FSAJapanTier 1Licence number
Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 138
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- Held by NEWS
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At a glance
Regulation on record for NEWS
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 1
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 1
- Found on an official register
- 1
NEWS has one licence on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. One of them was issued by a tier-1 or tier-2 authority — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. We located 1 of 1 on the issuing authority’s own register.
Issuing authorities
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Licences on record
Every licence on record for NEWS, strongest authority first.
1 record
- FSAJapanTier 1
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What this licence protects
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- No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeFINMAC
- Maximum leverage1:25
Frequently Asked Questions
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Most Popular Questions
NEWS Securities is based in Japan and regulated locally, but its associated offshore regulator prohibits clients from North Korea and other UN-sanctioned countries. Some payment methods also have regional restrictions, including the US, Canada, and Australia for certain deposit options.
According to WIKILIX data, NEWS Securities offers trading in regulated financial instruments such as stocks and funds. Details on other instruments like forex pairs or cryptocurrencies are not specified in the provided context.
Customer support for NEWS Securities is available primarily in Japanese. They offer live chat during business hours and can be contacted via phone or email. There is no indication of English language support in the provided context.
NEWS Securities supports multiple funding methods including credit/debit cards, bank transfers, e-wallets, cryptocurrency, and wire transfers. Fees and processing times vary by method, with credit cards typically incurring a 3.5% fee and instant processing, while bank and wire transfers may take several days and have fixed fees.
NEWS Securities holds a Retail Forex License issued by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan. It is also associated with the Seychelles Financial Services Authority, an offshore regulator. However, WIKILIX classifies NEWS Securities as a suspicious clone, indicating caution is advised.
NEWS has one licence record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
NEWS holds licence records issued by FSA. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
One of the licence records held by NEWS comes from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (1 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
We located 1 of the 1 licence records held by NEWS on the issuing authority’s own register. Every entry has been looked up. An unchecked entry is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
NEWS has licence records in Japan. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.