27 January, 2012

Private investors threw in Belize

In the Russian market have intensified the company offering the citizens a win-win scheme investing in overseas stock and foreign exchange markets. The Federal Service for Financial Markets has received about 30 complaints from investors whose funds were lost somewhere between Belize and New Zealand, where the registered brokers offer their services through Russian intermediaries. In one of these companies said they consider themselves "the conductor of the domestic capital to the global financial market."

As reported in his blog, head of Federal Financial Markets Service, Dmitry Pankin in the past few months in the Federal Financial Markets Service has addressed a large number of investors who have signed contracts with foreign companies to provide services to foreign financial markets through the mediation of the companies General Investment Partners, RoyalMaxBrokers and have lost their money. "For two months we have received about 30 complaints from investors-individuals who have lost their money. I consider it very important to warn potential investors from entering into such contracts. We are preparing the materials for referral to law enforcement authorities, "- said" b "Mr. Pankin said.

According to the information on the sites of the two investment companies, they offer Russian citizens sign contracts with foreign broker to invest funds in the currency market "Forex" and foreign exchanges. General Investment Partners broker acts Flamel Trading Limited, whose activity is governed by the laws of New Zealand. Broker RoyalMaxBrokers - DT Trading Limited, allegedly under the jurisdiction of Belize. Both companies have appeared recently. RoyalMaxBrokers site listed in the zone ru October 26, 2010, General Investment Partners - February 4, 2010. According to participants from trading forums from 2009 to 2010 at the address and telephone numbers General Investment Partners company operates First Moscow Currency Advisors, which gave exactly the same services. Her broker (Tides Financial Management Ltd.) Was registered in the Virgin Islands, the person communicating with clients and executing orders - in Panama, a bank, in which it is necessary to transfer money - in Cyprus.

In RoyalMaxBrokers accusations by the head of the Federal Financial Markets Service considered unreasonable. "We have a very high opinion of his professional qualities, but it is also not protected from errors. It is likely that if Mr. Pankin more thoroughly immersed in the subject, he can change his mind, "- said" Y "PR-director RoyalMaxBrokers Barabanov, Irina. According to her, signing a contract with any of its partner, the company is committed to protecting its investment interests. "Corporation RoyalMaxBrokers is the conductor of the domestic capital to the global financial market" - said Mrs. Barabanov.

In the General Investment Partners told "Kommersant" that only authorized to give comments director Alexander Krylov, who was unavailable yesterday.

Scheme of interaction with its customers RoyalMaxBrokers consultant "Rinatpo" phone as described. Signing the contract with the company, you will get a personal broker who, though registered abroad, but has a small staff of the Russian-speaking staff. Minimum investment - $ 20 thousand for a successful transaction broker takes approximately a 20% commission. On the Web site states that its partner is VTB 24. As explained in the "Rinatpo" if the client wants to sell in the domestic market, the DT Traiding make the deal through a broker VTB 24 on market conditions. "With the company RoyalMaxBrokers at the end of December 2011 signed a standard contract to attract customers to the service of VTB 24, - told" Kommersant ", the press service of the bank .- No customer by the bank RoyalMaxBrokers was not involved."

Some customers RoyalMaxBrokers were not so sure of its win-win scheme. One of them, Eugene Yermilov, told "Kommersant" that he was in RoyalMaxBrokers in February 2011. He signed an agency agreement with a company in which it was committed in a single day to transfer money to invest in Belize in foreign markets. Mr Yermilov, according to him, and sent $ 150 thousand then he called the broker, who offered to make a deal, getting tangled in terminology, but the weekly earnings of $ 100 thousand, reflected in the account of Mr Yermilov, to reassure him. However, in April, the broker told him that he lost all his money, and offered to place a deposit of $ 250 thousand of brokerage client to win. As a result, allegedly managed to win back $ 90 thousand, but when Eugene wanted to take the money, he explained that he could do only if the first transfer of $ 250 thousand in your account in Belize. After Mr. Ermilov requested by the Bank of Russia, who carried out the wiring of funds between them and RoyalMaxBrokers, he realized that it means not leaving the country and is not used in the auction. According to him, data and graphics trades that Eugene asked in DT Traiding, were downloaded from Bloomberg.

If the story told by Eugene Yermilov is true, then return your money will be difficult for him, although he, in his words, and gave a statement to the police. "In the court file to the broker - DT Traiding - does not work, because he is legally in Belize and I have no contract with him" - recognizes the gentleman Ermilov, he has a contract only with RoyalMaxBrokers. The representative of DT Traiding Tatiana told "Kommersant" that the company provides RoyalMaxBrokers representation services, and stated that it does not comment on the actions of another entity.

According to the chairman of the Bar, "Nikolayev and partners," Yuri Nikolayev, companies can prove guilt. "According to the citizens of the investigating authorities may establish the beneficiaries of offshore companies and request the data of Russian banks on cash flow."

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