March 4, 2019: Financial Commission adds JPM Invest and Cryptobitup to its Warning List.

 

 

About Warning List

The warning list is to inform the public of companies that we do not recommend to trade with, following numerous reports and complaints filed by customers regarding non-member firms concerning fraud or wrongdoing, which includes the conduct listed below:

 

New Members and Services, Continued Growth and Efficiencies, Additional Business Segment and Appointments

February 6th, 2019: The Financial Commission today announces the results of its 2018 annual report. From the creation of a new business segment for digital asset firms to the expansion of its existing member services for FX and CFD brokers, the Financial Commission proves its ability to diversify and the vital role it continues to play supporting international market participants.

Accordingly, Financial Commissions continues to be one of the fastest-growing and most recognized independent SRO and EDR body in the global retail Forex industry.

Financial Commission’s 2018 annual report shows sustained growth in many of its key business drivers, surpassing some previously achieved records. While the amount of total compensations awarded to broker member clients in 2018 moderated to $784,380, down from $1,564,700 YoY, the number of total new complaints rose to a record 945. Likewise, the number of resolved complaints increased 23% YoY to 816, up from 629.

Financial Commission services – including assisting with disputes – continue to see significant demand and interest from the broader trading community. The amount of complaints registered against non-member brokers totaled 129, with a majority (82) related to funds withdrawal issues. Furthermore, the amount of trading-related complaints for the non-member segment increased 3x as compared to 2017.

As the number of filed and processed complaints increased by 20% and 23% respectively for the calendar year, the timeframe of resolving the average complaint increased by nearly 20% to 7.9 days, as compared to 6.59 days in 2017. The Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) of the organization attributes this rise to the increased number of processed complaints and the complexity of submitted cases that require additional time for expert input to ensure a balanced and transparent resolution.

The Dispute Resolution Committee continued to see increased geographical diversity among broker clients who submitted complaints or otherwise inquired with questions to the organization. Specifically, a significant amount of complaints were received from Asia, Latin America and The Middle East, as compared to prior years. Likewise, only 21% of all complaints were submitted in English, highlighting the Financial Commission’s multi-language capabilities of handling disputes.

The Commission remained steadfast in improving its core business in 2018 with the launch of additional “Value added” services for broker members. Provided at little or no cost depending on the needs of the member, the services include a virtual dealer platform, multi-asset liquidity, a community-driven registry of client watchlists and an order execution quality certification from partner Verify My Trade.

The Verify My Trade order execution quality certification is similar to the “best execution” requirements in major international jurisdictions, providing an added layer of transparency for brokers and their customers by highlighting the quality of trade executions. In 2018, nine broker members were certified by VMT.

Further to Financial Commission’s core business, the organization launched new a self-regulatory effort in response to cryptocurrency market developments, with the establishment of a Blockchain Association, and guided by a newly formed Blockchain Expert Committee (BEC). Membership in the Blockchain Association will extend the free dispute resolution service already available to a new segment digital asset (cryptocurrency) traders and Blockchain firms. The Association and BEC aim to solve common issues and questions arising from physical exchange of digital currencies by customers, storage of digital assets on the Blockchain, and regional regulations and compliance in key global markets where digital currencies are in high demand. In 2018, the Association added 4 approved member firms and appointed 11 experts to the BEC.

Financial Commission also took proactive steps to improve trader education and regulatory insights for its broker members. In September 2018 the Expert Opinion column was launched on the organization’s official website providing free articles from industry experts, including members of the DRC and BEC.

The organization’s cross-border synergies with national regulatory bodies continued in 2018, including participation in several meetings with the Association of Forex Dealers (AFD) and Russia’s State Duma Committee on Financial Markets by Financial Commission Chairman, Peter Tatarnikov, where Mr. Tatarnikov consulted committee members on variety of areas, including the regulation of CFDs, improvements to the current Forex legislation and KYC requirements for broker clients, advising on forex and derivatives trading.

In step with its strategy of expanding into digital assets and Asian markets, Financial Commission attended numerous events and participated as an exhibitor, and on a panel at key industry gatherings in 2018 across the globe, including in Europe, Asia, Israel and the US providing ample interaction with the public including gauging hearing industry sentiment.

Financial Commission 2018 Results in Review

On the backdrop of significant regulatory changes in key Forex market geographies including ESMA-related changes in Europe, as well as volatile trading conditions, Financial Commission was strategically aligned with the needs of the industry in 2018, as evidenced by its results and record achievements. Furthermore, with the expansion into digital assets and Blockchain, the organization also expanded its reach to cryptocurrency traders, investors and tech firms.

Even in mature and electronic markets, it is natural for disputes to arise from time to time, yet the process for resolving disputes between counterparties, including broker-to-client trading, is not always straightforward. Financial Commission’s mission is to assist the industry in overcoming these inevitable challenges, by providing fair and efficient dispute resolution as a core service.

When grievances cannot be amicably resolved between member brokers and their customers, a formal complaint is filed with Financial Commission – where it is then examined using a systematic approach and is fully investigated before being reviewed by the DRC to render a non-bias decision. Using a proven dispute resolution process, Financial Commission achieved another exceptional year across some of its key operating metrics during 2018, including the following highlights:

2018 Highlights

2018 Statistics in Review

Below the Commission presents further details of its Annual Report for 2018, with statistics on the number of complaints handled and key metrics regarding processing and mediation results. The statistics information is insightful to our members and their clients, the public, and for brokerages and technology developers that are considering the benefits of obtaining membership with the Financial Commission and/or are interested in learning about the organization’s structure.

As market participants continue to demand best execution and fair dealing, the need for transparency continues to grow and brokers that are willing to voluntarily demonstrate transparency by becoming members.

Building trust is crucial and using fair and neutral 3rd party dispute resolution – that Financial Commission provides – is an effective solution in cases where clients or brokers cannot resolve matters together and seek an independent channel and wish to avoid often complex legal or costly arbitration alternatives. The Financial Commission continues to achieve this objective by providing brokerages and technology firms with the benefits that accompany membership status, as seen in the statistics results for 2018.

As the number of new member continued to grow, there was a significant increase in the total number of complaints received in 2018 (945 complaints filed), compared Year-over-Year from 2017 (764 complaints filed). This nearly 20% increase was driven from the addition of new members reflecting the increasing credibility and positive reputation Financial Commission has been earning since its foundation, and coupled with market volatility from major geopolitical events during the year.

The monetary amounts for complaints filed during 2018 ranged from as low as $100 to as much as $76,800, and the total amount of compensation that was paid out was $784,380 from a total of 945 complaints filed. The six-figure total compensation sought highlights the increased monetary significance of the complaints processed by the DRC and broker client’s reliance on the Commission in getting disputes resolved (as opposed to, in some cases, resorting to other regulatory bodies and legal channels including costly arbitration).

The geographical reach of the Commission, as well as language options for traders continue to diversity the pool of traders who submit complaints for review. Thus, while the Russia & CIS region continues to be the prominent geographic origin of trader disputes, Asia, the Middle East and Latin American now account for 11%, 9% and 8% of all disputes files in 2018, respectively. Likewise, 4%, 5% and 6% of complaints were processed in Asian, Latin and Arabic languages, respectfully.

Overview of 2018 Complaints Statistics:

o   Complaints filed against Members 816 (86%)

o   Complaints filed against non-Members 129 (14%)

o   A record 945 Complainants sought $3,184,932

o   Maximum complaint amount awarded $260,240.00*

o   Minimum complaint amount awarded $10.00

o   Resolutions in favor of client 153 (19%)

o   Resolutions in favor of broker 373 (46%)

o   Out of jurisdiction 290 (36%)

*Includes account trading bonuses

Types of Complaints

Trading complaints are directly related to the process of trading on the market and the affect of execution of orders, payment of margins, calculation of commissions, forced liquidation of positions and other parts of the trade cycle. These complaints are considered by the Dispute Resolution Committee and included in the statistics.

o   against Members 228

o   against non-Members 3

Financial complaints are related to transactions on the account, and in majority of cases involve delays in withdrawals. Such complaints do not fall under dispute resolution process; however, the Financial Commission never rejects such complaints and helps advocate the payment process with clients till the end. We do not record cases of non-payment of funds to the clients by Member-companies. Nevertheless, in cases when such complaints are received against non-member companies providing of a refund to the client from the broker is often very problematic.

o   against Members 283

o   against Non-Members 82

Non-trading complaints are often clients’ complaints about the facts of losses incurred as a result of cooperation with the administering traders and sales consultants. To a lesser extent these are complaints for automatic copying transactions systems and signaling services. Such complaints do not fall under the dispute resolution process; however, we always analyze the contract, risks warning, correspondence and negotiations with the client and also give our assessment of the situation and recommendations for a possible settlement of the dispute.

o   against Members 305

o   against Non-Members 44

Geographies and Languages

Disputes processed by language:

English 21%
Russian 64%
Asian (Thai, Indonesian, Chinese, etc.) 4%
Latin (Spanish, Portuguese) 5%
Arabic 6%

 

Disputes processed by region:

Russia & CIS 62%
Asia 11%
Middle East 9%
Latin America 8%
Europe 7%
Africa 4%
North America 1%

 

Blockchain Association and Blockchain Expert Committee

Financial Commission first engaged with blockchain technology providers in 2015 and recognized the importance of developing best-practices for crypto exchanges which share many parallels to foreign exchange markets and technology used by forex brokers. This is partly because existing laws do not recognize digital assets yet or regulations have not yet been created in many parts of the world.  Even in places where guidelines and guidance exist from regulators, consumer protection mechanisms are still evolving.

Given these circumstances, the Financial Commission developed effective solutions for digital asset traders and investors to increase self-regulatory efforts in the absence of government-sponsored mechanisms. The Blockchain Association relies on the Blockchain Expert Committee (BEC) which is comprised of Blockchain industry experts, including those that have participated in independent 3rd party dispute resolutions in the past, and have studied the facts of each dispute and the processes in place to reach an official resolution. Because the dispute resolution process is not currently based on established market regulations, the resolutions provided are non-binding on the customer and their service provider yet provide significant value in the form of recommendations for both parties.

The BEC is led by Steven Hatzakis, the Global Director of Research, Forex & Crypto for ForexBrokers.com, a Reink Media Group brand. Steven is an active fin-tech and crypto industry researcher and advises blockchain companies at the board level.

Blockchain Association Members

In 2018 the Blockchain Association added 4 approved members.

Blockchain Expert Committee

In 2018, the Financial Commission appointed 11 experts to the BEC. To find out more about the business profiles of each expert, please visit our website.

Steven Hatzakis – Global Director of Research, Forex & Crypto for ForexBrokers.com

Simon Grunfeld – Founder & Executive Director – Ibinex

Dmitri Turkevich – Director of Business Development at Rambler&Co.

Aleksey Kutsenko – CEO Tools4Brokers.com

Bryan Feinberg – CEO and Founder of Etheralabs, Zephyr and P2Primex

Pavel Salas – CEO Tokenbox

Stanislav Shamayev – Crypto and Blockchain Business and Corporate Attorney

Vasily Alexeev – СТО Serenity, CEO UpTrader

Clark Hogan – Founder Byzantine Works

Rika Khurdayan – Dilendorf Khurdayan PLC

Max Dilendorf – Dilendorf Khurdayan PLC

Katerina Troshina – Co-Founder SmartDec

2018 Events, Meetings, Developments, and Cross-border Collaborations

Continuing into commitment to the APAC region, Financial Commission exhibited at the 2018 iFX Expo in Hong Kong which took place at the end of January, followed by the 2018 Asia Trading Summit in Shanghai in March, followed by the 2018 iFX Expo in Cyprus in May, as well as participated in the 2018 IFINEXPO in Beijing. In November 2018 the organization also exhibited at the Finance Magnates London Summit.

 

Echoing its strategy of expansion into digital assets and Blockchain in 2018, the Financial Commission participated in the 2018 Trading Show New York, Blockchain Shift 2018 in Miami and the Next Block Blockchain Conference in Tel Avil in December.

 

 

Continued interaction with government regulators included consultations by Financial Commission Chairman, Peter Tatarnikov at important meetings of the Expert Council of the Association of Forex Dealers (AFD) at the Committee on Financial Markets of the State Duma, as well as the III International Conference on the Protection of Investors Rights in Moscow. Mr. Tatarnikov assisted the AFD in a variety of areas, including the regulation of CFDs, improvements to the current Forex legislation and KYC requirements for broker clients.

Public feedback continued to be supportive of the role that Financial Commission holds in the industry and these views were supported by the increased number of new members and other key areas of growth experienced during the year.

New Member Announcements in 2018

 

Appointments Made to the DRC in 2018

A total of three persons were appointed to Financial Commission’s DRC in 2018, bringing the total current number of committee members to twenty one.

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Demetrios Zamboglou – Chief Business Developer Officer in Lykke AG

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Demetrios is a multi-award winning executive and academic financial market specialist, holding a Fellow Charter Membership from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI) and he is the recipient of the European Commission (2017), Microsoft Research Grant (2016), the Amazon Web Services Award (2014) and the 30 under 30 prize by Square Mile Magazine in 2011. Dr Zamboglou obtained his MEng in Computer Systems Engineering with concentration in Formula Engines from Lancaster University, and his MSc from CASS Business School, where he specialised in IPOs and financial markets. Dr Zamboglou holds a PhD from King’s College London in Behavioural Finance. Demetrios Zamboglou is the Chief Business Developer Officer of Lykke AG, a financial technology company, responsible for the Firm’s International Business. Dr. Zamboglou joined the Firm in November 2016 from FXTM, where he led the firm’s UK operations. Prior to that, he held progressively senior roles as a corporate executive, risk manager, and quantitative analyst. Before Lykke, Dr. Zamboglou held Executive leadership roles at FXTM, zebrafx and FOREX CLUB specialising in issues including business development, strategy, risk management, market-making, and compliance.

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Roland Gemayel – Chief Dealer in Lykke

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Roland Gemayel holds numerous degrees, including a PhD in Finance from Kings College in London, as well as a Master of Science with distinction from Cass Business School. Prior to joining Lykke, Roland was the Chief Dealer at Maximus FX and is also the founder of eSocialTrader – a financial resource on the topic of social trading, where Roland publishes opinions, experience, and research findings on the growing phenomenon of social trading. His work is published in top academic finance journals. Roland is a senior finance professional with over seven years of international experience in risk management, market making, financial modeling, consulting, product development, business operations, and strategy. His current work at Lykke as the chief dealer involves developing market making algorithms and building performance metrics and risk systems to ensure steady growth of trading operations.

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Pavel Khizhnyak – Founder of Tradefora

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With Bachelor degree in Oriental science, MBA in Project Management, vast experience in Asian markets, and being fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Pavel is a frequent guest speaker at regional industry events and roundtables.  In 2013 Pavel founded Trade Exact Consulting, which provides market entry and business development services for brokers expanding into Asian markets. In 2015 Pavel became a Founding Partner of Tradefora PLC – OTC industry’s first fully automated TCA and trade execution analytics engine for retail FX, CFD, and margin crypto traders.

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Current Members of the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC)

  1. Anatoly Bulanov – Head of Dispute Resolution Committee
  2. Simon Grunfeld  – Founder, Gallant Partners
  3. Ilan Azbel – CEO, AutoChartist
  4. Lior Nabat – CEO, Tradency
  5. Aleksey Kutsenko – CEO, Tools4Brokers
  6. Juan Pablo Jutgla – CEO, Better Way FX Consulting
  7. Akin Abbak – Managing Partner, Abbak Attorneys at Law
  8. Kristina Nettles – Vice President, Integral
  9. Nir Porat – Co-Managing Partner,  Ben Basat, Porat & Co.
  10. Peg Reed – COO, Forex Development Corporation
  11. Dr. Anna Becker – Founder, Sherpa
  12. Ran Cohen – Founder, Traders Education
  13. Carl Elsammak – CEO, Kammas Trading
  14. Maor Lahav – COO and co-Founder, Panda Trading Systems
  15. Quinn Perrot – GM, TRAction Fintech
  16. Brian Phillips – Founding Partner Argosy Global Advisors
  17. Alexey Sidorov – Chairman, Financial Market Development Association of Belarus (ARFIN)
  18. Valery Dolgov – CEO IndigoSoft
  19. Demetrios Zamboglou – Chief Business Developer Officer in Lykke AG
  20. Roland Gemayel – Chief Dealer in Lykke
  21. Pavel Khizhnyak – Founder of Tradefora

Technology & Education Certifications

The Financial Commission certified the trading technology of FDCtech, Inc. (formerly Forex Development Corporation) and Binomo, as well as the trader education provider Trader’s Education. This brings the total number of certified providers to 12.

 

 

Closing Remarks from Financial Commission Chairman

“We are pleased with Financial Commission’s many achievements in 2018, and are continuing to take steps at improving and expanding our services into 2019. On the backdrop of highly dynamic conditions last year for financial markets and the financial services industry, Financial Commission experienced significant growth in some of our core operating metrics, including a record number of complaints received and processed for the second year in a row. Notwithstanding the addition of new FX broker members and certified firms, we have achieved so much in improving and expanding our core business, as well as launching a completely new venture for digital asset traders. Our Blockchain Association quickly gained traction and attention from industry participants, helping us onboard 4 member firms within just the first month of operation and assemble a group of experts to assist us going forward. We thank all of our members and supporters dedicated to helping foster transparency with their commitment to our rules and use of Financial Commission’s services, as we now enter our 7th year of operation. We continue to welcome new members and encourage new and existing brokerages, technology developers, digital asset exchange and Blockchain firms, whether regulated, unregulated, or self-regulated, to submit their membership application to Financial Commission, and review our requirements to see if your firm will qualify for approval. Members that become approved show their customer their willingness to be open and transparent and, Financial Commission will stand by both sides in cases where a complaint is filed through our EDR system, and with the aim to bring it to resolution fairly and swiftly. We look forward to continuing to improve our core services for FX traders and continue building out our digital asset and Blockchain-focused segment. Likewise, we hope to continue to provide valuable education and resources to help them determine the best way forward in their trading.”

Peter Tatarnikov,

Chairman,

Financial Commission

October 16th,  2018, The Financial Commission, a leading independent member-driven external dispute resolution (EDR) organization for international online brokerages that participate in global foreign exchange (forex), derivatives, and CFD markets is pleased to announce its recent successful participation at the Blockshift 2018 conference, which took place on October  11-12th in Miami, Florida.

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The event brought together over 300 investors, 110 speaks and 100 sponsors to discuss the ever evolving  blockchain and digital currency markets. Of particular interest was the panel titled “Regulatory Update: What’s New at the SEC, FINRA, FinCEN, CIMA and CFTC”. The Commission and event attendees were able to receive some new insights into how the U.S. regulatory bodies view digital currencies, ICOs and token issuance in the framework of existing and proposed regulations. We bring to your attention some highlights of the discussion:

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Our representatives met with event delegates to discuss developments in blockchain technologies, as well as regulatory efforts in the US and offshore. Given the Commission’s continued interest in developing effective self-regulatory mechanisms for digital currencies and blockchain, our lengthy discussion focused on approaches to regulation by the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands.

Commenting about the event participation, Financial Commission Chairman, Peter Tatarnikov said, “Our interest in blockchain and digital currency regulation continues to grow as we respond to increasing inquiries from our Financial Commission members and partners regarding best practices in this unique space. We joined Blockchain Shift 2018 to get the best update on the current regulatory environment and connect with key stakeholders to find synergies for self-regulation initiatives.”

To learn more about how Financial Commission provides digital commodity traders and cryptocurrency firms with an effective dispute resolution channel visit FinancialCommission.org or contact us to learn more about our services.

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March 6th , 2018: FinaCom PLC, operator of the Financial Commission (FinancialCommission.org) – an independent Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) and External Dispute Resolution (EDR) body for foreign exchange (Forex), CFD, and cryptocurrency market participants, including retail consumers, brokerages, and technology providers, today announces the results of its 2017 annual report.

Financial Commission’s 2017 annual report reveals substantial increases in many of its key business drivers, with significant acceleration compared to its 2016 results. The amount of compensations awarded increased exponentially to $1,564,700.00 in 2017, a nearly tenfold rise compared Year-over-Year (YoY) from $157,326 in 2016.

From the creation of new business segments to the expansion of its management and staff, and new approved members and improved complaints processing statistics for 2017, Financial Commission continues to prove its ability to scale and the vital role it has supporting international market participants. Accordingly, Financial Commissions is one of the fastest-growing and most recognized independent SRO and EDR body in the global retail Forex industry.

Financial Commission experienced greater interest from the broader trading community in assisting with disputes, as the number of complaints registered against non-member brokers rose to 135 in 2017, up more than triple on the year-over-year basis compared to 37 filed in 2016. A record 764 complaints sought over $5.77m in complaints.

Even as the number of filed complaints increased by nearly 500% rising to 764 for the calendar year (or more than 63 per month on average) Financial Commission demonstrated that its EDR system is highly efficient as the speed of resolving the average complaint improved by 7% compared to 2016. Likewise, the ratio of resolved complaints improved by 15% in 2017, reflecting the increased efficiency of Financial Commission’s dispute resolution process.

Further to Financial Commission’s core growth as an independent for-profit business, there were significant cross-border synergies with national regulatory bodies including ARFIN in Belarus during 2017, and Russia’s State DUMA shortly after the conclusion of the calendar year where Chairman Peter Tatarnikov consulted the Financial Markets Committee, advising on forex and derivatives trading.

 

Financial Commission attended numerous events and participated as an exhibitor, and on panels at several key industry gatherings in 2017 across the globe, including in Europe and Asia, providing ample interaction with the public including gauging sentiment and hearing feedback..

Major Industry Themes During 2017

Financial Commission 2017 Results in Review

On the backdrop of highly dynamic market conditions and a new cryptocurrency-related landscape steadily emerging, Financial Commission was strategically aligned with the needs of the industry in 2017, as evidenced by its results and record achievements.

In terms of the relationship between counterparties, including broker-to-client trading, as it is natural for disputes to arise from time to time, the process for resolving such disputes is not always as straightforward, and providing fair and efficient dispute resolution is a core part of Financial Commission’s mission to assist the industry in overcoming these inevitable challenges.

When grievances cannot be amicably resolved between member brokers and their customers, a formal complaint is filed with Financial Commission – where it is then examined using a systematic approach and is fully investigated before being reviewed by the DRC to render a non-bias decision. Using a proven dispute resolution process, Financial Commission achieved another record year across many of its key operating metrics during 2017, including the following highlights:

2017 Highlights

About Financial Commission 

Founded in 2013, Financial Commission (operated by FinaCom PLC) is a for-profit independent business that operates as an EDR and SRO and is not a governmental organization nor designated by any sovereign nation. Financial Commission provides services-based & membership-based solutions and maintains brands domiciled in several jurisdictions including Hong Kong (HK), the United Kingdom (UK) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The three pillars that uphold Financial Commission’s mission statement are market transparency, efficient dispute resolution, and market participant education.

Supporting self-regulatory efforts is just one of the benefits provided by the Financial Commission as its members join voluntarily – yet members must adhere to strict guidelines to maintain membership and demonstrate transparency, compliance, and integrity.

Financial Commission facilitates an unparalleled dispute resolution process between online brokerages and their end-customers when the inevitable case of trade disputes cannot be resolved between parties.

The subject of each complaint can be as diverse as the underlying broker, product, or customer, yet all disputes share one thing in common which is to seek fair dealings regardless of the financial services products, providers, trading technologies, or pricing issues related to market participants’ transactions, from the complaints that are filed.

Financial Commission helps protect the interests of both brokers and traders in a non-bias manner by providing a fair and neutral platform to effectively resolve complaints. Financial Commission ensures that traders and brokers are getting their disputes resolved in an efficient, unbiased, and quick manner, using a proven EDR platform. While dispute resolution services are only available to members, Financial Commission provides a growing array of non-member services such as technology certification solutions and an expanding partner network. Financial Commission’s official website is https://FinancialCommission.org, and is steered by its executive board, management team, and committee members, with leadership that spans the global industry.

Executive Board

Peter Tatarnikov – Chairman

 

Peter has 17 years’ experience in the Forex Industry. He started his career as a trading desk assistant back in 1999 and in 2003 he filled a Chief Dealer position in one of the largest retail Forex brokers in Russia. In-depth knowledge of FX operations and high managerial skills brought Peter to a COO position at Forex Club USA in 2006 and in 2010 he earned a CEO chair. During his career, Peter designed and held over 200 seminars on Forex Trading. He also conducted seminars for senior representatives of the Bank of Russia on western models of Forex regulation.  Professional trader and author of a dozen books Dr. Alexander Elder, included Peter’s trading strategy into his book “Entries & Exits”. Peter’s professionalism and commitment have made him a well-known FX market commentator and spokesperson for the retail FX industry.

Michael Greenberg – Board Member

Michael Greenberg is the CEO and founder of Forex Magnates. Michael launched Forex Magnates in 2009 as a simple blog in an effort to bring more transparency to the forex market. Ever since the humble project grew into a well known portal providing daily news, commentary and research about the forex industry in 7 languages. Since 2012 Forex Magnates is also operating several major industry B2B conferences such as Tokyo and London Summit and IFXEXPO Asia. Prior to Forex Magnates Michael worked as Sales Executive for a forex software firm and prior to that was an Associate in an investment bank. In January 2012 Michael was chosen as “Forex Person of the Year 2011” by the prestigious FXStreet portal.

Alexey Pavlenko – Board Member

Alex has 17 years of marketing experience and he is a true expert in strategic planning and operational marketing. His career includes a variety of projects including the Forex industry. One of Alex’s strengths are start-ups and has helped develop 3 major Forex projects from scratch.  In 2003 he was appointed to the Chief Marketing Officer position at one of the largest retail FX Brokerage companies – Forex Club, where he successfully led growth and market innovation initiatives.

Management Team

Anatoly Bulanov – Head of Dispute Resolution Committee 

Anatoly has rich experience in the field of trading and finance in general, as well as over a decade experience in financial markets education. Online and offline seminars, trading rooms, and market research are just a few of the elements Anatoly has specialized in, having witnessed and dealt with countless situations and scenarios that any trader could ever stumble upon. The International Academy of Exchange Trade in Beijing and Forex Club in New York are some of the places where Anatoly has built up his impressive track-record. Founder of educational portal GMTPartner.org, Anatoly provides traders and investors with proprietary market sentiment indicators based on the portfolio of trading strategies.

Nikolai Isayev – Chief Operating Officer

Nikolai held a number of senior roles for GAIN Capital Group’s Forex.com brand, with a concentration across various regions including Russia, Eastern Europe, Australia and the US. While at GAIN Capital Group, Nikolai held senior marketing roles which included managing and coordinating across related efforts tied to trading signal products and platform technology localization in many regions of the world including five years in Russia and the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) for the broker. Nikolai is the founder and president of New York-based Dartek Consulting, a boutique advisory firm providing marketing and consulting services to venture capital firms, crypto companies and online brokerages.

Artem Karpichenko – Senior Operations Officer

Artem Karpichenko is a law professional who currently holds the role of Senior Operation Officer, helping our organization serve participants in the online financial brokerage industry. Before his current role, Artem was a Senior Counsel at RDI Group in Moscow, where he gained hands-on experience dealing with court litigation and legal cases that often arose between consumers and companies. Artem obtained a Bachelors of Laws from King’s College London, after obtaining a Master’s degree in Civil Law from the Russian Academy of Justice in Moscow, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the field of legal work in Government agencies.

2017 Statistics in Review

Below the Commission presents further details of its Annual Report for 2017, with statistics on the number of complaints handled and key metrics regarding processing and mediation results. The statistics information is insightful to our members and their clients, the public, and for brokerages and technology developers that are considering the benefits of obtaining membership with the Financial Commission and/or are interested in learning about the organization’s structure.

As market participants continue to demand the best execution and fair dealing, the need for transparency continues to grow and brokers that are willing to voluntarily demonstrate transparency by becoming members.

In March, Financial Commission expelled a member for non-compliance after it did not honor the ruling of the DRC related to monetary awards based on two complaints filed against it from two affected customers. This expulsion also required that Financial Commission take emergency action to help the affected clients by utilizing the compensation fund to pay the customers a combined $7,082 to cover that two award amounts and cover the damages after their broker failed to do so.

Building trust is crucial and using fair and neutral 3rd party dispute resolution – that Financial Commission provides – is an effective solution in cases where clients or brokers cannot resolve matters together and seek an independent channel and wish to avoid often complex legal or costly arbitration alternatives. The Financial Commission continues to achieve this objective by providing brokerages and technology firms with the benefits that accompany membership status, as seen in the statistics results for 2017.

As the number of new members added grew, there was a significant increase in the total number of complaints received in 2017 (764 complaints filed), compared Year-over-Year from 2016 (165 complaints filed). This nearly 500% increase was driven from the addition of new members reflecting the increasing credibility and positive reputation Financial Commission has been earning since its foundation and coupled with market volatility from major geopolitical events during the year.

The monetary amounts for complaints filed during 2017 ranged from as low as $7 to as much as $846,200.00, and the total amount of compensation that was paid out was $1,564,700.00 from a total of 764 complaints filed. The nearly five-fold increase in compensation sought highlights the increased monetary significance of the complaints processed by the DRC and broker client’s reliance on the Commission in getting disputes resolved (as opposed to, in some cases, resorting to other regulatory bodies and legal channels including costly arbitration).

Overview of 2017 Complaints Statistics:

 

 

Types of Complaints

Trading complaints are directly related to the process of trading on the market and the effect of execution of orders, payment of margins, calculation of commissions, forced liquidation of positions and other parts of the trade cycle. These complaints are considered by the Dispute Resolution Committee and included in the statistics.

Financial complaints are related to transactions on the account, and in the majority of cases involve delays in withdrawals. Such complaints do not fall under dispute resolution process; however, the Financial Commission never rejects such complaints and helps advocate the payment process with clients until the end. We do not record cases of non-payment of funds to the clients by Member-companies. Nevertheless, in cases when such complaints are received against non-member companies providing a refund to the client from the broker is often very problematic.

Non-trading complaints are often clients’ complaints about the facts of losses incurred as a result of cooperation with the administering traders and sales consultants. To a lesser extent, these are complaints for automatic copying transactions systems and signaling services. Such complaints do not fall under the dispute resolution process; however, we always analyze the contract, risks warning, correspondence and negotiations with the client and also give our assessment of the situation and recommendations for a possible settlement of the dispute.

2017 Events, Meetings, Developments, and Cross-border Collaborations

Financial Commission exhibited at the 2017 iFX Expo in Hong Kong which took place at the end of January, followed by the 2017 Asia Trading Summit in Shanghai in March, followed by the 2017 iFX Expo in Cyprus in May where Chairman Peter Tatarnikov spoke on a panel about regulation and gave an interview to a local TV channel at the expo. In November 2017, Financial Commission also attended the 2017 Finance Magnates London Summit.

Event participation in 2017 continued to provide Financial Commission with direct access to meet with brokers and technology providers as well as interact with professional and retail traders.

2017 IFX EXO Cyprus

2017 IFX EXO Cyprus

2017 IFX EXO Hong Kong

 

2017 Asia trading Summit Shanghai

2017 Asia trading Summit Shanghai

2017 IFX EXO Hong Kong

2017 Finance Magnates London Summit

 

Public feedback continued to be supportive of the role that Financial Commission holds in the industry and these views were supported by the increased number of new members and other key areas of growth experienced during the year.

In early November Financial Commission enhanced its member rules with regard to complaints processing and subsequently added QR codes to its Certificates to deter the risks of clone websites and forged information.

Following the MoU announced in 2016 between Financial Commission and the Association of Financial Market Development (ARFIN) in Belarus, in July 2017 Financial Commission welcomed ARFIN’s chairman to join Financial Commission’s DRC.

At the end of November 2017, Chairman Peter Tatarnikov joined the Expert Council of the Association of Forex Dealers (AFD) in Russia.

 

New Member Announcements in 2017

Category A

 

 

Category B

 

 

Upgraded category of Membership to A level

 

 

Approved Fintech Providers

 

Appointments Made to the DRC in 2017 

A total of seven new persons were appointed to Financial Commission’s DRC in 2017, bringing the total current number of committee members to nineteen.

Dr. Anna Becker – Founder Sherpa

With more than 20 years of senior leadership and innovation in retail brokerage and finance organizations, Dr. Anna Becker has core experiences in founding retail software solutions and building retail brokerages. She has proven expertise in bringing new technologies like big data systems, behavioral systems and automation to drive innovation in retail trading. Dr. Becker’s early entrepreneurial successes range from founding Strategy Runner (Sold) to driving growth in established organizations (MF Global, Gilboa Fund). Lately, she founded Sherpa (www.allsherpa.com) to provide new technologies and services to retail financial institutions. As an experienced executive and change agent in retail finance, Dr. Becker has worked with more than 300 brokers and has served as the compliance officer with regulators like the NFA and CFTC. Dr. Anna Becker holds MSc degree in computer science and PhD degree in AI from Technion (Israel). She is also an author of several books on Artificial Intelligence and has deep experience in algorithmic investment solutions.

Ran Cohen – Founder Traders Education and FX Leads

Ran Cohen, Founder and CEO of Traders Education, a pioneer in online financial education, continues to support traders around the world with a wide range of educational resources available in 30 languages and helping brokerages to improve their most important business metrics. In addition to Traders Education, Mr. Cohen founded Fx leads – one of the most successful lead generation agencies for forex brokers. Mr. Cohen has more than 14 years of advisory experience in the financial retail industry which helps power both companies. He has served a vast number of clients with leading performance based education & marketing tools for brokers, affiliates, and IB’s from all over the world.

Maor Lahav – COO and co-founder of Panda Trading Systems

Maor Lahav is a seasoned financial technology executive with more than 10 years of experience. Maor started his career as a young algorithm trader in the 90s, and one of his primary expertise is the large scale high performance systems arena, infrastructure built out, web applications and engineering for high frequency & low latency trading environments. As the Chief Operating Officer, Maor in charge of the relationships with Panda’s strategic partners Panda Trading Systems (Panda TS) specializes in building high-performance, cutting-edge technology for the online financial trading industry. Since 2006 they have provided many of the world’s leading online brokerages with a range of products and services specifically customized to meet their business needs. The company’s vision is to continually provide brokers with solutions that streamline operations so they can focus their resources on growth. Panda TS is best known for their unique approach to building strong partnerships with their client.

Quinn Perrot – GM, TRAction Fintech

With an extensive background in IT, Quinn started in the financial markets as IT Manager for City Index. He then went on to be co-founder and General Manager of AxiTrader, one of Australia’s largest Margin FX providers. Quinn’s knowledge of OTC derivatives and trading platforms has made him an important figure in the derivatives regulatory and industry reform space. Quinn has provided educational sessions to Australia’s regulatory bodies in relation to retail derivatives trading platforms. Quinn has also dealt with Treasury in Canberra, Australia to advise on and discuss the retail OTC derivatives industry. At the moment Quinn holds a position of General Manager in TRAction Fintech

Brian Phillips – Founding Partner, Argosy Global Advisors

Brian began his career at Goldman Sachs within the Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) Division. He was instrumental in expanding the business into new markets and helped build out the liquidity, API, algo and platform offerings for hedge funds, banks, asset managers and retail broker clients. After extensive work within the institutional space at Goldman Sachs, Brian founded Argosy Global Advisors.

Alexey Sidorov – Chairman of the Financial Market Development Association of Belarus (ARFIN)

Alexey Sidorov – Chairman of the Financial Market Development Association of Belarus (ARFIN) is a prominent financial markets economist with senior-level executive experience which includes serving for private companies and governmental financial institutions over a career spanning 17 years. In his most recent position, Alexey was Deputy Head of the Department for Foreign Economic Activities Monitoring at National Bank which drafted legal regulatory acts under the main directorate for currency regulation and currency control. Alexey held this role from 2013 through June 2016, and his work involved monitoring foreign trade activities and drafting appropriate regulations to meet policy needs as Deputy Head of the department. Before his promotion to the role of Deputy Head, Alexey was Chief Economist at National Bank, for eight years from 2005 through 2013, and during that time was an adviser (councillor) for the currency regulation department within the main administration of currency regulation and currency control. This department drafted legal acts and maintained existing rules for currency regulations and under Alexey’s guidance. From 2001 to 2005 before joining National Bank, Alexey was senior economist at Infobank (JSCB) within the active operations department which managed the bank’s loan portfolio and sale of banking products.

Valery Dolgov – CEO IndigoSoft

Valery has created his own IT-company, IndigoSoft LTD, which has united a team of highly skilled specialists in the field of broker software development. The accumulation of extensive practical experience and skills has allowed him to create a new unique product – Broker Pilot. This is a corporate web-platform, which takes the technological level of dealing to an unprecedentedly high level of quality. This platform has realtime monitoring, risk management and automatic management of broker business processes. Valery’s goal is to create new technologies and provide them to management companies and brokers. Valery has finished a postgraduate degree in the Saratov state Technical University, specializing in IT. Since 2003 he has created trading algorithms, platforms, liquidity API for hedge funds, managing companies and brokers. He has many years of successful trading experience in financial markets and great experience as a Chief Dealer. Valery has earned a reputation as one of the best professionals in the industry.

Current Members of the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC)

  1. Anatoly Bulanov – Head of Dispute Resolution Committee
  2. Ilan Azbel – CEO, AutoChartist
  3. Carl Elsammak – CEO, Kammas Trading
  4. Simon Grunfeld  – Founder, Gallant Partners
  5. Lior Nabat – CEO, Tradency
  6. Aleksey Kutsenko – CEO, Tools4Brokers
  7. Juan Pablo Jutgla – CEO, Better Way FX Consulting
  8. Akin Abbak – Managing Partner, Abbak Attorneys at Law
  9. Kristina Nettles – Vice President, Integral
  10. Nir Porat – Co-Managing Partner, Ben Basat, Porat & Co.
  11. Peg Reed– COO, Forex Development Corporation
  12. Vadim Sviderski–Editor, Finance Magnates
  13. Anna Becker – Founder, Sherpa
  14. Ran Cohen – Founder, Traders Education and FX Leads
  15. Maor Lahav – COO and co-Founder, Panda Trading Systems
  16. Quinn Perrot – GM, TRAction Fintech
  17. Brian Phillips – Founding Partner Argosy Global Advisors
  18. Valery Dolgov – CEO IndigoSoft
  19. Alexey Sidorov – Chairman, Financial Market Development Association of Belarus (ARFIN)

Technology Certification Services Extended to Education Providers and ICO Issuers

In August 2017, Financial Commission extended its technology certification service to financial technology (Fintech) companies pursuing the use of blockchain technology via an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and that are seeking to voluntarily demonstrate compliance with a minimum set of standards established by Financial Commission’s ICO Certification Committee. Initially, several experts were appointed as committee members, following the creation of the ICC division in 2017.

Pavel Salas – Head of the ICO Certification Committee

Pavel is well known in the foreign exchange industry for his senior roles in international FX brands, including Alpari, Alfa-Bank, and GKFX. More notably, Mr. Salas developed and managed the Russian and CIS operations of one of the world’s most popular social trading platforms, eToro. Today, Pavel has emerged as an expert in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. He is currently the CEO of Tokenbox, a unique ecosystem that combines crypto-currency funds under the management of professional portfolio managers and traders on the one hand and investors on the other. Pavel is also the founder of Blockchain Consult advisory, focused on educating companies on the technology and the integration of blockchain in traditional business processes. Apart from his business practices, Mr. Sales has conducted master classes related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain in leading universities in Russia, as well as advising the State Duma of Russian Federation on the regulation of these new markets and technologies.

Steven Hatzakis – Fintech Consultant

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Avi Mizrahi – Blockchain Editor at Finance Magnates

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Dmitri Turkevich – Director of Business Development at Rambler&Co.

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Dmitri Turkevich is a seasoned marketing professional in the online advertising industry with a focus on digital marketing within the online finance and gaming sectors. Since November 2015, Dmitri currently serves as Director of Business Development at Rambler&Co. an innovative marketing agency that serves content on the web and mobile devices to 42 million users across multiple publications and through its various brands. Since 2013, Dmitri is currently a partner at MediaSniper, a Moscow-based media company that provides global Real-Time Bidding (RTB) and Demand Side Platform (DSP). Prior to founding MediaSniper in 2013, Dmitri was CEO of Direct Media & Gaming and with the firm for over six years since March of 2008. Before embarking on his nearly-decade career in finance marketing, Dmitri studied economics in 2002 for four years at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies – a Russian think tank that is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Simon Grunfeld – Founder & Executive Director – Ibinex

simon Simon’s roots stem from the retail FX marketplace and IT solutions – a former registered CTA with the NFA, Simon has a solid background of the inner workings of the capital markets. Simon started his career in IT and then became a registered CTA (2006) to form Gallant FX and then co-founded and headed up the product development of Gallant VPS and co-founding Gallant Capital Markets (GCMFX). His expert knowledge of developing a project and launching products, in some markets, driven by innovation, has allowed him to participate in the launch of some brokerages and the deployment of SaaS/PaaS initiatives, in use by many large retail institutions. Simon founded Ibinex in 2014 and now caters to a growing number of White Labels and institutional cryptocurrency solution providers.

Bryan Feinberg – CEO and Founder of Etheralabs, Zephyr and P2Primex

Bryan Feinberg is the CEO and Founder of Etheralabs, Zephyr and P2Primex. All early stage innovation launchpads. For the past past several years has been deeply involved across the Blockchain ecosystem and across multiple early stage and emerging companies technologies and ecosystems.. Bryan is a licensed investment banker holding is 7, 63 and 79 FINRA Licenses as well as a Founding Partner of The-Blockchain.com. Focus Areas: Banking & Regulatory Compliance, Syndication, Intelligence, Wallet Security, Search, Machine Learning and Big Data.

Theodosis Mourouzis – Director of the MSc in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics at the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM)

Theodosis is a Research Fellow at UCL’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL-CBT) amd Director of the MSc in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics at the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). Theodosis is also an advisor to BitJob, Greeneum and Crypto20 and have been a consultant with PeerPlays. He holds a BA/MA and a Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics from University of Cambridge, a Master of Research (MRes) in Security Science and a PhD in Information Security and Cryptography from University College London (UCL). His interests lie in the areas of cryptanalysis, applications of data analytics techniques in fraud prevention and Blockchain security and regulation. He has consultancy experience across many different countries and he has been a consultant with many SMEs and big organisations such as banks and technology bodies. He is Recipient of the UK University Cipher Champion 2013 award.

Vitaly Bulychev – Co-Founder – Pandora Boxchain

Vitaly Bulychev is known as an entrepreneur, investor and researcher in the field of distributed ledger technology since 2012. Inspired by the opportunities of decentralization and synergy of cross-disciplinary competencies, Vitaly invested in a number of crypto-related projects, including industrial-scale mining and private investor pool management. At the moment, Vitaly is working on Pandora Boxchain, a project on the global decentralized economy of artificial intelligence, and also consults and participates in the implementation of a number of projects, in particular, the processing platform, delegated democracy tools and solutions in the field of cybersecurity.

Embracing the emerging blockchain economy driven by innovation, Financial Commission announced the acceptance of cryptocurrency as a method of payment for its services and to align with industry trends.

In response to a need to distinguish educational materials from marketing content, in November 2017 Financial Commission extended its Technology Certification service to education providers, with the launch of the Education Provider Certification service. This new offering enables educational providers to voluntarily subject their educational materials for review by Financial Commission, when seeking to become a certified Education Provider.

2018 Outlook: Cryptocurrency Increasingly Adopted by Multi-Asset Forex Brokers

Following the reduction in leverage in 2017 that was anticipated in Financial Commission 2016 report, regulators have shifted to begin to issue guidance and restrictions about margin-based cryptocurrency CFDs, cryptocurrency exchanges trading the underlying, and announcements related to ICOs.

We expect these trends to continue to impact the online brokerage industry as fintech companies seek to raise capital via ICOs while implementing blockchain into their products and services, as well as see more brokerages continue to launch cryptocurrency CFDs, exchange-traded cryptocurrency products, and trading the underlying. Forex Brokers offering cryptocurrency CFDs faced challenges in 2017 with sourcing crypto liquidity and managing risks during high periods of market volatility causing leverage and trading to be reduced, comparable to the risk-management steps taken during Brexit-related market volatility during extreme times when leverage was reduced and trading suspended or put in close-only mode. We expect the industry to further mature in this regard as more crypto assets become listed as CFDs with more and more forex brokers that offer margin-based trading, as well as delivery of the underlying.

Many self-regulatory trade associations are emerging to help meet the needs of the industry and may play an increasingly important role to guide policy for institutions and law makers, as new regulations are established to support the emerging blockchain economy in different parts of the world. Forex and CFD brokers continue to face the challenge of scaling their volumes amid a reduction in leverage and the demand for best execution. We expect regulatory arbitrage to become more pronounced then dissipate in a cyclical manner as new regulations are established in the wake of further innovations for public decentralized networks and for permissioned blockchain networks, as well as rules surrounding how related cryptographic assets are traded on secondary markets.

As a rise in ICO marketing scams and unbalanced advertising has led to major bans on serving ICO-related ads on networks like FaceBook already in 2018, these trends highlight the growing need for best-practices to be established for marketers involved in ICOs and token sales. Financial Commission’s Technology Certification service expanded to include Education Provider certification and ICO certification, to align with the growing needs of the Financial Technology and the Financial Services industry. We expect these segments to continue to evolve and mature as market conditions dictate.

For brokerages and technology providers operating in less stringent regulatory environments and jurisdictions where either no formal rules have been outlined, becoming a member of an independent SRO such as Financial Commission demonstrates a commitment to compliance, and helps win and maintain clients’ trust.

With industry trends firmly in place, Financial Commission is positioned to sustain its growth through 2018, pending any major overhaul to global financial markets by the G20, for margin-based derivatives including forex, CFDs and cryptocurrencies, as well as trading the underlying in over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded markets. Financial Commission’s work with other private and national bodies, helps align our efforts strategically with emerging trends and needs of the broader community.

Online brokerages and technology providers who put their clients’ interests first, join Financial Commission to provide customers a channel for dispute resolution, in the inevitable rare cases when disputes cannot be resolved internally.

With the arrival of cryptocurrencies, financial product complexity has risen to new heights, and client education has never been more important when it comes to understanding the evolving risks and potential of various investment products, including a broker’s policies and procedures, product specifications, internal processes and controls – and other material information which affect customers and their contractual relationship with their broker.

Financial Commission continues to strive to educate clients, and brokers, and support related initiatives while holding brokers to high standards, and investigating each complaint that is filed through our EDR system by using a proven approach to the dispute resolution process.

Closing Remarks from Financial Commission Chairman

“We are delighted with Financial Commission’s record achievements in 2017, and are continuing to carry that momentum into 2018. On the backdrop of highly dynamic conditions last year for financial markets and the financial services industry, Financial Commission experienced exponential growth in many of our core operating metrics. We experienced new milestones across the board last year including in membership, complaints processing, technology certification, education initiatives, as well as appointments to management, staff and committees, the creation of new business segments, and cross-border synergies with private and government organizations, all supporting our core mission. We thank all of our members and supporters dedicated to helping foster transparency with their commitment to our rules and use of Financial Commission’s services, as we now enter our sixth year of operation. We continue to welcome new members and encourage new and existing brokerages and technology developers, whether regulated, unregulated, or self-regulated, to submit their membership application to Financial Commission, and review our requirements to see if your firm will qualify for approval. We’ve also benefitted from industry feedback as we look to improve amid a changing landscape for financial markets globally with geopolitical tensions, rising interest rates, and the arrival of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. We look forward to continuing to roll out our new range of services to help the new and existing members, including technology certification services to non-members. Members that become approved show their customer their willingness to be open and transparent and, Financial Commission will stand by both sides in cases where a complaint is filed through our EDR system, and with the aim to bring it to resolution fairly and swiftly.”

Peter Tatarnikov,

Chairman,

Financial Commission

To learn more about the benefits and requirements of joining the Financial Commission, available for brokerages and technology providers, contact us and visit www.financialcommission.org

Enero 10, 2018- Financial Commission (FinaCom PLC), una empresa líder independiente operada por miembros de una organización externa de resolución de conflictos (EDR) para corredores internacionales en línea que participan en el mercado de divisas global, derivativos y mercados de criptomoneda, hoy anunció a Traders Education (Traders Technologies T.E. Limited) como un proveedor educativo certificado.

Financial Commission condujo una revision a fondo de el contenido educativo que ofrece Traders Education para ayudar a asegurar que sus usuarios reciban dicho contenido tengan acceso a materiales educativos adecuados.

Traders Education demostro cumplimiento a un set de estándares que requiere Financial Commission para cumplir como parte del proceso de certificación. Traders Education ya se encuentra en la lista de la página web oficial de Financial Commission como un proveedor educativo certificado.

El presidente de Financial Commission, Peter Tatarnikov dijo acerca de la nueva certificación: “Nos complace anunciar a Traders Education como el primer proveedor educativo certificado bajo el programa de certificación recientemente lanzado por Financial Commission para proveedores de educación. La necesidad de que los creadores de contenido se adhieran a unas mejores prácticas sigue siendo un tema importante en la comercialización de productos financieros complejos.”

“Además de los servicios de certificación que ofrecemos a los desarrolladores de plataformas y emisores de ICO, damos la bienvenida a los proveedores de contenido educativo que atienden a la comunidad de corretaje en línea global para solicitar la certificación de proveedores educativos del proceso de Financial Commission.”

Acerca Traders Education

Traders Education una compañía pionera de la educación financiera en línea dedicada a cambiar la vida cotidiana en corretajes en todas partes. Respaldada por años de experiencia en la industria, Traders Education diseña y ofrece herramientas educativas al filo y soluciones de mercadotecnia fácil de usar orientadas a lograr resultados a través de una experiencia sencilla, rápida e interactiva.

Fundada en el 2010 por Ran Cohen y orientada principalmente a la industria de FX, con un enfoque en la educación, Traders Education a llegado muy lejos en un corto tiempo. Hoy en día, las herramientas de las empresas de clase mundial ofrecen servicios a toda la industria financiera de venta al por menor.

Acerca Financial Commission

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

Para mas informacion por favor al [email protected]

Diciembre 26, 2017 una empresa líder independiente operada por miembros de una organización, Financial Commission, sirviendo a la industria de servicios financieros y operada por FinaCom PLC, anunció hoy que ha expulsado permanentemente la membresía de Carrax Inc (Carrax) con Financial Commission.

Para poder mantener la membresía con Financial Commission, las compañías deben adherirse estrictamente a las reglas de membresía y todos los miembros acordaron cumplir con las reglas de Financial Commission como uno de los muchos prerrequisitos para la aprobación inicial y para mantener un buen reputación.

Carrax permanentemente expulsados

Efectivo diciembre 26 del 2017, la membresía de Carrax Inc con Financial Commission fue expulsada por repetidas violaciones y faltas de adherencia a las reglas de membresía y a las numerosas oportunidades dadas a Carrax Inc para rectificar sus deficiencias.

Financial Commission es una industria respaldada por una organización autorregulatoria, nuestra aplicación de cumplimiento de miembros es reflejada enteramente dentro de nuestra calificación de membresía donde la integridad de la empresa y adherencia a las reglas tienen que ser estrictamente sostenidas para poder mantener su membresía.

Financial Commission está dedicada a asistir a nuevas y existentes empresas para cumplir con sus obligaciones de miembros.  Por lo tanto Financial Commission no tolerará cuando un miembro no cumpla con sus obligaciones.

Para más información acerca de los requerimientos de la membresía de Financial Commission, por favor contactenos o visitenos www.FinancialCommission.org.

Diciembre 21, 2017. una empresa líder independiente operada por miembros de una organización, Financial Commission, sirviendo a la industria de servicios financieros y operada por FinaCom PLC, hoy anuncio el estatus de la membresía actualizada de HD Forex categoría A con Financial Commission.

HD Forex se volvió a unir a Financial Commission  como un miembro de categoría B en septiembre del 2018, y recientemente ha actualizado el estatus de su membresía a categoría A efectivo desde el 21 de diciembre del 2017, después de la aprobación por Financial Commission.

Financial Commission sirve como una resolución de conflictos externos independiente para sus consumidores/comerciantes los cuales no pueden resolver sus disputas directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission.

Como un miembro de categoría A, HD Forex y sus clientes actualmente tienen derecho a una amplia gama de servicios y beneficios de miembros incluyendo protection hasta $20,000 por caso de la compensación de fondos de Financial Commision.

Peter Tatarnikov, el presidente de Financial Commission Chairman comento, “ Con un mayor número de clientes utilizando los servicios de Financial Commission, actualizarse de categoría B ocurre a menudo ya sea en paralelo a un aumento en la base de clientes del corredor de bolsa y/o dentro del primer año de incorporarse conforme la empresa y sus clientes comienzan a ver los beneficios de la membresía de Financial Commission.

“Nos complace informarles que HD Forex actualiza su membresía con Financial Commission de conducción Categoría B a Categoría A, que a su vez proporciona una amplia gama de beneficios para sus clientes como miembro de Categoría A.”

Acerca de HDForex

HDForex es un agente que ofrece una amplia gama de productos y servicios, tales como monedas, productos básicos, índices, CFDs y una variedad de cuentas, incluyendo el comercio autodirigido y las cuentas PAMM. HDForex tiene como objetivo proporcionar un excelente servicio, analítica y la calidad de la educación comercial, a la vez que ofrece a los clientes la mejor experiencia comercial en los mercados financieros disponibles. HDForex equipa a los comerciantes con productos, servicios y conocimientos innovadores. Para obtener más información sobre HDForex, por favor visite Https://HDForex.com

Acerca de  Financial Commission

Fundada en el 2013, Financial Commission es una organización autorreguladora de apoyo a la industria, cuyos miembros se unen a base voluntaria, sujeto a la aprobación y estricto apego a las reglas de membresía, para mantener una buena posición.

Financial Commission  proporciona soluciones eficientes de cumplimiento a sus miembros, junto con su mecanismo externo de resolución de conflictos (EDR), que sirve como un canal efectivo para procesar quejas de clientes de empresas miembros. Para aprender mas acerca de Financial Commission, por favor visite https://xcv.financialcommission.org

Diciembre 21, 2017: Financial Commission agrega a GTinvestors a su Lista de Advertencia.

 

 

Acerca de su Lista de Advertencia.

La Lista de Advertencia para informar al público sobre compañías a las que no recomendamos, después de various reportes y quejas presentadas por clientes acerca de estas empresas no miembras de Financial Commission y con preocupación de fraude o de maldad lo cual incluye lo siguiente:

Diciembre 20, 2017, una organización líder de resolución de conflictos externa, Financial Commission, sirviendo a servicios financieros en la industria y operada por FinaCom PLC, hoy anuncia a SFX Markets como su más reciente miembro aprobado.

El estatus de SFX Markets como un miembro de  categoría-A de Financial Commission fue puesto en efecto el 20 de Diciembre, 2017, después de la aprobación de su aplicación de membresía aprobada por FinaCom PLC, esto le permitirá a la empresa y a sus clientes acceder una amplia gama de servicios incluyendo, pero no limitada a la protección de hasta $20,000 por reclamo sometido, respaldado por el fondo de compensación de Financial Commission

Financial Commission proporciona a los corredores y a sus clientes con una plataforma de mediación imparcial de terceros la cual ayuda a resolver las denuncias en casos donde las partes no puedan llegar a un acuerdo sobre los conflictos.

Para los miembros y sus clientes aprobados que participan en contratos por diferencias y mercados Forex, Financial Commission ayuda a facilitar un proceso de resolución más simple y rápido que por típicos canales de regulación tal como arbitración o sistemas de corte local.

SFX Markets se une a diversa gama  de corredores de bolsa y servicios de proveedores independientes que utilizan los servicios de Financial Commission como parte de su compromiso a sus clientes manteniendo los requerimientos de membresía.

Acerca de SFX Markets

SFX Markets es una compañía de corretaje de inversión de próxima generación que proporciona a sus clientes acceso directo a la liquidez interbancaria apoyada por las tecnologías más modernas e innovadoras de la industria del comercio financiero. El modelo de corretaje de SFX Markets se basa en la ejecución de transacciones de clientes directamente al mercado mediante el uso de tecnología de procesamiento directo (STP). La compañía garantiza que cada transacción de cliente de 1000 c. u. o más será procesada al más alto nivel, prácticamente sin restricciones sobre el tamaño máximo negociado.

Para mas informacion porfavor contacte a SFX Markets a [email protected]

Acerca Financial Commission

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

Para mas informacion por favor al [email protected]

Diciembre 15, 2017: Financial Commission agrega a Zeus Pro Trading Ltd. a su Lista de Advertencia.

 

Acerca de su Lista de Advertencia.

La Lista de Advertencia para informar al público sobre compañías a las que no recomendamos, después de various reportes y quejas presentadas por clientes acerca de estas empresas no miembras de Financial Commission y con preocupación de fraude o de maldad lo cual incluye lo siguiente:

Diciembre 12, 2017 – Financial Commission, una empresa líder independiente operada por miembros de una organización externa de resolución de conflictos (EDR) para corredores internacionales en línea que participan en el mercado de divisas global, derivativos y mercados de criptomoneda, hoy anunció la asociación con VerifyMyTrade. Con esta asociación, todos los actuales y futuros miembros de Financial Commission recibirán un descuento en todos los productos de VerifyMyTrade.

Las restricciones regulatorias como las especificadas en MIFID II están forzando a los corredores de Forex a crear un entorno comercial que sea justo y transparente para todos los participantes del mercado. VerifyMyTrade ofrece servicios que fomentan el juego limpio en el mercado Forex al permitir que los participantes del mercado evalúen la calidad de la ejecución que su corredor está proporcionando.

 

VerifyMyTrade consolida los de precios alimento de docenas de corredores de Forex minoristas globales de OTC y produce modelos estadísticos del precio de mercado representativo basado en los datos de marca crudos por cada segundo del día.

VerifyMyTrade prodcuto suite está compuesto de tres ofertas; un marco de información regulatoria que se ocupa de la calidad de la ejecución, un marco para la creación de confianza entre el comerciante y el corredor, resaltando la calidad de la ejecución que el comerciante está recibiendo, y un servicio de resolución de conflictos para corredores que reduce el costo y tiempo necesario para hacer frente a las consultas de los comerciantes sobre la ejecución de los precios comerciales.

Jeremy White, CEO de VerifyMyTrade comentó “las regulaciones tales como MIFID II están forzando a la industria a ser más transparente sobre la ejecución y cómo esta información es comunicada a todos los interesados. Estamos muy contentos de asociarnos con Financial Commission la cual comparte que la misma visión de transparencia y esperamos con interés trabajar con los agentes miembros de Financial Commission”.

Acerca de Financial Commission

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

Para mas informacion porfavor contáctenos a [email protected]

Acerca de  VerifyMyTrade

VerifyMyTrade es  una data repositoria de terceros que proveen análisis de la ejecución posterior al comercio en transacciones de Forex individuales. Verify My Trade agrega a información de precios forex de comerciantes minoristas a su repositoria y usa una caja de esquema para segmentar el comercio de intercambios por calidad de ejecución para cualquier segundo de la semana de negociación. Los resultados del análisis de cada informe ayudarán a proporcionar mayores recursos a los clientes en los casos en que se trate de un comercio específico, ya que podrán evaluar la calidad de ejecución de cada comercio utilizando la herramienta Verify My Trade , convirtiéndola en un beneficio total a todas las partes cuando se trata de conflictos comerciales relacionados con la ejecución.

Para mas informacion, por favor visite www.verifymytrade.com

Diciembre 11, 2017, una organización líder de resolución de conflictos externa, Financial Commission, sirviendo a servicios financieros en la industria y operada por FinaCom PLC, hoy anuncia a FX Group como su más reciente miembro aprobado.

El estatus de FX Group como un miembro de  categoría-A de Financial Commission fue puesto en efecto el 11 de Diciembre, 2017, después de la aprobación de su aplicación de membresía aprobada por FinaCom PLC, esto le permitirá a la empresa y a sus clientes acceder una amplia gama de servicios incluyendo, pero no limitada a la protección de hasta $20,000 por reclamo sometido, respaldado por el fondo de compensación de Financial Commission

Financial Commission proporciona a los corredores y a sus clientes con una plataforma de mediación imparcial de terceros la cual ayuda a resolver las denuncias en casos donde las partes no puedan llegar a un acuerdo sobre los conflictos.

Para los miembros y sus clientes aprobados que participan en contratos por diferencias y mercados Forex, Financial Commission ayuda a facilitar un proceso de resolución más simple y rápido que por típicos canales de regulación tal como arbitración o sistemas de corte local.

FX Group se une a diversa gama  de corredores de bolsa y servicios de proveedores independientes que utilizan los servicios de Financial Commission como parte de su compromiso a sus clientes manteniendo los requerimientos de membresía.

Acerca de FX Group

FX Group es uno de los corredores georgianos más grandes que proporciona a individuos y entidades legales acceso al mercado de valores Forex. La compañía está equipada con los últimos programas y tecnologías, que dan a los clientes la oportunidad de operar en línea sin ningún retraso de sus oficinas y hogares. La compañía utiliza los bancos más grandes del mundo como su fuente de liquidez para asegurar el proceso de comercio seguro para los clientes. FX Group opera sin comisiones y está orientado a un entorno flexible y beneficioso. El grupo FX permanece disponible durante 24/7.

Para mas informacion porfavor contacte a FX Group a [email protected].

Acerca Financial Commission

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

Para mas informacion por favor al [email protected]

Diciembre 7, 2017: Financial Commission, una organización líder de resolución de conflictos externos (EDR), operada por FinaCom PLC, sirviendo a corredores en línea  y proveedores de tecnología en la industria de servicios financieros se complace en anunciar su exitosa participación en la cumbre de Finance Magnates 2017 de Londres como un exhibidor.

El evento de FMLS en Londres reunió a más de 2000 asistentes, 64 oradores de la industria profesionales y a más de 100 exhibidores confirmados y representativos de cientos de proveedores de servicios financieros empezando por el más alto rango de IBs hasta los grandes corredores minoristas, agentes activos, líderes de tecnología, bancos, fondos de cobertura y regtech inicial.

La participación en el evento de Londres Finance Magnates apoya a la industria y provee a los participantes del mercado con una oportunidad de aprender más acerca del papel de Financial Commission en la industria.

Esto incluye como la organización está ayudando a sus miembros para mejorar el servicio que ofrecen a los clientes usando un proceso de resolución de conflicto de tercera parte cubierto por medio del estatus de la membresía y servicios certificados dentro de Financial Commission.

Nuestros representantes se reunieron en persona con delegados de eventos y ayudaron a responder preguntas mientras aumentaban el conocimiento de la industria de la actividad de Financial Commission.

Comentando sobre la participación del evento, el Presidente de Financial Commission Peter Tatarnikov dijo: “Estamos orgullosos de anunciar otra participación exitosa en la Cumbre de los Finance Magnates de Londres y queremos agradecer a todos nuestros miembros y delegados en el evento que mostraron su apoyo “.

“Financial Commission tiene un modelo de negocios  comprobado desde hace ya algún tiempo, teniendo en cuenta el número de corredores que se han unido como miembros y proveedores de tecnología que han experimentado nuestra certificación, lo que demuestra una gran necesidad en los servicios que prestamos para nuestros clientes de lado de los participantes del mercado Forex”.

Sr. Tatarnikov agregó: “nuestro enfoque comprobado para remediar las quejas y el compromiso con la educación y las mejores prácticas son algunas de las razones por las cuales se sigue mostrando un interés significativo tanto en los corredores de bolsa como en los desarrolladores de tecnología de plataformas que ven los beneficios de unirse a Financial Commission para mejorar sus propios esfuerzos de autorregulación.”

Diciembre 5, 2017, Financial Commission, una empresa líder independiente operada por miembros de una organización externa de resolución de conflictos (EDR) para corredores internacionales en línea que participan en el mercado de divisas global, derivativos y mercados de criptomoneda, hoy anunció a la agregación de códigos QR como medida de seguridad para certificados expedidos para miembros y proveedores de tecnología que se han certificado por medio de Financial Commission.

Como respuesta al riesgo de páginas web clones y  estafadores que intentan engañar a usuarios con certificados fabricados o clones, Financial Commission ha agregado códigos QR para comprobar la autenticidad de cualquier certificado en cuestión. El código QR sirve como una capa de seguridad señalando la página web URL oficial  donde el certificado fue servido; en la página web oficial de Financial Commission: https://financialcommission.org.

Los códigos QR le permite a cualquiera revisar el link asociado para verificar si el certificado es servido por Financial Commission y no por una página web clon, en caso de que la certificación no sea válida o haya sido falsificada.

El presidente de Financial Commission Peter Tatarnikov dijo, “Ya que los criminales cibernéticos continúan desarrollando varias maneras de intentar clonar, imitar, falsificar e hackear y engañar para obtener información, hemos decidido agregar códigos QR como una seguridad simple para que los usuarios puedan certificar la validez y puedan referir a la validez de la página web de donde el certificado fue servido.Creemos que esta característica sutil puede ayudar fácilmente a los usuarios a probar si un certificado es auténtico y animamos a todos los miembros y a aquellos que recibieron certificados de certificación o de membresía a utilizar los nuevos certificados estampados con códigos QR inmediatamente.”

Para poder comprobar la validez de un certificado, los usuarios pueden escanear el código QR o seguir el link para poder ser redirigido al perfil de la compañía en la página web oficial de Financial Commission ( un link que lo redirige a otra pagina es indicación de un clone)

Certificados que no contengan las caracteristicas antes mencionadas deben de ser considerados falsos.

Esta nueva medida de validación añade un grado adicional de seguridad a los certificados de los miembros de Financial Commission, así como a los proveedores que han utilizado el servicio de certificación para la tecnología comercial, la educación y la certificación ICO.

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

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Noviembre 28, 2017, Financial Commission, una organización líder de resolución de conflictos externos (EDR), sirviendo a corredores en línea  y proveedores de tecnología en la industria de servicios financieros, derivativos y mercados de criptomoneda, anuncia sinergia con la asociación de corredores de forex (AFD) en Rusia.

Financial Commission continúa desarrollando relaciones de trabajo con las organizaciones autorreguladoras (SROs), incluyendo el AFD, un SRO líder basado en Rusia e implicado en el desarrollo de los mercados financieros extrabursátiles (OTC).

 

Después de la junta en Moscú la semana pasada donde el presidente de Financial Commission, Peter Tatarnikov se unió al consejo de expertos de AFD, temas relacionados a la regulación de contratos por diferencia y opciones binarias fueron discutidas, dentro de otros temas de la industria incluyendo deoffshorization (control de compañías extranjeras por los contribuyentes) del mercado forex Ruso y para enmendar la legislación local que pueda atraer nuevas empresas (y existentes) en Rusia, al igual que la inclusión de un sistema de verificación simple para conocer su cliente y requerimientos de incorporación relacionados.

Peter Tatarnikov dijo: “Me complace unirme al Consejo de expertos de AFD con el propósito de ayudar a los participantes más amplios del mercado – incluidos nuestros miembros – a trabajar en los desafíos comunes de la industria que compartimos. Me gustaría dar las gracias a la AFD por invitarme a participar en la mesa redonda de la semana pasada en Moscú y esperamos seguir participando con otros miembros del Comité a medida que entramos al 2018.”

 

Durante la reunión, Peter Tatarnikov comentó sobre diferentes enfoques de regulación a instrumentos como opciones binarias y contratos por diferencia (CFDs) en diversas jurisdicciones y observó que en algunos países las opciones binarias han llegado a completa prohibición.  En otros países, incluyendo Japón, Estados Unidos y Gran Bretaña, las opciones binarias se regulan como un instrumento financiero, sin embargo, Rusia todavía no ha decidido la manera de regular dichos instrumentos con la máxima eficiencia. Como comentó Peter “debemos tomar el control sobre las cosas que no pueden ser detenidas.”

 

Acerca de AFD

Una asociación de comerciantes Forex  (AFD) es una organización sin fines de lucro SRO en el ámbito de los mercados financieros, uniendo comerciantes forex de basado-ruso, y fue establecida de conformidad con los requisitos legales de las leyes de Federación de Rusia.

Los principales objetivos de la Asociación son:

Los principales objetivos del consejo de expertos son:

Acerca de Financial Commission

Financial Commission es una organización independiente externa de resolución de conflictos para consumidores/comerciantes que no pueden resolver los conflictos directamente con sus proveedores de servicios financieros que son miembros de Financial Commission. Financial Commission inicialmente establecida para proveer un nuevo enfoque para comerciantes y corredores de bolsa al igual para resolver cualquier conflicto que surja en el curso del mercado de comercio electrónico tal como cambio de divisas, y más adelante se expande a contratos de diferencia y derivados relacionados, además para certificar la plataforma de tecnología utilizadas para el comercio.

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