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RP Martin Fined by CFTC and FCA, over Yen Libor Manipulation, Totaling $2.2M in Penalties
- RP Martin Holdings Limited, and subsidiary Martin Brokers (UK) Ltd were fined a total $2.2M, of which $1.2M was announced by the CFTC today, and the other $1M equivalent (£630K) by the FCA today over Yen LIBOR case.
Thursday, 15/05/2014 | 14:09 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
- The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, 14/05/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Taiwanese Regulator to Punish Four Banks for Selling Complex FX Derivatives
- After the recent drop in the Yuan exchange rate, the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China announced it will penalise four banks including SinoPac Financial for not warning of FX risks.
Wednesday, 30/04/2014 | 10:49 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CySEC Fines DC Digital Processing 2 Ltd €5,000 for Its Optionbit.com Website
- The petty administrative fine was delved out by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) after it determined the company had offered its services online before being officially CySEC-regulated.
Friday, 07/03/2014 | 18:46 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Alpari US Fined $50,000 by NFA for Insufficient Compliance with Fortress
- Failure to submit complete trade reports to the NFA's Forex Transaction Reporting Execution Surveillance System and failure to maintain required trade records, cost the former US retail broker $50,000.
Thursday, 30/01/2014 | 11:38 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Kanto Business Bureau Lifts Business Improvement Order From FXCM Japan
- After a year and a half under a Business Improvement Order, the Kanto Financial Bureau has lifted the Order allowing FXCM's Japanese operation to carry on its business as normal.
Friday, 24/01/2014 | 05:47 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Federal Court Ruling in Forex Fraud, $1.5M in CFTC Sanctions to Mark E. Rice of Texas
- A permanent registration/ trading ban, handed down by a Texas court, to defendant Mark E. Rice, along with $1.5 million in civil penalty's and restitution, as part of a CFTC complaint uncovering a fraudulent Forex scheme.
Wednesday, 15/01/2014 | 21:01 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Futures Broker Jeffrey Gustaveson To Pay $1.2M Penalty for CPO Fraud Uncovered by CFTC
- Federal Court orders California man permanent ban from CFTC/NFA, and to provide $410K in restitution and $1.2M penalty in connection with fraud, misappropriation and issuing false statements in a $2.5M commodity pool.
Tuesday, 29/10/2013 | 22:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CFTC Issues $400,000 Penalty For FX Fraud and Misappropriation of Funds
- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has today announced the citation of three individuals and their associated firms for committing FX fraud and misappropriating customer funds.
Tuesday, 29/10/2013 | 17:53 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
NFA Issues IBFX With $600,000 Penalty For FX Execution Reporting Inadequacies
- Signaling a return to work for the NFA, IBFX has been censured for failing to report trade execution data between 2010 and 2011, a period in which it had applied to withdraw from NFA membership pre-Monex acquisition.
Wednesday, 16/10/2013 | 06:02 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FXDD Compliance Officer Fined $75,000 By NFA For Irregularities In AML Procedure
- Further demonstrating the regulatory effort directed at ensuring that funds received by FX firms are legitimate, the NFA has fined FXDD Chief Compliance Officer James E. Green $75,000 for irregularities brought to light by complaints.
Sunday, 28/07/2013 | 06:35 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
NFA Responds To Two Complaints And Hits Interactive Brokers With $300,000 Penalty
- Following two complaints that Interactive Brokers was allegedly not exercising correct procedures relating to client funds, and using unregistered introducing brokers, the NFA yesterday issued the firm with a $300,000 fine.
Tuesday, 09/07/2013 | 06:52 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CySEC Releases Announcement Confirming Reasoning for Handing LQD Markets €80,000 Penalty, Confirms Settlement
- Subsequent to yesterday's exclusive report by Forex Magnates that Cypriot regulator CySEC has demanded LQD Markets to pay 80,000 euros, the regulator today confirmed the reason for the imposition, and the total amount, now mutually settled in full.
Tuesday, 25/06/2013 | 10:16 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Gotcha! Singapore's MAS Cites 133 FX Traders for Attempts To Manipulate Regulatory Benchmarks
- Singapore's MAS identified 133 traders engaging in what the regulator describes as intentionally influencing the financial benchmarks after a year-long review of the industry. Strict adherence to new benchmarks required.
Monday, 17/06/2013 | 09:56 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Prosecuted by CFTC For Manipulation and False Reporting of Yen and Swiss Franc LIBOR
Wednesday, 06/02/2013 | 13:41 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CySec fines FXGM, makes a statement regarding ForexYard and IKOFX
Monday, 26/04/2010 | 12:12 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
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