1. The Authorization of Cyprus Investment Firm Neo Premium Investments Has Been Revoked
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) recently announced that it has revoked the authorization license of the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF), Neo Premium Investments (NPI) Ltd, with license number 189/13.
2. France's AMF Updates its Warning List of Forex Traders, Adding 6 New Websites
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is one of the primary financial regulatory bodies in France, responsible for overseeing financial markets and investment companies. The AMF updates its list of fraudulent CFD brokers nearly every month, advising investors to pay attention to the listed brokers to avoid significant financial losses.
Here are the trader websites now blacklisted:
- brown-fin.com
- akselinvest.pro
- sallixcapital.com
- gestiondupatrimoine.net
- www.ellandroadcapital.com
- www.morgencharles.business
3. ASIC Shuts Down Over 2500 Investment Scam Websites Since July
Since July this year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has disrupted over 2500 investment scam and phishing websites, with 2100 sites having been shut down and more than 400 sites in the process of being closed.
These include fake investment platforms, cryptocurrency scam sites, and websites impersonating genuine financial service businesses. Investors find it difficult to distinguish these fraudulent schemes masquerading as legitimate companies.
4. BaFin Investigates the Operator of Unauthorized Website nltrade.io
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (BaFin) has issued a warning about the nltrade.io website, whose operator is conducting banking, financial, and investment business on the site without authorization.