Cyprus Regulator Withdraws License of FXBFI Broker amid Compliance Issues

<p>The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has
announced its decision to withdraw the CIF license of FXBFI Broker Financial Invest
Ltd. This decision followed a series of enforcement actions against the company
in the recent past. </p><p>In June, CySEC took action against FXBFI for alleged lapses
in adhering to anti-money laundering and terror financing prevention
requirements. The regulatory body found that the company had failed to
implement adequate policies, controls, and procedures to mitigate and manage
the risks associated with money laundering and terrorism financing. The fine was imposed against FXBFI, which operated
101investing after the latter disappeared from the financial landscape.</p><p>CySEC's Fine against FXBFI</p><p><a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/operator-of-closed-cfds-broker-101investing-fined-50k-by-cysec/">In its notice</a>, CySEC pointed out: "The Company did not
apply adequate and appropriate policies, controls, and procedures, so as to
mitigate and manage the risks of <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/m/money-laundering/">money laundering</a> and terrorist financing
effectively, in relation to the detailed examination of each transaction which
by its nature may be considered to be particularly vulnerable to be associated
with money laundering offenses or terrorist financing." </p><p>

This was not the first time FXBFI has found itself in trouble concerning CySEC's regulations. In October of the previous year, the
brokerage operator had to <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/binary-options/brokers/fxbfi-broker-pays-150k-to-cysec-for-settle-possible-violations/" target="_blank" rel="follow">pay €150,000 to settle potential violations</a> of
Cyprus' financial regulations. The investigation also probed into <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/c/compliance/">compliance</a>
regarding client reporting and remuneration.</p><p>Resolution of Alleged Violations</p><p>In its official statement, <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/cysec/" target="_blank" rel="follow">CySEC</a> announced: "A
settlement has been reached with the CIF FXBFI Broker Financial Invest Ltd for
possible violations of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated
Markets Law of 2017 and the Directive of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange
Commission for the Prudential Supervision of Investment Services Firms."</p><p>101investing, under FXBFI's operation, held the Cyprus Investment
Firm (CFI) license, that enabled it to offer trading services across the European
Economic Area (EEA). However, following the UK's exit from the European Union,
the broker ceased providing services in the region.</p><p>CySEC's registry revealed that FXBFI obtained its
operational license in September 2016. However, it had voluntarily surrendered
this authorization and was under regulatory scrutiny.</p>

This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.