25 August 2011

Warning against Kaimon Global / Japan Options / Futures Exchange, JOFX

Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) has today published this statement in order to warn investors against dealing with unau-thorised firms. Kaimon Global is not authorised by Finansinspektionen and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. Finansinspektionen has not received any notification of cross-border activities from other EES countries.

Kaimon Global has a website (www.kaimonglobal.com) using the following address: Yoyogi Building, Sendagava 5, Shibuiya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Kaimon Global's representatives contact investors in Sweden through unsolic-ited telephone calls and offer trading with derivatives at Japan Options and Fu-tures Exchange, JOFX, with website (www.jofx.org) using the address: Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Nishi Shinjuku 2, 163-0212, Tokyo, Japan.

To find out whether a company or individual is authorised, check Finans-inspektionen's website at: www.fi.se under "Authorisation".

Warning against Powerhouse Corporate Finance

The Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) of the United Kingdom would like to alert all recipients that:

Powerhouse Corporate Finance
7th Floor Chiyoda building bekkan,
6-1-2 Nishitemma Kita – Ku
5300047
Osaka
Japan

and

9th Floor Yokokawa bldg,
17-27 Shinkawa 1 Chome Chuoku
Tokyo
1040033
Japan

is NOT authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) to carry on a regulated activity in the United Kingdom. Regulated activities include, amongst other things, advising on investments and dealing and arranging deals in investments ("investments" include stocks and shares).

The FSA believes that this organisation may be targeting UK customers. Therefore, we have added this firm to our list of unauthorised overseas firms operating in the United Kingdom. This list can be found at: www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/Doing/Regulated/Law/Alerts/overseas.shtml

We note that the firm also has a website, www.powerhousecorpfinance.com

If you have any further questions on this matter please email our Consumer Contact Centre at consumer.queries(at)fsa.gov.uk, or alternatively by telephone on 0845 606 1234. Overseas callers can contact us on (+44) 20 7066 1000.

04 March 2011

Unauthorised Firms: List of the Swiss Financial Marktes Supervisory Authority FINMA

With entry in the commercial registry / physical presence in Switzerland:

» ATLANTIS EXPLORATION AG (10.06.2009)
» Biotech Development (Schweiz) AG (18.09.2009)
» Capital Innovation AG (24.02.2011)
» Cash Group AG (21.12.2009)
» contegiovanni und partner ag, finanz- und versicherungsmakler in Liquidation (28.10.2010)
» Dividium Capital Ltd, Isle of Man (30.04.2009)
» Empresa Minera (Bergbau) AG (04.11.2009)
» FORINVEST (Switzerland) SA in Liquidation (30.03.2010)
» Helvetia Treuhand GmbH (17.02.2009)
» Helvetia Treuhand-Union GmbH (17.02.2009)
» HouseFX AG (12.05.2010)
» Investment24 AG (24.02.2011)
» S.B.E. Financial SA (12.04.2010)
» SBAG – Schweizerische Börsenabwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (17.02.2009)
» Seabed Invest AG (10.06.2009)
» Sokinvest Sàrl (26.01.2011)
» Steinberg Investment Research AG (17.02.2009)
» SWAG – Schweizerische Wertpapierabrechnungsgesellschaft AG (17.02.2009)
» Swiss Credit Trust AG (21.04.2010)
» Traditionshaus AG (23.09.2010)
» United Trust of Switzerland S.A. (14.04.2009)
» WESTGATE Financial AG (31.03.2009)

No entry in the commercial registry / physical presence in Switzerland:

» AA Capital (23.09.2009)
» AJPA Broker SA (05.05.2010)
» Armstrong & Knight (04.10.2010)
» Associated Management Group (AMG Zurich) (16.02.2010)
» AVM AG (15.12.2009)
» Barringer and Co. (30.06.2009)
» Basel Institutional (16.07.2009)
» BelSwissBank (03.11.2009)
» Bergues Invest SA (20.10.2009)
» Blanc & Baumar (18.09.2009)
» Brett Commodities GmbH (12.02.2010)
» Bright Capital Banker Ltd (22.12.2009)
» Britannia Swiss Equities, BSE AG (07.09.2009)
» Bullion Trading Group (04.11.2009)
» Calvin & Sanderson Associates (25.11.2009)
» CFD-Market Ltd. (02.12.2010)
» CH Devisen Macht SA (06.01.2010)
» Colebrooke Management Holdings (26.04.2010)
» Commercial Development Bank (21.01.2010)
» Coninvest Finanz AG (17.04.2009)
» Cooper & Finley Group (24.01.2011)
» Crédit Mirabaud (03.09.2009)
» Creditnet Bank Internationale (19.02.2009)
» Darier Asset Management (06.04.2009)
» Delmont Wealth Management (07.05.2009)
» Diba Assets Ltd., Belize (01.02.2011)
» Dow Win Financial Group Corporation (24.03.2010)
» Dupont Conseille AG (03.02.2010)
» eBank24 Corporation (21.12.2009)
» Ecumoney Limited (04.11.2009)
» EFD Financial Group (12.05.2010)
» E-Money Power (EMPFX) (11.06.2009)
» Equinox Private Consultants Ltd. (05.02.2010)
» Erste Helvetische Bank bzw. Freie Helvetische Bank (14.02.2011)
» Ethos World Bank (24.03.2009)
» Eurogoldtrader (03.09.2009)
» European Money Management (07.09.2009)
» Fine Trading Group (19.08.2009)
» Finvest Asset Management (31.03.2009)
» First Geneva Wealth Management (13.12.2010)
» First Invest Swiss Trade (05.08.2009)
» FlamelTrade (21.12.2010)
» Floris Bank (02.06.2009)
» Foreign Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (19.02.2009)
» Forextradingservice AG (23.12.2010)
» Forexyard (23.09.2009)
» Forst Finance AG (04.05.2009)
» Freeman International (07.06.2010)
» FXTSwiss (21.09.2009)
» Gemeinnützige Baugenossenschaft Helvetica e.G. (28.06.2010)
» Geneva Financial Commission GeFin (20.09.2010)
» Geneva Mercantile Exchange (GMEX) (10.11.2010)
» Genfer Kreditanstalt (05.11.2010)
» Genfer Kreditanstalt Maximilian Graf Inc. (13.09.2010)
» Global Foreign Exchange (Switzerland) AG (17.02.2009)
» Global Pension Plan (03.09.2009)
» Gordon Marks Capital (21.07.2010)
» GrandSlam AM Services AG (14.06.2010)
» GRP Finance Holding Group Limited (16.08.2010)
» GTO Gap Trading Online (29.07.2009)
» Gulf Oil Exploration Inc. (Gulf Oil Exploration (Anguilla) Ltd.) (03.02.2010)
» Hamilton Associates A.G. (12.05.2009)
» HBW-Finanz AG (04.06.2009)
» Hentsch & Müller S.A. (05.11.2009)
» IAZ & Partners (22.12.2009)
» IFS International Financial Services Inc., Las Vegas (25.03.2009)
» Imperia Invest IBC (14.04.2010)
» Inter Credit Group, Kiev (24.02.2009)
» Interbank Asset Management Group AG / InterBank AG (30.04.2009)
» Interbank Investment Funds Corp (22.06.2010)
» Intercontinental Financial Developments Plc. (24.08.2009)
» Intertrade Investment (14.02.2011)
» Investment Suisse / Investment Suisse S.A. (03.03.2010)
» Investor Relations Corp. ('IRC') (15.05.2009)
» ISR Management & Consulting Ltd (19.11.2009)
» Jefferies Associates Group (15.01.2010)
» Kadumah AG (23.11.2010)
» Kanat finance (22.06.2010)
» KCP Bank (14.10.2009)
» Kirkland Lee (24.03.2009)
» Kutag Capital Partners AG (15.12.2009)
» Kutag Group (02.07.2009)
» Lange Vermögensberatung GmbH (18.03.2010)
» Locstein Asset Management AG (19.04.2010)
» Malmsbury, Harrington and Seaford (04.03.2010)
» Matterhorn International (17.02.2009)
» MCC Mariaux Chèvre & Cie (17.08.2009)
» MCC Swiss Bank SA (18.10.2010)
» Mercaforex, Silver Holdings International Ltd. (13.01.2010)
» Mercury Forex Investments Assets Ltd. (03.12.2009)
» MonMach Marine Insurance Company Ltd. (06.04.2009)
» Montague Private Equity Partners Ltd (23.11.2010)
» Neuburg Financial AG (19.05.2009)
» Noble Advisory Group (06.07.2009)
» Pacon Capital S.A. (24.08.2009)
» Polaris Trading Partners (18.11.2010)
» Private Equity Capital Group (06.11.2009)
» Progress Mining Corp. LTD (18.10.2010)
» Protected International Inc. (14.01.2010)
» Purely Penny Stocks (18.01.2011)
» Quantum Asset Management (21.01.2010)
» Ranston Ltd. (14.10.2009)
» Ruluso Holding Ltd. (23.07.2009)
» S.B.E. Bank (12.04.2010)
» Saxonia Sparkasse Inc. (06.04.2009)
» SBC Swiss Bank Control (21.07.2010)
» SCT Bank, Ltd. (21.04.2010)
» Secure Trust Companies (05.11.2010)
» SFP Private Banking (25.02.2009)
» SFR AG (Swiss Finance Research AG) (26.11.2009)
» Sigma Trading Limited (15.04.2009)
» Skyline Advisory Group (17.02.2009)
» Sophisticated Investor, Inc. (18.09.2009)
» SP Trade Investment Capital Ltd. / SP Trader Fund (10.07.2009)
» Sterling Asset Management AG (04.05.2010)
» Stonehard Consulting d.o.o. (09.11.2009)
» Suisse Life Securities (Suisse) (04.05.2009)
» Summit Holdings (24.01.2011)
» Swiss Agricole Asset Management (23.12.2009)
» Swiss Bellair Bank (08.04.2010)
» swiss capital assets (16.07.2009)
» Swiss Finance Research AG (18.09.2009)
» Swiss Futures Trading Commission (26.07.2010)
» Swiss Group & Partner (05.10.2010)
» Swiss Key Equity Consult AG (24.06.2009)
» Swiss Siam Investment Club (12.04.2010)
» Swissridge International Corp. (16.02.2010)
» Switzerland Investment Group (26.11.2009)
» The Crown Group CH (21.04.2010)
» Thomas Moore (21.09.2009)
» Tradewaves Asset Management S.A. (07.06.2010)
» Turner Mayfield Advisory A.G. (31.03.2009)
» Unispar Banque PLC (01.02.2010)
» UVB Banco ZRT (01.02.2011)
» VanFunds / Vandior Inc. (23.09.2009)
» Ventana Biotech Inc. (18.09.2009)
» Vincy Options S.A. (10.11.2010)
» Wal Capital S.A. (09.12.2010)
» Weissman Commodities (06.09.2010)
» Weyhill Establishments (04.01.2010)
» William Smith Partners (10.03.2010)
» Woodbridge Business Corp. (19.05.2009)
» Zinnwald Financiers (23.06.2009)
» Zucomex The Zurich Commodities Exchange (05.11.2009)
» Zurich Capital Gruppe (25.01.2010)
» Zurich Direct (12.05.2010)

Warning against Everest Asset Management

Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) has today published this statement in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. Everest Asset Management is not authorised by Finansinspektionen and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. Finansinspektionen has not received any notification of cross-border activities from other EES countries.

Everest Asset Management has a website (www.everestam.com) using the following address: Rämistrasse 8, P.O. Box 659, CH-8024 Zürich.

Everest Asset Management’s representatives contact investors in Sweden through unsolicited telephone calls.

To find out whether a company or individual is authorised, check Finansinspektionen's website at: www.fi.se under "Authorisation".

21 December 2010

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns against Vivant Financial S.A.

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns the public of the activities of an entity named Vivant Financial S.A., which claims to be established in Luxembourg.

According to the information available to the CSSF, this entity attempts to collect funds from investors for so-called "life-settlement" transactions.

The CSSF informs the public that Vivant Financial S.A. is not under the prudential supervision of the CSSF and has not been granted the required authorisation to offer such services in or from Luxembourg.

Luxembourg, 21 January 2011

Finanstilsynet (The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) warns against Bellview Financial

Finanstilsynet has been informed that Bellview Financial (address: Riviera Minami Aoyama Building, 4F, Tokyo 107-0062) has approached Norwegian investors offering investment services. The company also offers services from a website bellviewfinancial.com.

Finanstilsynet wishes to make it clear that Bellview Financial is not authorised to provide investment services in Norway, and therefore lacks the licence required under Norwegian law. The company is consequently not subject to Finanstilsynet’s supervisory oversight, nor has Finanstilsynet approved the services offered by the company. Finanstilsynet therefore recommends investors not to enter into agreements with or transfer assets to Bellview Financial.

Finanstilsynet's registry (www.finanstilsynet.no/registry) gives details of all companies authorised to offer investment services in Norway. A list (not complete) of companies operating in the market without a licence can be found on Finanstilsynet's website (www.finanstilsynet.no/markedsadvarsler/).

Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) warns against Black Rose Financial

Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) has today published this statement in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. Black Rose Financial is not authorised by Finansinspektionen and is therefore not entitled to provide financial services. Finansinspektionen has not received any notification of cross-border activities from other EES countries.

Black Rose Financial has a website (www.blackrosefinancial.com) using the following address: Badenerstrasse 176, P.O. Box, 8026 Zurich 4.

Black Rose Financial's representatives contact investors in Sweden through unsolicited telephone calls.

To find out whether a company or individual is authorised, check Finans-inspektionen's website at: www.fi.se under "Authorisation".