Latest News
Thailand Nabs Major Forex Fraudster
Thai law enforcement authorities are indicating that they have arrested the alleged mastermind of a Forex-3D ponzi scheme that totaled a whopping $66 million. The Bangkok Post reported last week that Apiruk Kothi has been captured after nearly a year [...]
Reverse Solicitation Gets Notice from ESMA
Following the completion of Brexit negotiations and the “divorce” of the UK and European Union without clear guidelines on financial services cooperation, including passporting rights, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a notice today regarding reverse solicitation by [...]
NAGA Reports Solid 2020 Financials
NAGA GROUP, the Germany-based provider of the social network for financial market trading NAGA.com has reported its financial performance for 2020 and indicated growth in several key areas with positive guidance for 2021. The company booked EUR 25.9 million in [...]
Commission News
Financial Commission Announces Lotas Capital as Latest Approved Member
January 20, 2021, The Financial Commission today announces Lotas Capital as its newest approved Member. The company becomes the latest online brokerage to join the ranks of the self-regulatory organization, highlighting the increased interest and demand for independent external dispute resolution [...]
SCAM ALERT: Updated Warning List
The Financial Commission has been notified by concerned traders regarding the companies and associated websites of EquitTrade, Fund-Max, Explicittradeworld, Forte Investment Company, Investflow (Seabreeze Partners Ltd.), DBFX LIMITED, Global FX Insurance, and Bitcoin Wealth Investment Upon reviewing the [...]
Financial Commission Publishes 2020 Annual Summary Highlighting 25% Membership Growth and Record $11M in Compensation Sought
January 14th, 2021, The Financial Commission today announces the results of its operations for the previous year with the publication of the 2020 Complaints Summary. The organization achieved record annual growth in key metrics, as well as significant membership expansion [...]
Regulatory Actions
Malta’s MFSA Warns of Betal Trade FX
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a notice warning investors and traders of an unlicensed entity Betal Trade FX. The regulator indicated that the company purports to have a “category 3 licence by the Malta Financial Services Authority [...]
US SEC Fines More Firms For Trading Related Matters
In what now seems like a regular occurrence, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced more fines levied against broker-dealers. This time the regulator has announced the settlement of administrative litigation against two Canadian firms, which purportedly provided [...]
UK Branch of Popular Equities Broker Charles Schwab Fined by FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has announced today that they have fined the UK branch of a popular American equities broker Charles Schwab. This comes just days after the US Securities and Exchange Commission fined another [...]