Last week, a suspicious website with the domain name www.marshallwace-am.com was blacklisted by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The company, which does not have a relevant licence in Hong Kong, is suspected of being or having been marketing to Hong Kong investors or claiming to have links with Hong Kong. The details are as follows:

Global regulatory information summary: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and other agencies have updated warnings

Web site: www.marshallwace-am.com

Category: Suspicious sites

Note: This website is not affiliated with Marshall Wace Asia LIMITED, an SFC licensed company

* Suspicious website operators often use names similar to those of legitimate companies, confusing investors.

Global regulatory information summary: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and other agencies have updated warnings

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has also updated its latest Investor Alert List, which includes a new company with the following details:

Entity name: Van Simmel Grou

Web site: www.vansimmel.com

New Zealand's Financial regulator (FMA) last week advised investors to exercise caution before dealing with the Crypto Currency Trading Group. The FMA considers the entity to be fraudulent and that it is actively seeking to provide financial services to New Zealand retail investors.

In addition, the regulatory authority highlighted that Crypto Currency Trading Group may be in contravention of the Financial Market Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) by operating by proactively contacting and offering people to trade or purchase financial products.

Specific information is as follows:

Entity name: Crypto Currency Trading Group.

Web site: www.cctg.io

Tel: +85258031146; + 442038856183

The Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Industry (CSSF) recently issued a warning on its website to alert the public to the activities of an entity called "DaxKapital". The entity offers investment services on the website www.daxkapital.com and claims to be incorporated at 5 Heienhaff, 1736 Sennengerbierg Luxembourg.

The CSSF informed the public that the entity, DaxKapital, is not regulated by the CSSF and is not authorized in any way to provide investment services or other financial services in or from Luxembourg.