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Latest news and analysis. In IG has also been labeled as a gambling company by some of authoritative media.

The Telegraph's warning report stated that although such spread-betting companies as IG have been regulated by the UK financial regulator, "no amount of regulation will help you if you get your bets wrong, so in that respect there is no doubt it is risky, and you should make sure you know what you are doing before you get involved".

In June , IG Markets shut down its traditional fixed-odds sports service extrabet, which had an emphasis on in-play betting. The fixed odds sport service was shut down to focus on financial wagers, after failing to find a buyer for the whole unit.

In January , the Swiss National Bank announced that it would be discontinuing its minimum exchange rate policy. They accused the company of breaching UK regulations by acting out of self-interest and alleged a failure by company to provide the best execution to everyone.

Aside from most consumers losing money, the FCA's other concerns included the addictive nature of binary options betting, and inherent conflicts of interest.

In January , IG group announced their decision on withdrawal of the binary options betting product, admitting that the arrival of the regulator to the market would significantly worsen the company's state of affairs.

The director of IG corporate affairs stated: "I think that product will come under regulatory pressure in the future. That does not influence our view — it's simply a fact.

IG Group is now, therefore, the sole trading name of the operating companies: [26]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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