Information Letter to the clients of LCG Capital Markets Limited (a.k.a. “FlowBroker”)
LCG Capital Markets Limited (additional trade name “FlowBroker”) is wholly owned by FlowBank SA, a Swiss Regulated entity until June 13, 2024. On that date, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) opened bankruptcy proceedings against FlowBank SA. FINMA appointed Walder Wyss SA, succursale de Genève, 14 rue du Rhône, P.O Box, 1211 Geneva 3 as bankruptcy liquidators (the Liquidators). The place of jurisdiction for the bankruptcy is FlowBank SA head office in Geneva. This has effectively stopped FlowBank SA operations.
LCG Capital Markets Limited maintains funds with accounts at FlowBank SA. Due to significant agreements between LCG Capital Markets Limited and FlowBank SA, the appointment of the Liquidators has currently made it impossible for LCG Capital Markets Limited to carry out its operations.
We draw reference to section 25 of our Terms and Conditions, which provides as follows:
FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS We may, in our reasonable opinion, determine that an emergency or an exceptional market condition exists which may prevent us from performing any or all of our obligations (a Force Majeure Event). Following the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, we will inform BHS (ourselves) and take reasonable steps to inform you.
Force Majeure Events includes the following events: (i) any act, event or occurrence (including any strike, riot or civil commotion, industrial action, acts and regulations of any governmental or supra national bodies or authorities) that, in our reasonable opinion, prevents us from maintaining an orderly market in one or more of the indices/markets in respect of which we ordinarily accept transactions;
At the time of this writing, LCG Capital Markets Limited has engaged the Liquidators. We will update you as more information becomes available to us. For any additional inquiries, clients can continue to contact Customer Support at Email: customerservices.bhs@lcg.com.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
Risk Warning: Contracts for Difference (CFD) trading carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved. FlowBroker is a trading name of LCG Capital Markets Limited. LCG Capital Markets Limited (LCG BHS) is a company registered in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas under registered number: 200271 B. LCG BHS is authorised and regulated by the Securities Commission of Bahamas (SCB) with License No. SIA-F194. The registered address for LCG BHS is: Sassoon House, Shirley Street and Victoria Avenue, Nassau in the Island of New Providence, P.O.BOX SS-5383, Bahamas. The physical address for LCG BHS is: 5 North Buckner Square, Olde Towne SandyPort, West Bay Street, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Please read carefully the relevant Risk Disclosure, available here Legal Documentation
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