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Federal Financial Supervisory Authority

Year 2002Regulated by Government

Prior to 2002, in Germany the regulation of the financial industry was undertaken by three separate agencies. In May 2002 BaFin was formed, following the passing of the Financial Services and Integration Act. The aim of the Act and the merging of the three agencies was to create one integrated financial regulator that would be able to cover all financial markets. The agencies that merged together were the Federal Banking Supervisory Office, the Federal Supervisory Office for Securities Trading, and the Federal Insurance Supervisory Office.BaFin was given further responsibility following the passing of the Banking Act in 2003 with the aim of increasing customer protection and improving the reputation of the German financial system. The extra powers included monitoring the credit-worthiness of financial institutions and collecting detailed information about them. This particular area of responsibility was shared with the Bundesbank. Currently, BaFin is experiencing a kind of transition, as the responsibility for banking supervision is being taken over by the European Central Bank.

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HOX Global

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Disclosure time 2022-09-22
Reason for punishment The company is not supervised by BaFin.

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BaFin investigates Trading Global (Hoxton), LTD

22.09.2022 | Topic Unauthorised business BaFin investigates Trading Global (Hoxton), LTD Trading Global (Hoxton), LTD establishes unsolicited contact with German customers and offers them the prospect of recuperating money lost from earlier online investments. On its website, hoxglobal.com, the company also offers asset management services to prospective customers. In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Trading Global (Hoxton), LTD, has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. The provider claims to have branches in Switzerland, Cyprus, Australia and Great Britain. Moreover, it claims to be registered with the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission; however, it is not possible to verify this registration. The information provided on the website hoxglobal.com and the information and documents available to BaFin give reasonable grounds to suspect that the website is being used to conduct banking business and/or provide financial services in Germany without the required authorisation. Companies that conduct banking business or provide financial services in Germany require authorisation under the KWG. However, some companies operate without the necessary authorisation. Information on whether a particular company has been granted authorisation by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies. BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) recommend that consumers seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand to avoid becoming the victim of fraud.

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2024-09-02

Notification of suspected criminal offence punishable under Article 178 of the Act on trading in financial instruments (engaging in activities in the field of trading in financial instruments without the required authorisation or power of attorney)