"First State Investments (Ireland) Limited" (www.fsi.cm, https://webtrader.fsi.cm, https://client.fsi.cm) - "FtseInvest" (https://ftseinvest.com, pages https://client.ftseinvest.com, https://webtrader.ftseinvest.com) - "Partnersce" (www.partnersce.cm, https://client.partnersce.cm, https://webtrader.partnersce.cm) - "AlfaMarket" (https://alfamarketcapital.com, page https://platform.platform-alfamarketpanel.eu) - "Mestieriplaza" (www.mestieriplaza.co)

Consob has ordered the black-out of 5 new websites that offer financial services illegally.

The Authority availed itself of the powers deriving from the “Decreto crescita” ("Growth Decree"; Law no. 58 of 28 June 2019, Article no. 36, paragraph 2-terdecies), on the basis of which Consob can order Internet service providers to block access from Italy to websites offering financial services without the proper authorization.

Below are the websites Consob has ordered to be blacked out:

• “First State Investments (Ireland) Limited” (website www.fsi.cm and related pages https://webtrader.fsi.cm and https://client.fsi.cm);
• “FtseInvest” (website https://ftseinvest.com and related pages https://client.ftseinvest.com and https://webtrader.ftseinvest.com);
• “Partnersce” (website www.partnersce.cm and related pages https://client.partnersce.cm and https://webtrader.partnersce.cm);
• “AlfaMarket” (website https://alfamarketcapital.com and related page https://platform.platform-alfamarketpanel.eu);
• “Mestieriplaza” (website www.mestieriplaza.co).

The number of websites blacked out since July 2019, when Consob got the power to order that the websites of fraudulent financial intermediaries be blacked out, has thus risen to 1125.

The measures adopted by Consob can be consulted on the website www.consob.it.

The black-out of these websites by Internet service providers operating on Italian territory is ongoing. For technical reasons, it can take several days for the black-out to come into effect.

Consob draws investors' attention to the importance of adopting the greatest diligence in order to make informed investment choices, adopting common sense behaviors, essential to safeguard their savings: these include, for websites that offer financial services, checking in advance that the operator with whom they are investing is authorized, and, for offers of financial products, that a prospectus has been published.

To this end, Consob would remind you that on the website www.consob.it there is a section on the homepage, "Watch for Scams!", providing useful information to warn investors against financially abusive initiatives.

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Consob has ordered the same subjects to cease the violation of Article 18 of Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, pursuant to article 7-octies, letter b) of the same legislative decree:

• “First State Investments (Ireland) Limited” via the www.fsi.com website and its https://webtrader.fsi.cm and https://client.fsi.cm pages (resolution no. 23211 of 17 July 2024);
• “FtseInvest” via the https://ftseinvest.com website and its https://client.ftseinvest.com and https://webtrader.ftseinvest.com pages (resolution no. 23213 of 17 July 2024);
• “Partnersce” via the www.partnersce.cm website and its https://client.partnersce.cm and https://webtrader.partnersce.cm pages (resolution no. 23212 of 17 July 2024);
• “AlfaMarket” via the https://alfamarketcapital.com website and its https://platform.platform-alfamarketpanel.eu page (resolution no. 23209 of 17 July 2024);
• “Mestieriplaza” via the www.mestieriplaza.co website (resolution no. 23210 of 17 July 2024).

19 July 2024