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Axiance Operator ICC Intercertus Capital Pays 100,000 Euro to CySEC Over How It Marketed CFDs to Retail Clients
CySEC reached a 100,000 euro settlement with ICC Intercertus Capital, the operator of Axiance, over the rules on marketing, distribution and sales of CFDs to retail clients. The way a broker sells is often the truest signal of how it will treat you.
Exclusive Change Capital Settles With CySEC Over Failures in How the Firm Was Organised
CySEC reached a 40,000 euro settlement with Cyprus broker Exclusive Change Capital over organisational requirement failings assessed for 2021. The sum is modest, but the category is not — organisational requirements are the machinery that keeps client money safe.
Canadian Provinces Line Up to Warn Investors That AvaTrade Is Not Registered to Trade Locally
Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia have warned investors that AvaTrade is not registered to trade in their provinces. What it means.
Germany BaFin Examined NAGA for Market Manipulation After Its Shares Spiked and Fell Following the IPO
Germany's BaFin ran a market manipulation and insider trading analysis of NAGA after its shares spiked and fell following the 2017 IPO. The firm said it welcomed it.
CAPEX Owner Takes 75 Percent of NAGA in a Reverse Merger That Heavily Dilutes Existing Shareholders
In 2024 Key Way Group, owner of CAPEX.com, took about 75 percent of NAGA in a reverse merger, issuing 170 million new shares and heavily diluting existing holders.
Israel Fines AvaTrade Local Arm 150,000 Shekels Over a Misleading Promotional Video
Israel's securities regulator fined AvaTrade's local arm ATrade 150,000 shekels over a misleading promotional video used in a marketing campaign. Here is the detail.
CySEC Suspends 3anglefx Operator Triangleview in Full Over Money Laundering and Governance Failures
The Cyprus regulator has suspended in full the licence of Triangleview Investments, the firm behind the retail trading brand 3anglefx, over money laundering failures and deficiencies in the way the company was run. It is not the first time this broker has been in the regulator's sights.
ASIC Cancels the Australian Licence of CFD Broker Velos Global Markets After It Stopped Providing Services
ASIC cancelled the Australian financial services licence of CFD broker Velos Global Markets in 2025 after the firm stopped providing services under it from around May 2024. Regulated once is not the same as regulated now.
CySEC Withdraws Itrade Global Licence Two Years After a One Million Euro Fine Over Its Spanish Agent
CySEC withdrew the licence of Itrade Global, the company behind retail trading brands TradedWell and InvestFW, in 2025 — two years after a one million euro fine over its Spanish tied agent. A licence renunciation looks tidy on its own. Read in full, it is the last chapter of a bad story.
AfriMarkets Capital Stripped of Its South African Licence Over Misconduct and Client Fund Misappropriation
South Africa's FSCA has permanently withdrawn the licence of AfriMarkets Capital after finding it materially broke the country's financial laws, including through the misappropriation of client funds. The firm denies wrongdoing. The case is closely tied to the far larger collapse of Banxso.
Israel Fines AvaTrade Local Arm ATrade Half a Million Shekels for Providing Services It Was Not Licensed to Give
Israel's securities regulator fined AvaTrade's local arm ATrade 500,000 shekels, plus a conditional fine, over providing services it was not licensed to give. Full detail.
FSCA Fines JP Markets 100,000 Rand for Letting Clients Trade CFDs It Was Not Properly Authorised to Offer
South Africa's FSCA fined forex broker JP Markets 100,000 rand for enabling clients to trade CFDs on forex, shares and indices without proper OTC derivatives authorisation. The question to ask any broker: are you actually authorised to sell me this?