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XTB Under Fire from Client Allegations, Broker Pushes Back Against Claims

  • Krzysztof Kramarczyk is pinning his $1m losses on XTB's misconduct, while the brokerage has deflected his claims
Friday, 06/04/2018 | 10:18 GMT by Jeff Patterson
News

SEC Calls Mayweather-Endorsed Firm Fraudulent, Owners Arrested

  • Centra Tech made $32 million from its ICO last year.
Tuesday, 03/04/2018 | 09:03 GMT by Simon Golstein
Regulation

London ‘Cartel’ Traders Petition US Court to Dismiss FX Rigging Charges

  • The indictment accuses the trio with conspiring to restrain trade from ‎the end of 2007 through the beginning of 2013.‎
Tuesday, 27/03/2018 | 17:01 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

US DoJ Officially Charges Former Yukom CEO Lee Elbaz for Wire Fraud

  • The Israeli national was charged with three counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Monday, 26/03/2018 | 10:21 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
Regulation

London FX Fraudster Alex Hope Pleads Guilty to Perverting Course of ‎Justice

  • In 2015, Hope was convicted of duping investors out of 5.6 ‎million pounds‎.
Wednesday, 07/03/2018 | 21:19 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

CFTC Sues Iowa Money Manager for Fraud

  • At least 12 participants gave him a total of ‎‎$400,000 to trade in their ‎personal commodity futures accounts.
Monday, 05/03/2018 | 19:53 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

Admiral Markets Warns Clients to Beware of Fraudulent Website Admiral-‎Crypto

  • Admiral Markets has recently enhanced its cryptocurrency CFD offering.
Monday, 26/02/2018 | 21:24 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Organizer of Forex Trend, Questra World Detained by Russian Police in ‎Fraud Case

  • Krymov has allegedly deceived thousands of investors for ‎more than 15 ‎years.
Tuesday, 13/02/2018 | 18:20 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Binary Options Complaints on Par with Pyramid Schemes and Boiler Rooms in Belgium

  • The Belgian financial regulator announced how many complaints it received in 2017.
Thursday, 01/02/2018 | 14:39 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Regulation

FCA Alerts Investors of Increased Risk of Online Binary Options Scams

  • The warning stems from 2017 data, showing that binary options scams led to an average of £87,410 in daily losses.
Monday, 29/01/2018 | 12:49 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
News

HitBTC’s Customers Facing Withdrawal Delay; No Response from Support Team

  • With days passing without any response from the support team, customers suspect fraud.
Monday, 25/12/2017 | 13:16 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

SEC Sues Real Estate Developer Over Alleged ‎$1.2 Billion ‎Ponzi Scheme ‎

  • Woodbridge told investors that the commercial loans would generate ‎approximately ‎5-10 ‎percent interest a year‎.
Thursday, 21/12/2017 | 20:05 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

FSMA Warns Public Over Fraudulent Activity in Diamond Investments

  • Victims of diamond fraud speak out, in an attempt to recover lost funds.
Wednesday, 20/12/2017 | 13:27 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
Regulation

CFTC Hits SchoolofTrade Fraudsters with $5 Million Fine

  • James and Renkow sold subscribers different levels of membership and varying degrees of access to trading strategies.
Tuesday, 28/11/2017 | 21:39 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

Binary Broker Metro Options Closed by UK Authorities a Year Too Late 

  • Authorities are on the lookout for the company’s director Miklos Attila, after the initial director quit.
Monday, 27/11/2017 | 13:40 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Regulation

Credit Suisse Fined $135 Million by New York Watchdog for Rigging FX Market

  • In one example cited by DFS, traders in the bank's eFX unit used algorithm to front-run clients' stop-loss orders.
Monday, 13/11/2017 | 21:13 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Brokers

Breaking: Polish Regulators Accuse XTB of Fraud as Share Prices Plunge 35%

  • XTB has already pushed back on the KNF's assessment, submitting legal objections in their defense.
Monday, 13/11/2017 | 12:12 GMT by Jeff Patterson
News

Germany's BaFin Takes Aim at ICOs, Warns Public Against Investment Risks

  • German authorities have taken steps to inform the public about ICOs and the risks tied to them.
Thursday, 09/11/2017 | 14:13 GMT by Jeff Patterson
Regulation

SFC Bans Former Citibank Employee for Unauthorized Trades

  • As a result of his misconduct, Citibank had to pay $22,233 to the affected client to compensate for his losses.
Tuesday, 07/11/2017 | 16:01 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

Tezos ICO Promoters Face Class-Action Lawsuit in the US

  • Tezos raised an amount of money now worth over $580 million in its ICO in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Monday, 06/11/2017 | 09:46 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
Regulation

Former Merrill Lynch Broker Pleads Guilty to Overcharging BofAML Customers

  • Buck also made unauthorized trades and exercised discretion in certain customer accounts without prior authorization.
Tuesday, 31/10/2017 | 20:15 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

US Prosecutors Weigh Charges of Front-Running FX Order Against Wells Fargo

  • Wells Fargo is planning on refunding hundreds of thousands of dollars to QSR.
Friday, 27/10/2017 | 17:49 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Magnum Options Closed in UK Following Investigation in £750,000 Fraud Scheme

  • Magnum Options has been the subject of investor warnings by several global regulator.
Thursday, 26/10/2017 | 18:27 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Ex-HSBC FX Trader Mark Johnson Found Guilty of Rigging $3.5 Billion Deal

  • A second Briton, Stuart Scott, who left HSBC in 2014, was named alongside Johnson as accused of the same crimes.
Monday, 23/10/2017 | 18:14 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

Businessman Behind Two Allegedly Fraudulent ICOs Busted by SEC

  • "Investors should be wary of companies touting ICOs as a way to generate outsized returns."
Sunday, 01/10/2017 | 09:32 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
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