WikiFX report: BitForex And Alpari Put On Caution List By Malaysia’s Securities Commission

The Securities Commission (SC) stands as the financial regulator of Malaysia, and gave out a statement today. This statement is in regard that Alpari Trading Malaysia, as well as Alpari International, do not have authorizations to operate within the country. As such, the SC has put the global FX broker on its caution list of unlicensed companies.

Denouncing Alpari

Throughout the past two years, Alpari, a retail forex broker, has closed its business in various countries for various reasons. Back in 2019, the central bank of Russia opted to strip the regulatory licenses off of several local retail FX exchanges. Ever since, the Russian arm of Alpari has ceased all activity.

Back in 2018, Alpari had closed down its Belize subsidiary voluntarily, and moved its clients to its Grenadines and Saint Vincent subsidiaries.

BitForex And Others Added To Blacklist

The SC has also opted to blacklist BitForex, a cryptocurrency exchange, doing so alongside ten websites. This is for operating various investment services, even though these entities do not hold any sort of legal authorization to do business within Malaysia at large. BitForex stands as being incorporated in Seychelles, and is based out of Hong Kong.

Due to their natures, the SC is advising the citizens of Malaysia not to use the services these individuals or companies provide, nor should they make an investment within it. The simple fact is that these entities are neither approved nor licensed by the Securities Commission, and these groups have opted to not seek regulatory approval before doing business in a country they know well they shouldnt be allowed to.

As for the exact details, 11 new names of persons and entities were added to the blacklist. These names are: Alpari International/Alpari Trading Malaysia, BitForex, ICGXE, Azzad Islamic Investment, Ikhlas Exclusive, Rise-Market/Rise Marketing & Consultant Sdn Bhd, World Trade Center Investment/World Trade Center (M) Sdn Bhd, Triumph International/Triumph Investment Malaysia, Gold Hijab Investment Group, Al-Esbah General Trading Co, as well as Royal Win Trade.

Hard At Work Trying To Keep Everything Legal

Back in July, the SC had issued out similar warnings against big names like eToro and Binance, as well as FintechFX and OctaFX. The regulator stated that these platforms dont have the authorization to operate within their countries, and are subsequently not subject to the regulatory oversight of the SC.

Should any individual take part in regulated activities without valid registration or licensing from the SC, that individual is breaking the Capital Markets and Services Act of 2007. Should one of these individuals be convicted, they will face fines and a prison sentence of up to ten years.