Regulation | BDSwiss

CySec

BDSwiss is a trading division of BDSwiss Holdings PLC, a Company incorporated under the laws of Cyprus with incorporation no. HE300153 and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“the CySec”) under licence number 199/13. As a Cyprus Investment Firm, the Company is obliged to adhere to all of the relevant European and local laws and regulations, including the Markets in Financial Instruments European Directive (“the MiFID II”) and the L. 87(I)/2017 regarding the provision of investment services, the exercise of investment activities and the operation of regulated markets.

Registration Details in regulatory authorities within the EEA

UK	Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Germany	Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Greece	Hellenic Capital Market Commission
Italy	Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Austria	Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Belgium	FSMA – Autorité des services et marchés financiers/Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten)
Bulgaria	Financial Supervision Commission
Czech Republic	Central Bank of the Czech Republic
Estonia	Finanzinspektioon
France	Autorité de Contrôle Prudential
Iceland	Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority
Ireland	Central Bank of Ireland
Latvia	Financial and Capital Market Commission
Liechtenstein	Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein)(FMA)
Lithuania	Lietuvos Bankas
Luxembourg	Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier(CSSF)
Malta	MFSA
Norway	Finanstilsynet
Netherlands	The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Poland	Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
Portugal	Portuguese Securities Market Commission
Romania	Romanian National Securities Commission
Slovakia	Nardona Banka Slovenska
Slovenia	Securities Market Agency
Spain	Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
Sweden	Finansinspektionen
Croatia	Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa)
Denmark	Danish FSA
Finland	Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority
Hungary	Magyar Nemzeti Bank

MiFID

The European Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID) 2004/39/EC, in force since 01.11.2007, aims to regulate and supervise the investment and ancillary services within the European Economic Area (EEA), with its main objectives being the improvement of performance levels in the markets, the increase of transparency in the financial markets, the promotion of competition and the protection of investors. Through the MiFID, an investment firm regulated in a Member State can provide its services in another Member State and/or third countries, always provided that the investment firm is licensed and authorised to provide such services.

MiFID II

The new legislative framework MiFID II/MiFIR which applies from 3 January 2018 reinforces the investor protection and improves the functioning of financial markets which makes them more efficient, resilient and transparent.