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Technische Isolierung Schweiz GmbH: Public Warning

September 1, 2020
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.

SAS aquisition & sales AG: Public Warning

September 1, 2020
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.

Walter Hans-Uwe Gebhardt: Unlicensed Activity

June 15, 2020
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.

Elektronik Service AG: Public Warning

June 3, 2020
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..

Flat Innovations AG: Public Warning

May 20, 2020
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.

HC Invest Group SA: Public Warning

April 24, 2020
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.

BlackLight SA: Public Warning

April 9, 2020
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.

KlickDeals GmbH: Public Warning

March 19, 2020
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.

Kurt Albert Breit: Final Ruling

March 9, 2020
Final Ruling by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Kurt Albert Breit, a citizen of Germany.

ROX Capital AG: Public Warning

January 29, 2020
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

Green Capital Group SA: Public Warning

January 27, 2020
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.

UMC Tosca d‘Oro Schweiz GmbH et al: Regulatory Supervision

January 22, 2020
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.

Samuray Consulting AG: Public Warning

December 19, 2019
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.

Lescovex Exchange SA: Public Warning

December 18, 2019
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.

SASuisse Group GmbH: Regulatory Supervision

December 17, 2019
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.

BrokerGroup AG: Regulatory Supervision

December 17, 2019
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.

All-Finanz-Regulierung GmbH: Public Warning

December 11, 2019
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.

Best Plan Sàrl: Public Warning

November 5, 2019
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.

Spiral Global Trade Solutions AG: Public Warning

September 27, 2019
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.

Holtzbrinck Schweiz AG: Supervision

September 17, 2019
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.

Vista Holding Group AG: Warning

September 16, 2019
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Vista Holding Group AG, which is headed by Karl Heinrich Gasser, of Zurich.

Global Trade Solutions AG: Supervision

September 10, 2019
Public Announcement by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that cryptocurrency firm Global Trade Solutions AG was "Subject to supervision".

SEK Capital SA: Public Warning

August 22, 2019
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.

Swiss Global Investments Sàrl: Public Warning

August 2, 2019
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.

eCharge.io AG: Public Warning

July 25, 2019
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.

LAPO BC AG: Public Warning

May 28, 2019
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding LAPO BC AG.

Tycoon69 AG: Supervision

May 28, 2019
Notice of Supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Tycoon69 AG, which describes itself as a network for Initial Coin Offerings.

envion AG: ‘Illegal Activity’

March 27, 2019
Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding "illegal activity" of cryptocurrency mining firm envion AG.

Bobby Gill: Cease & Desist

March 7, 2019
Cease and Desist Order by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Bobby Gill, of the United Kingdom.

IB Life Ltd.: Warning

February 22, 2019
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding IB Life Ltd.

Swiss Fintech Development AG: Warning

February 11, 2019
Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority against Zug-domiciled Swiss Fintech Development AG, whose "Team" is identified on its website as Tibor Muller, Jose Luis Fernandez, Christian Hoffmann, Raban Funk, and Daniel Schmutz, and which offers the "Swisscoin" cryptocurrency.

envion AG: Enforcement Proceedings

July 26, 2018
Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding "enforcement proceedings" against envion AG.

Global Invest Switzerland AG

December 21, 2011
Global Invest Switzerland AG - Unauthorised institutions (black list) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

Carbon Advisory Council

December 15, 2011
Carbon Advisory Council - Unauthorised institutions (black list) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

Carter Litwin Inc.

December 15, 2011
Carter Litwin, Inc. - Unauthorised institutions (black list) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

Swiss Fidelity Investment AG

December 15, 2011
Swiss Fidelity Investment AG - Unauthorised institutions (black list) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

BOZ Bank of Zurich

December 7, 2011
BOZ Bank of Zurich - Unauthorised institutions (black list) - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority