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US Authorities Charge Three Men in $28M FX-Linked Ponzi Scheme

  • The defendants targeted African immigrants and church communities, having exploited their religious affiliations.
Friday, 28/08/2020 | 19:39 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

CFTC Slams 20 Forex Brands with Regulatory Warnings

  • The CFTC has been active recently in its cleanup of the forex space with charges being brought against a dozen of brokers.
Monday, 24/08/2020 | 22:03 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Institutional FX

CFTC Settles with Scotiabank for $127M for Regulatory Violations

  • The company misguided the regulator's investigation making false statements.
Wednesday, 19/08/2020 | 17:19 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

CFTC Penalizes 2 Former NYMEX Staff for Insider Trading

  • The shared oil and natural gas futures and options price, volume, and other details with a trader.
Wednesday, 05/08/2020 | 06:48 GMT by Arnab Shome
Brokers

CFTC Data Shows Flat Growth in Retail FX Deposits for June

  • After consecutive increases in its market share, IG US has suffered a slight drop in retail deposits in June 2020.
Tuesday, 04/08/2020 | 23:01 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

US Regulator CFTC Grants $9 Million Award to Whistleblower

  • This is one of the five largest awards granted as part of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program.
Tuesday, 28/07/2020 | 06:45 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CFTC Approves Final Rule on Cross-Border Applications of Swaps

  • The CFTC approved a final rule on capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants.
Friday, 24/07/2020 | 04:52 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Brokers

CFTC Postpones Prosecution of US Coin Bullion Due to Coronavirus

  • Salvatore and Joseph Esposito, the owners of precious metals investment firm U.S. Coin Bullion pleaded guilty in October 2019.
Wednesday, 22/07/2020 | 21:10 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

CFTC Fines Southwest Group for FX Registration Lapses

  • The regulator also pointed out the timeframe of the alleged crimes, which spanned almost five months.
Monday, 20/07/2020 | 22:18 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

CFTC Charges Alista Group with Precious Metals Fraud

  • The complaint alleges that defendants made false statements to induce customers to enter into leveraged metals transactions.
Thursday, 16/07/2020 | 22:32 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Court Partly Denies CFTC’s Entry of Default Against Binary Options Gang

  • The motion was denied for Yossi Herzog, Shalom Peretz, and Yukom Communications Ltd.
Wednesday, 15/07/2020 | 07:01 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CFTC Sanctions Two Plutus Entities Offering Digital Asset-Based Swaps

  • $150,00 civil monetary penalty required for illegal off-exchange swaps in digital assets and foreign currency.
Monday, 13/07/2020 | 15:53 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
Retail FX

CFTC Fines Man Accused of Bilking Missourians in FX Fraud

  • The CFTC hit Joshua Christian McDonald and his company, Perfection PR Firm LLC (PPR), with penalties totaling $1.3 million.
Friday, 10/07/2020 | 22:41 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

IG US Racks Up $20 Million in Retail FX Deposits

  • Strong results from the United States
Friday, 03/07/2020 | 16:14 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

CFTC Files for Certificates of Default Against LaMarco and GDLogix

  • According to the court document, LaMarco and GDLogix have not answered the CFTC’s complaint.
Thursday, 02/07/2020 | 07:46 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Brokers

High Court Sides with CFTC on its Authority Scope over $290M Fraud Case

  • The cert petition was the latest effort from Monex and its principals to push back against a 2017 enforcement action.
Tuesday, 30/06/2020 | 16:50 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

CFTC Sues Introducing Broker ‘Long Leaf Trading’ on TMM Program

  • The core allegations are centered around the broker’s options trading program, dubbed “Time Means Money.”
Monday, 29/06/2020 | 15:43 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

JAFX to Pay Penalty of $600,000 in Prospective Settlement with CFTC

  • The CFTC charged JAFX with operating as an unregistered forex dealer in the US.
Thursday, 18/06/2020 | 07:38 GMT by Celeste Skinner
News

After Congress' Digital Dollar Hearing, What's Next?

  • Four witnesses spoke to the US Congress' Financial Services Committee yesterday. Here's what happened.
Friday, 12/06/2020 | 12:56 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
Retail FX

Court Fines Brett Hartshorn $890,000 over Forex Fraud Scheme

  • Hartshorn engaged in a fraudulent scheme that netted nearly $906,000 from at least 13 retail investors.
Thursday, 11/06/2020 | 23:02 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Oregon Man Charged by CFTC in $2.1 Million Forex Scam

  • The CFTC has been active recently as US regulators continue their cleanup of the forex space.
Thursday, 11/06/2020 | 19:22 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

CFTC Charges Owners of FX Auto-Trading App with Fraud

  • Defendants sold the software for $199 and then $145 a month to provide users with access to the auto trading bot.
Thursday, 11/06/2020 | 17:27 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Executive Moves

IOSCO Re-Elects Hong Kong’s SFC CEO as Chair of Board

  • Ashley Alder has been appointed as IOSCO’s Chair for the 2020-2022 term.
Wednesday, 10/06/2020 | 05:42 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

US District Court Orders Eyal Alper to Pay $352,901 for FX Scam

  • Alper has been charged by the CFTC for committing a fraudulent foreign exchange scheme.
Wednesday, 03/06/2020 | 07:30 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CFTC Files Charges Against $10M Ponzi Scheme Involving Derivatives

  • The defendants took the monies form investors to be supposedly placed in a commodity fund that trade S&P futures and options.
Tuesday, 02/06/2020 | 20:35 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
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