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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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Golden Stocks Capital

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Disclosure time 2022-05-25
Reason for punishment The company is not supervised by BaFin.

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Trading platform goldenstockscapital.com: BaFin investigates Golden Stocks Capital Ltd

25.05.2022 | Topic Unauthorised business Trading platform goldenstockscapital.com: BaFin investigates Golden Stocks Capital Ltd In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Golden Stocks Capital Ltd./Golden stocks.Capital Ltd., Marshall Islands, does not hold authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. According to the company, its business activities in Europe are conducted by the branch Gstocks EOOD, Bulgaria. This company also does not hold authorisation under the KWG and is not supervised by BaFin. Based on the contents of the website goldenstockscapital.com and on information and documents available to BaFin, there are grounds to suspect that the platform is being used to conduct banking business and/or to 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 authorised 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 anyone seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to avoid becoming the victim of fraud.

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