The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published warnings to consumers about four trading companies that are not authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Greenfield Securities, Eventus Consultancy JLT (trading as Eventus Alternatives), Hanover Associates Financial Services AG (www.hanover-associates.com), and Bforex (www.bforex.com) are not authorised by the FCA. None of the companies have been accused of any wrongdoing by the regulator, however consumers who use them would have no recourse to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme or the Financial Ombudsman Service if they were unhappy with the outcome of their services. In the note about Greenfield Securities, the FCA states it believes it "may be targeting UK consumers". The ...
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