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Authorisations update

We have published an update on our operating service metrics for authorization timelines. Our Authorisations Division is the first point of contact for firms and individuals wanting to carry out regulated activities or be registered by us. We operate a robust gateway to protect consumers and the integrity of markets but also recognize the importance...

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Hartley Pensions update

The joint administrators have written to consumers explaining the steps they are taking in the administration, and further information is provided on their website. On Wednesday 23 November, a communication was sent to members of the pension schemes – administered by Hartley – by Tony Flanagan, a director of Hartley, and the director of the...

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ASIC updates guidance on ETP naming conventions

ASIC has updated its guidance on naming conventions for licensed Australian exchanges that admit exchange-traded products (ETPs) following a public consultation. As proposed in Consultation Paper 356 ETP naming conventions: Updates to INFO 230 (CP 356), ASIC has divided the naming conventions into two levels of labeling: primary labels (‘ETF’ and ‘Structured Product’) based on...

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Further consultation and announcements on the wind-down of LIBOR

The effect of these announcements and proposals is that the final LIBOR publication would be end-September 2024: the 3 synthetic yen LIBOR settings will cease at end-2022 the 1- and 6-month synthetic sterling LIBOR settings will cease on end-March 2023 the overnight and 12-month US dollar LIBOR settings will cease on end-June 2023 the 3-month...

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ASIC sues Block Earner for unlicensed conduct over crypto-asset based products

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against fintech company Block Earner alleging it provided unlicensed financial services in relation to its crypto-asset-based products and that it operated an unregistered managed investment scheme. Block Earner offered a range of fixed-yield earning products based on crypto-assets under the names USD Earner, Gold Earner,...

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Blackrock Investments Ireland/Blackrock Investment Managers (clone of FCA registered firm)

Clone firm details Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: Blackrock Investments Ireland/Blackrock Investment Managers (clone of FCA registered firm) Telephone: +35315133693 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://brclients-ireland.com Other Information: The Central Bank of Ireland has also published a warning at https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/central-bank-of-ireland-issues-warning-on-unauthorised-firm-blackrock-asset-management-ireland-limited Be...

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Improvements needed to the credit information market to deliver better lending decisions for borrowers

Credit reference agencies (CRAs) build financial profiles of consumers which they sell to credit information users to inform lending and other decisions. The FCA wants to see a higher quality of credit information so that lending decisions better reflect people’s underlying financial circumstances. This should help make sure that consumers are not denied credit they...

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ESMA PROPOSES AMENDMENT TO SIMPLIFY CASH PENALTIES PROCESS FOR CLEARED TRANSACTIONS UNDER CSDR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published a Final Report on amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the Settlement discipline, to simplify the cash penalties process by putting the CSDs in charge of collection and distribution, including for CCP-cleared transactions. The proposed amendment would remove...

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MultiFxProTraders

Unauthorized firm – MultiFxProTraders Address: 7 Rowan Avenue, Bradford, UNITED KINGDOM, BD3 7AH Email: [email protected] Website: www.multifxprotraders.com Be aware that some firms may give out other details or change their contact details over time to new email addresses, telephone numbers or physical addresses.

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Richardson Lewis

Unauthorized firm – Richardson Lewis Address: 61 Robinson Road, SINGAPORE Telephone: 02035144148 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.richardsonlewis.com/ Be aware that some firms may give out other details or change their contact details over time to new email addresses, telephone numbers, or physical addresses.