Switzerland

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Swiss Business Company GmbH is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Dynamic Capital Group AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Swiss International Asset Management AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Hyperrr.com GmbH is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that MGI Capital (Suisse) AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Aspen Asset Management AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has ordered Hans-Peter Metzler, a citizen of Austria, not to engage in financial activity for which a license is required, particularly the acceptance of deposits from the public.

Public Notice by Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has appointed a supervisor (Grossenbacher Rechtsanwälte AG) to investigate the activities of Swiss International Commodity AG.

Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it found "market manipulation and violations of disclosure obligations" by Blackstone Resources AG and an unidentified director.

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has appointed a "Mandated Investigator" for Dohrnii Stiftung, which claims on its website at dohrnii.io to be "a digital ecosystem" that offers "education and tools" for investors in cryptocurrency.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Pricon Privat-Consult AG is suspected of "conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has order Humbert Guido Zampieri, a citizen of Germany, to stop conducting financial business that requires a license.

Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $9 million on S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC for regulatory breaches involving Credit Suisse AG, of Switzerland.

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has issued a Cease and Desist order against Harold Burke, a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has issued a Cease and Desist order against Claude Rebetez, of Switzerland.

Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has "opened enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse after the bank suffered significant losses in connection with a US hedge fund ("Archegos")" and "opened proceedings against the bank in the context of the 'Greensill' case in March 2021".

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has appointed a "Mandatory Investigator" for Zubus GmbH.

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has appointed a supervisor for Symrock AG. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss corporate register, the sole director of Symrock AG is identified as Hans-Uwe Gebhardt, a citizen of Germany, while on its website at www.srag.eu and in promotional material, the company's "Management" is identified as Guido Zampieri, "Founder, CEO"; Viktoria Baumgartner, "Sales Director, Int.", and Gottfried Feyen, "Founder, CFO", and the company is described as "a dynamic growing group of companies operate in renewable energy, gas exploration and asset investment".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Sutev AG is suspected of "conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Swiss Commercial Registry showed that the sole director of Sutev AG is Diego Andre Tanner, of Zurich, Switzerland, while a former director is Alexey Babkin, a citizen of Russia.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that RA Solar Technologie Investment GmbH is suspected of "conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Swiss Commercial Registry showed that the sole "partner and manager" of Technische Isolierung Schweiz GmbH is Tamás Hodel, while resigned representatives include Yücel Yüce. On its website at rainvestmentgmbh.com, it is stated that: "RA Solar Technologie Investment GmbH offers Fresh Cut Cash Backed (BG) Bank Guarantee and (SBLC) Standby Letter of Credit issued with HSBC Bank plc."

Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has "initiated enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse" following the completion of an "auditor's investigation".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Technische Isolierung Schweiz GmbH is suspected of "conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Swiss Commercial Registry showed that the "partner and manager" of Technische Isolierung Schweiz GmbH is Sven Forster, a citizen of Germany, while resigned representatives include Dirk Essinger, a citizen of Germany, and Adrian Kaiser.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that SAS aquisition & sales AG is suspected of "conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Swiss Commercial Registry showed that the authorized representative of SAS aquisition & sales AG is Michael Ciuret, a citizen of France, while former representatives include Eric Glatt, a citizen of Germany, and Jean-Pierre Laurent.

Final Ruling by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Walter Hans-Uwe Gebhardt, a citizen of Germany.

Cease and Desist Order by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority against Walter Hans-Uwe Gebhardt, described as a 75-year-old citizen of Germany, to refrain from unlicensed activity.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Elektronik Service AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Registry, Elektronik Service AG does not currently have any authorized representatives. Previous members include Samuel Walch, of Zurich, and Wolfgang Pischl, described as a citizen of Austria..

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Flat Innovations AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Registry, Flat Innovations AG, was previously called RS Management Group AG and its sole member is identified as Rolf Schwab. On its website at www.flatmining.com, the company is described as a provider of "Hosted Cloud Mining" services that allows each client to become "a digital gold digger" and "is the most straightforward way for private investors to mine cryptocurrencies". Ownership of the domain name is concealed using a privacy service.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervision Authority regarding HC Invest Group SA, which is suspected of "conducting unauthorized activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Register, the sole director of HC Invest Group SA was identified as Dominique Genier. Previous directors include Christophe Beaufaron and Hugo Serra dos Reis Ranito.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervision Authority regarding BlackLight SA, which is suspected of "conducting unauthorized activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Register, the management of BlackLight SA was identified as Kenneth Ciapala and Anthony Killarney, who appear to be citizens of the United Kingdom. Ciapala and BlackLight SA were criminally indicted for alleged securities fraud and money laundering at federal court in Manhattan on December 5, 2019 and were also both accused of securities fraud in two separate complaints filed at the same court by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2020. In one of the actions, Killarney was one of several co-defendants. All three cases are ongoing.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding KlickDeals GmbH, which is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in filings with the Swiss Commercial Registry, KlickDeals GmbH's Managing Director and shareholder is identified as Habteyesus Hailemelekot, of Eritrea, having taken over from previous MD and shareholder Katerina Atanasova, of Bulgaria, in 2017.

Final Ruling by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Kurt Albert Breit, a citizen of Germany.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding ROX Capital AG, formerly known as Algovia AG, which is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, on its website at www.roxcapital.io, ROX Capital AG offers a "Stable Coin" and a "Decentralised Token Exchange" and, in filings with the Swiss Commercial Registry, the company's directors are identified as Aleksei Liakhovnenko and Anton Katin, both of Russia, while previous directors are identified as Reto Daniel Winkler, of Switzerland; Günther Weber, a citizen of Germany, and Vladimir Helber, a citizen of Germany

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Green Capital Group SA, which is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Registry, the authorized representative of Green Capital Group SA is Marc-André Leuthold, of Genève. In his LinkedIn, Alexander Viljamaa identifies himself as the "owner" of the company. On its website at https://www.greencapitalgroup.eu/, Green Capital Group offers several dubious investment schemes, including those with purported returns of 3% per month and 15% per year. Update: FINMA later removed its warning against Green Capital Group SA from FINMA's website. No explanation was given publicly.

Public Notices by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority announcing that UMC Tosca d'Oro Schweiz GmbH, UMC Change und Wechselstube GmbH, and CandyToys AG have all been placed under regulatory supervision. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert showed that, in the Swiss Commercial Register, Alex Ugolini is disclosed as a director of all three companies, while Uwe Singer is disclosed as a member of CandyToys.

Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority announcing the appointment of an "independent investigating auditor" for Credit Suisse.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Samuray Consulting AG, whose corporate filings in Switzerland show that its principal is Burhan Samuray, of Berlin, Germany.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Lescovex Exchange SA, a cryptocurrency exchange whose corporate records in Switzerland show that its principal is Vicent Nos Ripolles, a citizen of Spain.

Public Announcement by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that SASuisse Group GmbH is "subject to supervision". Editor's Note: The Commercial Register in Switzerland shows that the principal of SASuisse Group GmbH is Khalid Echaara Martin, a citizen of Spain, while the firm's website indicates it is, among other things, a Bitcoin dealer.

Public Announcement by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that BrokerGroup AG is "subject to supervision". Editor's Note: The Commercial Register in Switzerland shows that the principal of BrokerGroup AG is Cristian Marco Gomez, a citizen of Spain.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding suspected unauthorized activities by All-Finanz-Regulierung GmbH, a company based and domiciled in Diepoldsau, St. Gallen, Switzerland whose corporate records filed with the Swiss Federal Registry of Commerce identify the firm's shareholder as Syncon GmbH and Managing Director as René Diener.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding suspected "unauthorized activities" by Best Plan Sàrl, a Montreux, Switzerland-domiciled financial services consultant whose corporate records filed with the Swiss Federal Registry of Commerce show that the firm's principals and shareholders have included Jonathan Schneiter and Royal Asset Management SA, the latter of which is a Lausanne, Switzerland-domiciled firm whose principal is identified in corporate filings as Jeff Van Rooyen, of Belgium.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Spiral Global Trade Solutions AG, a cryptocurrency firm whose directors, according to corporate filings in Switzerland, have included Reginald Fowler, a citizen of the United States, and Frank Jörg Hakenjos, of Switzerland, and which is suspected of involvement in the alleged disappearance of $850 million from Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange that is owned by British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based iFinex Inc.

Report by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding the "false disclosure" by HNA Group Co. Ltd., of China, of its beneficial owners, specifically the omission of Feng Chen and Jian Wang.

Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding China-based HNA Group Ltd.'s "false reporting" of its beneficial owners during its acquisition of Dufry AG, a Switzerland-based, publicly-listed, travel retailer.

Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority announcing the "Supervision" of self-described venture capital firm Holtzbrinck Schweiz AG, which is headed by Harold Max Burke, a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Vista Holding Group AG, which is headed by Karl Heinrich Gasser, of Zurich.

Public Announcement by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that cryptocurrency firm Global Trade Solutions AG was "Subject to supervision".

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding SEK Capital SA, which is operated by Kerstin Moleman, a citizen of Germany, and Simone Rastelli, a citizen of Italy.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Swiss Global Investments Sàrl, which is owned by Kavmon Limited, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, evidently owned by or affiliated with Paul Kavanagh, a citizen of Ireland apparently residing in France, and Stuart Hamon, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and which claims on its website at www.swissglobalgroup.com to have offices in Geneva and Dubai.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority about "unauthorized activities" by cryptocurrency firm eCharge.io AG, whose 'Founders' on its website are identified as Markus Dold, of Germany; Dariia Manovytska, of Ukraine, and Holger Czesnat, of Germany.