Belgium

The agreed settlement consists of the payment of 200,000 euros and the publication, by name, on the website of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. This news item was originally published by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA BE)....

The agreed settlement consists of the payment of 200,000 euros and the publication, by name, on the website of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. This news item was originally published by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA BE)....

The FSMA provides the sector with its vade-mecum containing various recommendations and expectations regarding the implementation of the product surveillance and governance (‘POG’) requirements for the themes ‘value for money’ and ‘exclusions’. These recommendations and expectations result from the findings of various control actions conducted by the FSMA into...

New European rules on sustainable finance have been in the making since 2019. They are gradually coming into force. The FSMA wishes to draw the insurance intermediaries’ attention to the sustainability rules that are or will be applicable to them. It has drawn up a document (available in Dutch...

The FSMA publishes its biennial report on supplementary pensions for employees covering the period 2020 and 2021. The report contains information on the sector-wide pension schemes, the pension schemes established by employers and the free supplementary pension for employees. This report is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch page. This news...

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of ARGENX, ISIN NL0010832176, on Euronext Brussels is reopened from 19/07/2023 at 09:00 CET following the publication of a press release. This news item was...

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of ARGENX, ISIN NL0010832176, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 18/07/2023 at 09:00 CET until the publication of a press release. This news item was...

One of the tasks entrusted to the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) is to combat unlawful activities in the area of financial investments. Since last July, it has been publishing a dashboard that provides statistics and an overview of the main trends regarding investment fraud. Today, it is...

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has published a new edition of its quarterly dashboard of Belgian public open-ended investment funds, generally referred to as investment funds. The overview presented in this dashboard covers the first quarter of the year 2023. This press release is not available in English. Please consult...

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Candela Invest, ISIN BE0974298300 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 04/07/2023 at 11:30 CET. This news item was originally published by the Financial Services...

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of unauthorized lenders who offer consumers fake credit. The FSMA has identified 47 new fraudulent lenders who offer fake credit to Belgian consumers via the internet. Consumers come into contact with such providers in a variety of ways: they...

The FSMA has noted that Binance is offering and providing exchange services in Belgium between virtual currencies and legal currencies, as well as custody wallet services, from countries that are not members of the European Economic Area. The FSMA has therefore ordered Binance to cease, with immediate effect, offering...