers
The Portuguese player has bragged to his 59.7 million Twitter followers about a sponsorship agreement he signed with Cyprus-based Exness, a high-risk trading firm which allows investors to risk losing more than 500 times their original stake – many multiples of what some regulators say is appropriate for retail investors, according to a Bloomberg news…