GMT websiteswww.gmtdirect.com, www.gmtplatform.com, www.gmtcapitals.com and their pages  https://client.gmtdirect.com,https://client.gmtplatform.com - Capitalpartners24 website https://capitalpartners24.com - Fp Invest websitewww.fpinvest247.io - Smart Limited Group websiteshttps://smart-limited-group.com and their page https://cfd.smart-limited-group.com - Stockcptls website https://stockcptls.com

Consob has ordered the black-out of 7 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 36, paragraph 2-terdecies) regarding the blackout of the websites of abusive financial intermediaries, as well as the power introduced by Law no. 8 of 28 February 2020, Article 4, paragraph 3-bis, regarding the blackout of the website through which the abusive offer is made.

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

- "GMT" (websiteswww.gmtdirect.com, www.gmtplatform.com, www.gmtcapitals.com and their pages  https://client.gmtdirect.com,https://client.gmtplatform.com);

- "Capitalpartners24" (website https://capitalpartners24.com);

- "Fp Invest" (websitewww.fpinvest247.io);

- "Smart Limited Group" (websiteshttps://smart-limited-group.com and their page https://cfd.smart-limited-group.com);

- "Stockcptls" (website https://stockcptls.com).

The number of sites blacked out since July 2019, when Consob was given the power to order the black-out of websites of fraudulent financial intermediaries, has thus risen to 1060.

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 behaviours, essential to safeguard one's savings: these include, for websites that offer financial services, checking in advance that the operator with whom you are investing is authorised, and, for offers of financial products, that a prospectus has been published.

Please note, there is a section on the homepage of the www.consob.it website, entitled "Watch for Scams!", which provides useful information warning investors about fraudulent financial schemes.

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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:  

 - "GMT" via the websites www.gmtdirect.com, www.gmtplatform.com and www.gmtcapitals.com and their pages https://client.gmtdirect.com and https://client.gmtplatform.com (resolution no. 23064 of 10 April 2024);

- "Capitalpartners24" via the website https://capitalpartners24.com (resolution no. 23063 of 10 April 2024);

- "Fp Invest" via the website www.fpinvest247.io (resolution no. 23066 of 10 April 2024);

- "Smart Limited Group" via the website https://smart-limited-group.com and its page https://cfd.smart-limited-group.com (resolution no. 23065 of 10 April 2024);

- "Stockcptls" via the website https://stockcptls.com (resolution no. 23062 of 10 April 2024).

12 April 2024