Fake Bondsterling Savings among 9 new FINMA, AMF Québec and FCA warnings
Recent regulator warnings have flagged 9 unauthorised financial entities across several jurisdictions. The British FCA issued a warning against fake Bondsterling Savings, which offers stocks and bonds without authorisation while cloning a licensed firm and falsely claiming FCA supervision.
Meanwhile, the Swiss regulator FINMA added six entities to its warning list, noting several unauthorized websites mimicking registered Swiss firms, including kanz-group.ch, MFD Investment SA, and agifinanz.com. Additionally, the AMF in Quebec alerted the public to unregistered crypto and derivative trading platforms, specifically Mininge and Bydfiaz.
⚠️ At a glance
- New entities on warning lists: 9
- Regulators: 🇨🇭 FINMA 6 · 🇨🇦 AMF Québec 2 · 🇬🇧 FCA 1
- Crypto offers: 2
- CFDs or forex: 1
- Clones and impersonators: 1
Key warnings of the day
Bondsterling Savings Ltd (clone) — FCA
The UK FCA warned against a clone operating as Bondsterling Savings Ltd, which impersonates an authorised firm and falsely claims FCA oversight. The entity offers stocks and bonds to the public without authorization.
Mininge — AMF Québec
AMF Québec issued a warning against MiningE Digital Mining Ltd., operating as Mininge and last located in Denver, Colorado. According to the regulator, it solicits investors with investment contracts, crypto assets, and CFDs without registration.
MFD Investment SA / mfdinvestment.com — FINMA
Swiss regulator FINMA added MFD Investment SA to its warning list. The authority specified that this entity has no connection to MFD Investment Holdings SA, which is officially registered in the Swiss Commercial Register.
Full list of warnings — October 31, 2026
🇨🇭 FINMA (Switzerland) — 6 warnings
kanz-group.ch
Was placed on FINMA's warning list, which noted that the website has no connection to KANZ Investment Services SA, a company officially entered in the Swiss Commercial Register.
- Websites: kanz-group.ch
- Warning date: Oct 28, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
TheWealthAscend / thewealthascend.net
Was added to FINMA's warning list for conducting financial activities in Switzerland without the required regulatory authorization.
- Websites: thewealthascend.net
- Warning date: Oct 28, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
Spacexfy Ltd. / spacexfy.ai
Subject to a public warning issued by the Swiss regulator FINMA for operating without the necessary authorization or commercial entry.
- Websites: spacexfy.ai
- Warning date: Oct 28, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
MFD Investment SA / mfdinvestment.com
Appears on FINMA's warning list, with the regulator clarifying that it has no relation to the registered Swiss firm MFD Investment Holdings SA.
- Websites: mfdinvestment.com
- Warning date: Oct 29, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
investvision-ag.com
Flagged by FINMA, which clarified that the website has no relationship with InvestVision AG, a company registered in the Swiss Commercial Register.
- Websites: investvision-ag.com
- Warning date: Oct 29, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
agifinanz.com
Listed on FINMA's warning register, with the watchdog stating it has no affiliation with the registered Swiss company Agi Finance SA.
- Websites: agifinanz.com
- Warning date: Oct 29, 2026 · Regulator notice FINMA
🇨🇦 AMF Québec (Canada (Quebec)) — 2 warnings
Bydfiaz
According to AMF Québec, solicits investors for crypto and digital asset services without being registered or authorized in Québec.
- Websites: bydfiaz.com
- Offering: crypto and digital assets
- Warning date: Oct 30, 2026 · Regulator notice AMF Québec
Mininge
According to AMF Québec, markets investment contracts, crypto assets, and forex or CFD derivatives without authorization or local registration.
- Company: MiningE Digital Mining Ltd.
- Websites: mininge.com
- Offering: investment contracts, CFDs, forex and other derivatives, crypto and digital assets, other products
- Warning date: Oct 30, 2026 · Regulator notice AMF Québec
🇬🇧 FCA (United Kingdom) — 1 warning
Bondsterling Savings Ltd (clone)
According to the FCA, offers stocks and bonds without authorisation while cloning an authorised firm and falsely claiming FCA regulation.
- Websites: bondsterling.co.uk
- Offering: stocks and bonds
- Claims to be regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
- Warning date: Oct 27, 2026 · Regulator notice FCA
🛡️ How to protect yourself
- Before you deposit money, check the broker’s licence in the regulator’s register — our guide on how to verify a broker’s licence walks you through it.
- Watch out for names that closely mimic well-known firms — clones copy the logos, addresses and licence numbers of genuine brokers.
- Never install remote-desktop apps or share SMS codes with anyone who offers to “help you invest”.
- Search the full database on our warning list, and compare vetted brokers in our forex broker ranking.
Data source: IOSCO I-SCAN (International Securities and Commodities Alerts Network) and the warning lists and notices of the regulators listed (including the KNF public warning list, the FCA Warning List and the AMF blacklists). Entity data is reproduced without alteration; descriptions and commentary by the ForexRev editorial team.
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only. An entity’s presence on this list means a regulator has issued a warning about it — it is not a court ruling. Always check the details in the regulator’s notice. Trading leveraged CFDs carries a high risk of losing money.
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