Friday, November 22, 2024

Confirmed! Moneta Markets With New ASIC License No Longer Part Of Vantage Group!

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FinTelegram reported back in August 2022 that Moneta Markets appeared to no longer be part of Vantage Group. In an executive interview with Finance Magnate, founder and CEO David Bily confirmed the breakaway from the Vantage Group. He also informed that Moneta Markets would now also operate with an ASIC license in Australia. However, Moneta Markets still operates unauthorized in Europe and violates regulatory rules. Here is another update.

Key Data

BrandsMoneta Markets
Domainwww.monetamarkets.com
Social mediaLinkedIn
Related legal entitiesVantage Global Limited
Moneta Markets South Africa (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Moneta LLC, SVG, est. March 2022
Moneta Markets Pty Ltd, Australia
AGC Capital Securities Pty Ltd
JurisdictionsSouth Africa
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Australia
PlatformPandaTS (until recently)
Leverateup to 1:500
Payment processorsZotaPay (cc), Finrax (crypto),
BridgerPay, PerfectMoney
Related individualsDavid Bily, CEO of Moneta Markets (LinkedIn)
Regulatory warningsConsob

Short Narrative

On its website is stated that Moneta Markets Pty Ltd would be an authorized representative (CAR no. 001298177) of AGC Capital Securities Pty Ltd, which is regulated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), and holds an Australia Financial Service Licence (AFSL no. 481024).

However, Moneta Markets operates unauthorized in the European Economic Area (EEA) and solicits clients in this region. Despite their Australian and South African license, European clients have to regard Moneta Markets as an offshore broker without a proper license. They are not eligible for any investor protection scheme or support of financial ombudsmen.

Moneta Markets also offers leverage of 1:500, violating regulatory rules of the ESMA regimes and the FCA, which only allow a maximum of 1:30.

In December 2021, the Italian Consob issued a warning against Moneta Markets and the then-operator Vantage Global Limited.

Nevertheless, according to the latest Similarweb statistics for August 2022, more than 30% of the website visitors of this offshore broker come from Germany and Ireland alone. In our various reviews over the last few months, we never had problems registering and depositing as EEA residents.

On Trustpilot, Moneta Markets holds a 4.5-star rating and a corresponding “Excellent” trust level from more than 200 reviews (27 Sept 2022).

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