Regulation

BaFin Orders Vanuatu Broker Olympus Markets to Cease Activity

Vanuatu is a small country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Comprised of a series of islands, some of the country’s inhabitants believe the queen of England’s husband, Prince Philip, is a god. Others worship a legendary US soldier by ...

CFTC Charges Oasis Global FX in $75 Million Fraud Scheme

Fraudsters went as far as to draft performance reports which claimed their pools achieved returns of about 22% in ...

Operators of $1.5 Billion Fraud Scheme Extradited to the US

The defendants solicited money through promising high returns and low risk through a technique called “factoring.”

Financial Commission Gives the Low-Down on Its PAMM Certificate

We spoke to Peter Tatarnikov about the self-regulating body's latest service

Dutch Regulator to Make ESMA’s CFD Rules Permanent

It marks the first time the AFM has used product intervention powers handed to it by MiFID II

Everything You Need to Know on Vanuatu Regulations & Alternatives

With the latest batch of changes in Vanuatu making the regulatory destination much less attractive, the industry has been ...

Hong Kong’s Regulator Warns Against Huanying International

Huanying International offers its FX services through a separated brand called Circleforex.

NFA Fines East West Global $750,000 for Overcharging Clients

The filing also said the company failed to adequately disclose the high fees and poor overall performance of the ...

FCA Turns Eye to Research Providers, Flags AD Baxton Brokers

The FCA interprets financial promotions as invitations or inducements by firms to customers to engage in investment activity.

Texas Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order to FxBitGlobe

The entity is falsely claiming to be regulated and has provided a false address in Houston, the Order states.

France’s AMF Blacklists Investview’s Subsidiary Kuvera

Investview was previously fined $150,000 by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) back in 2018.

Financial Commission Launchs PAMM Accreditation Scheme

The new system will review brokers' PAMM account setup, rating and KYC procedures

Polish Regulator: Retail Traders Lost $151 Million in 2018

The PFOC also noted that just over a fifth of Polish traders were profitable last year

Unique Forex Operators Slapped With $2.7 Million Penalty

The court fined Thomas Lanzana and his company Blackbox Pulse, aka Unique Forex.

IOSCO Publishes Report to Enhance Retail Investor Protection

The association suggests a number of ways that regulators can improve investing for retail investors.

April Fools: FCA to Lift Leverage Restrictions on CFDs, FX

The British regulator plans on taking advantage of Brexit to solidify London's role as a retail trading hub

Polish Police Arrest 11 in Connection with Forex Scam

Police said the scam operation was being run in conjunction with a group working in Cyprus

Windsor Brokers Opens its Jordanian Subsidiary in Amman

Windsor Brokers will leverage its expertise in western markets by focusing on a wide range of brokerage services.

Court Fines William Powderly $1.1 Million over Trading Program

At least seven participants gave Powderly a total of $1,278,000 to trade in his personal commodity futures accounts.

Regulators Keep an Eye on Scams, FCA & AMF Flag New Entities

The FCA flagged a clone firm of Fortrade Limited, whereas the AMF blacklisted five unauthorised entities.

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