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Neville Curmi launches his new bond fund called “FlexiCash”: no prospectus online, and you have to call him so he’ll explain it you

Neville Curmi and Curmi & Partners, who are not renowned for very healthy financial practices (to put it mildly), are launching or promoting an existing bond fund called “FlexiCash” promising up to 3.2% in returns. There’s no prospectus online and you have to call or meet them so they speak to you about it for further information. You know, “let me explain.”

This kind of stuff is promoted to unwitting and financially illiterate pensioners who are looking for honest financial advisors to guide them about their finances. The problem in this case is that Neville Curmi and Curmi & Partners are both brokers and financial advisors at the same time apart from managing their own funds and business enterprises with clients funds so there is widespread conflict of interest in what they are doing.

Basically, Curmi & Partners do not have your financial interest on top of their priority because they are simultaneously making an additional profit with the products they are selling you.

This “FlexiCash” thing, or whatever they want to call it is probably just them buying an ETF and acting as your broker and financial advisor at the same time. If not, then they have their own private fund filled with government bonds which is not available for public scrutiny. It’s totally bonkers what they are doing in terms of standard financial practice.


Comments

  1. What you missed to mention is that the minimum capital required is €200,000.

    1. It’s “€100,000 minimum investement (sic!) required”, actually. Investment spelled incorrectly in their advert.

  2. According to the MFSA Financial services Register, they cannot have their own private fund as their licence as Registered Investment Managers was surrendered on 12-7-2022.

    However, as this promotional material states “Rely on our 1978-established track record for delivering superior, high returns on your savings.”, the normal investor would be given to understand that they will be managing the fund.

  3. He was also involved in Fraternitas SICAV plc, https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/55087898
    which had three funds which surrendered their licences.

    Nov 6, 2019 https://www.mfsa.mt/publication/surrender-of-licence-by-fraternitas-sicav-plc-2/
    Aug 22, 2014 https://www.mfsa.mt/publication/surrender-of-licence-by-fraternitas-sicav-plc/
    Sept 12 2024 https://www.mfsa.mt/publication/surrender-of-opportunity-fund-the-sub-fund-by-fraternity-funds-sicav-plc-the-scheme/

    I feel that MFSA should also mention the names of the brokers involved in the running of these schemes on the surrendered licences, otherwise it is difficult for the public to be fully aware of broker activities when choosing who to get involved with.

  4. […] & Partners have sent their right of reply over my article about their “FlexiCash” service. Basically, this is a service and not a product and they are acting as a broker for clients who […]

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