**Scamwatch**, an organization operated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), recently released a report stating that **investment scams in Australia are becoming ever more frequent**. In the mid of June, from 18/06/2018 to 24/06/2018, the **top scams that targeted Australians were investment schemes**. In the course of these fraudulent schemes, Australians reported lo...
Path: Blog... Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has expressed its opinion on cryptocurrency**, among the other topics raised by UK investors, in its Annual Review 2017/18. In the above-mentioned Review, the **Ombudsman classify cryptocurrency as other risky investments category** and noted the excessive volatility of cryptocurrency. Many activities relating to cryptocurrencies are not regulated. Investors...
Path: BlogIn October 2016 came into effect revised Four Laws in China that were promulgated and amended by National People’s Congress (NPC)to attract and encourage inbound foreign investments. Year by year, China keeps opening-up to the outside world and OFFSHORELICENSE keeps track of global trends observing the substantial moves of this important player on the international stage. This time to attract...
Path: Blog...e, experience and resources marking 2017 as the beginning of establishment of long-term reciprocal cooperation based on transparency and win-win solutions. Fr om September 9th to 11th the Offshorelicense Ltd participated in the 19th International investment and Finance Expo, one of China's largest financial expos that took place in Guangzhou, Import and Export Fair Complex (第十九届广州�...
Path: Blog... 2018. How will Gibraltar treat **virtual currencies**? First, sale, distribution and promotion of any kinds of tokens and coins which use blockchain technology will be subjected to the regulation. Consequently, new acts will contain rules about investments, secondary market activities and probably investment funds holding digital assets. Narrowing this information, legal regulation will co...
Path: Blog...ich Mauritius signed with other jurisdictions. Reason for this is that a GBC1 formation is developed, for tax purposes, to be resident in Mauritius. A business unit retaining a GBC1 license are able to participate any activity starting from simple investment holding, fund management, insurance to other non-banking financial services. Recently the legislation of Mauritius was amended. In accor...
Path: Blog...lot of benefits, but also brings forth a great number of risks and one of those being the money laundering risk, it is understandable why CySEC wants to get a better grasp of it. CySEC also noted that it wants to get a better understanding of new investment products and platforms that use blockchain. Specifically, the regulator wants to take count of the risks and benefits involved in using suc...
Path: Blog...ency has been in the financial space as both a threat and an innovation to the business and economic scene. Budget investors have been swayed by the virtual monetary device that offers anonymity, easy international transactions,and feasibility as an investment instrument. Its familiarity has bred numerous investors in the market. Their rising number has now been converted to the increased value...
Path: BlogOne of the top U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, **Coinbase Inc., has been granted the regulatory’s approval to acquire securities of several firms** – it is a great progress in legitimizing crypto investments and provisions of related services to public in a trustworthy way. Last month, the exchange announced that it intends to purchase three companies: (I) Keystone Capital Corp., (II) Venov...
Path: Blog**Steven Cohen, better known as the “Hedge Fund King”, recently has enter the crypto market.** Cohen through his venture capital firm, Cohen Private Ventures, made a significant investment in cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund Autonomous Partners, as was stated in the Fortune [article](http://fortune.com/2018/07/12/steven-cohens-bitcoin-crypto-autonomous-partners/){._blank} published on the 1...
Path: Blog...dIn profiles; (II) learn every aspect of the project’s whitepaper such as monetization, marketing strategy, scaling, etc.; (III) analyze the legal nature of your potential token (IV); consult with legal and financial advisors regarding your future investment. Given the above, investing in the cryptocurrency and ICO is a very painstaking and risky step, which must be approached as meticulousl...
Path: Blog...d different prohibitions and restrictions regarding the minimum age requirement to open an account with any financial services company, including a Forex brokerage, hardly anyone dares to discuss the upper age restriction when it comes to trading or investment. The are a lot of factors which contributed to this silence: (i) desire to be politically correct, (ii) fear of being accused of discrimina...
Path: Blog...of Bahamas (SCB) which will affect different aspects of securities laws. The following documents were published on the Commission official website: (i) **Due Diligence Refresher Policy**; (ii) **Reclassification and Downgrade of an Unrestricted investment Fund Administrator License**; (iii) **Regulatory Capital Calculation for Firms Managing and Advising on Securities Policy**. The first o...
Path: BlogIn 1976 the Abu Dhabi Government established an independent investment authority, which is called the **Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund**. Main task of this authority is performing investments on behalf of the emirate. Lately, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Fund’s Managing Director, announced that the authority is going to enter the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). **The ADGM is the l...
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Path: Licensing...pto Exchange setups may fall within the FCA’s regulatory boundaries depending on how they are structured, and it can only be decided case by case. Still, most Crypto Exchanges will fall outside the regulated area and will not involve any regulated investments under the relevant law. In other words, promoters involved in Crypto Exchanges are recommended to carefully consider whether their activit...
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