Tagged: influencers

February 20, 2026 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hit multiple “influencers” (or finfluencers) with financial penalties due to unauthorised promotion of FOREX trading, according to a statement from the regulator. While everyone should understand that you should ignore influencers who seek to provide investing advice, especially… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Qualification to Impact Crowdfunding, Digital Assets. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have partnered on the “Responsible Influence Certificate” designed to create a seal of approval for social media influencers. The AMF says the partnership… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have posted a notice putting influencers on notice not to promote “get rich quick” schemes or pursue “illegal financial promotions.” The FCA recently reported they pursued interventions 8582 times in 2022, more than 14X… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Follow, the “first” community-centric investment platform joining selected finance-focused influencers called ‘Leaders’ and individual investors launches with $9M in funding. As the “first” platform to automate copying of trades of US equities to US clients using a feature called SuperFollow at its RIA affiliate, Follow’s… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against eight influencers pertaining to a $100 million securities fraud plot. Simultaneously, criminal charges have been leveled at the individuals by the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Realux, which claimed to be a real estate crypto project, reportedly paid social media influencers to support the idea that the initiative might help with addressing the wealth inequality issue by democratizing the real estate industry. However, the Realux project founders and team appeared to… Read More

October 29, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, marketing agency Influencer has already surpassed its initial £100,000 funding target. The company notably connects brands with “famous individuals” (aka influencers) on social media as a way to generate buzz. The company stated… Read More