FCA naroči EverFX, da preneha ponujati CFD-je strankam v Združenem kraljestvu

Finančni nadzor Združenega kraljestva je ukrepal proti ciprski družbi ICC Intercertus Capital Ltd, znani po svojem trgovskem imenu EverFX, in družbi prepovedal ponudbo pogodb za instrumente razlik (CFD) v državi.

Per Wednesday’s announcement, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alleged that the broker onboarded many British traders on the overseas entities, which are not authorized to offer services in the UK.

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"Številni potrošniki so bili pozneje pozvani k transakcijam s čezmorskimi člani skupine EverFX, ki v Združenem kraljestvu niso imeli dovoljenja za opravljanje reguliranih storitev, kar pomeni, da potrošniki niso imeli enake ravni zaščite," je poudaril FCA.

ICC Intercertus Capital, ki ima licenco na Cipru, je zakonito posloval v Združenem kraljestvu s potrditvijo dovoljenja in je bil po izstopu Velike Britanije iz Evropske unije registriran pod režimom začasnih dovoljenj (TPR) FCA.

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The British regulator raised concerns over the broker’s sales and marketing practices. EverFX allegedly used misleading financial promotions and did not inform investors about the risks of CFDs products. Additionally, the broker pressured clients for investments, instructed clients for trades and failed to allow fund withdrawals.

"To je privedlo do tega, da so nekateri potrošniki izgubili zelo pomembne vsote denarja," je dodalo regulativno obvestilo.

FCA je zdaj ciprskemu posredniku ukazal, naj preneha ponujati storitve trgovanja s CFD-ji, trženje v državi, zapre vse odprte pozicije in vrne sredstva strank.

Last month, the UK regulator passed a similar order against another Cypriot broker, Finteractive Limited, operating as FXVC, for multiple regulatory violations. Though Cyprus is home to many financial services companies, the island’s regulator recently found many compliance violations by regulated firms. Regulators of Germany and Spain also issued statements on repeated non-compliance by multiple Cypriot firms.