Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has suspended the license of Indication Investments Ltd. for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Indication Investments Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on July 26th, 2011 and its directors are Thomas Xydas, Viacheslav Aleksandrovich Taran, Andrei Nikolaev, Alexey Trifonov, and Giorgos Stylianou.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €1,000 on Alkis Aloneftis for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited has paid €70,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited was incorporated in Cyprus on February 19th, 2013 and its directors are Anastasia Evripidou and Katina Papanikolaou.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that it has suspended the license of Depaho Ltd. for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Depaho Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on August 11th, 2011 and its directors are Hananel Levi, Charalampos Hatziokonomou, Aida Rizk, Petros Nakouzi, Neda Herodotou, and Marios Economou. On the company's website at www.depaho.eu, it is stated that Depaho Ltd. "operates under the brand names GTCM, FXGM and TradeApp" and, apart from Cyprus, "is also authorized by the South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority".

Public Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that the Administrative Court upheld a decision by CySEC to impose a fine of €430,000 on Christos Stylianides for regulatory breaches involving "the Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co. Ltd.'s investment in Greek Government Bonds".

Public Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that the Administrative Court upheld a decision by CySEC to impose a fine of €35,000 on Vasilios Theocharakis for a regulatory breach involving "the Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co. Ltd.'s investment in Greek Government Bonds".

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €160,000 on Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd. for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on December 6th, 2007, is in the process of being struck off, to which an objection has been made and that its directors are Aleksandar Krtinic, of Serbia; Ljiljana Dragicevic, of Montenegro; Petar Gazivoda, of Cyprus; Dusko Knezevic, a citizen of Montenegro, and Zinon Ypsaridis.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission that it has temporarily disqualified Petar Gazivoda, of Cyprus; Dusko Knezevic, of Montenegro; Aleksandar Krtinic, of Serbia, and Ljiljana Dragicevic, of Montenegro, "from exercising professional activity related to the financial sector" for conduct regarding Cyprus-based investment firm Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that "executive Board Members" Konstantin Yasnov, Vladimir Zalogin, and Ekaterina Zalogina have paid €100,000 to settle a regulatory investigation into Prior Capital Cy Ltd.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that TeleTrade-DJ International Consulting Ltd., whose website states that it operates as an investment firm and forex broker, has paid €120.000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that TeleTrade-DJ International Consulting Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on September 1st, 2010 and its directors are Nikolas Leventis, Inna Leonova, Giannakis Georgiou, and Giorgos Konstantinidis.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that VPR Safe Financial Group Limited has paid €100,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that VPR Safe Financial Group Limited was incorporated in Cyprus on May 13th, 2013 and its directors are Kostas Leonida, Andreas Kolonas, Agamemnon Ioannides, Yael Kleinman, and George Skordis.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that X Global Markets Ltd. has paid €50,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that X Global Markets Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on August 8th, 2011 and its directors are Alexander Eliades, Stavros Petrakidis, Panagiotis Damianou, Ali Dbouk, Samir Dbouk, and Wael Dergham, while the LinkedIn profile of Hadi Zaarour describes him as X Global Markets' "Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer & AML".

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed fines on Cyprus Trading Corporation Plc, Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties Plc, Ermes Department Stores Plc, KDM Shipping Public Ltd., Liberty Life Insurance Public Company Ltd., Aias Investment Public Ltd., Harvest Capital Management Public Ltd., Rolandos Enterprises Public Ltd., Regallia Holdings & Investments Public Ltd., Isxis Investment Public Ltd., Exelixi Investment Public Ltd., A.L. Prochoice Group Public Ltd., and CPI Holdings Public Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Maxigrid Limited has paid €75,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Maxigrid Limited, formerly known as AGM Markets Ltd., was incorporated in Cyprus on July 2nd, 2010 and its directors are Katerina Papanikolaou, Jekaterina Pedosa, and Roy Almagor, who appears to be a citizen of Israel.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Goldenburg Group Limited has paid €270,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Goldenburg Group Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on January 7th, 2014 and its directors are Matej Homola, Antonis Christoforou, Antreas Sieritis, Christos Avgoustinos, Ivor Lehotan, and Marinos Charalampous.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Hoch Capital Ltd. has paid €260,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Hoch Capital Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on September 7th, 2012 and its sole director is Hamza Javaid. On Hoch Capital's website at hochcapital.com, it is currently stated that: "This is to inform you that Hoch Capital Ltd decided to terminate its activities by voluntarily requesting the renouncement of its license as a Cyprus Investment Firm."

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €5,000 on ITS Interactive Trust Services Cyprus Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

Public Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Maxiflex Ltd. has paid €370,000 to settle a regulatory investigation. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Maxiflex Ltd., which trades as EuropeFX, was incorporated in Cyprus on December 6th, 2013 and its directors are Kith Tzon Ioakeim, Marios Oikonomidis, Roy Almagor, Giorgos Ioulianos, and Ioannis Papapetrou.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €5,000 on Feldmans Management (Overseas) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €46,000 on FinTailor Investments Ltd. for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in corporate filings on July 21st and October 29th, 2020, respectively, FinTailor Investments Limited identified its sole shareholder as Alkis Aloneftis, of Cyprus, and its directors as Alkis Aloneftis, Constantinos Hadjimiltis, also of Cyprus, and Dmitry Blokhin, a citizen of Russia, while the company's website at www.fintailor.com identified its "Board of Directors" as Kirill Lyushinskiy, "Managing Director"; Natalia Sorokina, "Independent Non-Executive Director", and Constantinos Hadjimiltis, "Independent Non-Executive Director".

Board Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that Key Way Investments Ltd. has agreed to pay €120,000 to settle an action for "possible violations" of regulations. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Key West Investments Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on March 4th, 2015, its directors are Wasim Zayed, Christina Koullapi, Loukas Kousios, Pavlos Iosifidis, Thomas Xydas, and Constantin Octavian Patrascu, and its secretary is PMG Islandserve Nominees Limited.

Board Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that a settlement in the amount of €270,000 has been reached with Royal Forex Ltd. "for possible violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Royal Forex Limited was incorporated on October 10th, 2014, its directors are Pavel Siampanov, Christos Spanos, Andreas Samatas, Marios Naziris, and Giorgos Cheimonidis, and its secretary is Dilea Secretarial Limited.

Public Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Depaho Limited has agreed to pay €270,000 to settle an action for "possible" regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that the directors of Depaho Limited are identified as Aida Rizk, Petros Nakouzi, Neda Herodotou, and Marios Economy.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm authorization of UGL Exchange Ltd.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend the license of Hoch Capital Ltd. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies, the directors of Hoch Capital Ltd. are identified as Rodion Rahnayev, Eleni Michailidou, Christodoulos Christodoulou, and Chrysoula Kitti Savva and the secretary as Dilea Secretarial Limited.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to partially suspend the license of Magnum FX (Cyprus) Ltd. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies, the directors of Magnum FX (Cyprus) Ltd. are identified as Andreas Matsas, George Miltiadou, Diana Jomantaite-Theocharous, Eliahu Eliron Shirazi, and Antonios Antoniou, and the secretary as Trea Secretarial Limited.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend the license of Rodeler Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies, the directors of Rodeler Limited are identified as Uzi Baruch, Kfir Cohen, Charalampos Georgakis, Ioannis Assiotis, and Dimitrios Leontis, and the secretary as Stella Stylianou.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to partially suspend the license of F1Markets Ltd.

Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that Indication Investments Ltd. paid €160,000 to settle "possible violations of its regulatory obligations". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in records kept by the Department of Registrar of Companies, the directors of Indication Investments Ltd. are identified as Thomas Xydas, Viacheslav Aleksandrovich Taran, Andrei Nikolaev, Alexey Trifonov, Giorgos Stylianou, and Michalis Kyriakidis.

Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed sanctions on Yaroslav Martynenko and Evgenios Martinides regarding PFX Financial Professional Ltd.

Decision by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend the Cyprus Investment Firm license of Belight Capital Group Ltd. for suspected violations of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Lat of 2017. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Cyprus Registrar of Companies showed that Belight Capital Group Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus on July 22nd, 2015 and has the following directors: Robert Ryan Porter, Pavlos Iosifidis, Chrysanthos Anastasiadis, and Thomas Xydas. The company has a website at www.belightcapitalgroup.com, where it operates a forex trading platform. Robert Porter, 42, who is British and has an address in Covent Garden, London, England, formed a company called Belight Capital Group Limited in England and Wales on January 7th, 2020, of which he is the sole shareholder and director, according to Companies House filings.

Decision Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announcing the suspension of the Cyprus Investment Firm license of UGL Exchange Ltd. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in records kept by Cyprus' Registrar of Companies, UGL Exchange Ltd. was incorporated on April 8th, 2016 and its sole director is identified as Jian He. On its website at www.uglexchange.com, the company is described as a "Forex broker".

Announcement by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission of a settlement with Banc De Binary Ltd.

Announce by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission of an administrative fine against Milena Valentinova Christofide.