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Italian Regulator Explains Issuing Warning Against Binary Options Brokers
2014-03-05T19:40:14.000+02:00
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa views Binary Options trading as "bets" and therefore warned the Italian public against a number of brokers that operated Italian support websites.
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Russian telecom operator to enter crowded local payment arena
2014-03-05T17:34:31.000+02:00
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A New UK Body to Regulate Payment Services? FCA Hopes to Improve Industry Competition
2014-03-05T14:26:19.000+02:00
UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to form a new regulatory body to oversee payment services companies in a bid to increase competition and ease entry for smaller companies.
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Russian Central Bank Eyes FX Regulations Highlights Leverage & Advertising
2014-03-04T19:37:36.000+02:00
Russia’s central bank looks to regulate Forex trading, Russian media reports. The regulator is proposing new measures that sanction the way brokers advertise their products and the level of margin on open positions.
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Innovation
Who is Watching the Watchmen? Bitcoin Regulation Continues to be a Waiting Game
2014-03-02T17:17:18.000+02:00
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CFTC Lobbies Orders for Trading Bans, Sanctions Via Forex Fraud Worth $2.9M
2014-02-28T20:58:49.000+02:00
The CFTC has obtained a series of orders effectively sanctioning the trifecta of Susan G. Davis, David E. Howard II, and Joseph Burgos for their role in the illegal solicitation of forex trading accounts.
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CFTC Charges Melody Nganthuy Phan with Elaborate Forex Scheme Valued at $3.7 Million
2014-02-28T01:00:31.000+02:00
The CFTC has filed civil enforcement charges, among others, against Melody Nganthuy Phan and her congregation of three companies for a fraudulent foreign exchange scheme valued at over $3.7 million.
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Lloyds Bank Suspends Trader Amidst Libor Manipulation, Others Return to Work
2014-02-27T02:20:24.000+02:00
The fx and benchmark fixing scandal has taken another turn as of late, this time via an announcement out of Lloyds Banking Group that a trader has been suspended following allegations of Libor manipulation.
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Ben Lawsky Speaks with CNBC on Bitcoin Outlook Following MtGox Collapse
2014-02-26T14:40:25.000+02:00
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FXCM UK Announces $16.9 Million Settlement with FCA for Asymmetric Slippage
2014-02-26T13:09:13.000+02:00
Following the reporting of a loss reserve of $15 million in relation to FCA investigation during its Q3 2013 financials report, FXCM has announced that they have reached a $16.9 million settlement with the regulator.
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ESMA Launches 'One-Stop Shop' for EU Regulatory Information
2014-02-25T18:12:01.000+02:00
Following directives published the EU Parliament in November 2010, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced the launch of what it calls a “One-stop shop for EU regulated investment information”.
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ASIC Bans Forex FS from Offering Retail Managed Accounts for Ten Years
2014-02-25T10:38:22.000+02:00
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an "enforceable undertaking" from the online FX broker after it violated its Managed Discretionary Account rules and promised 30% returns.
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UBS Makes Bid for Immunity from US and EU Regulators over FX Manipulation
2014-02-24T20:48:04.000+02:00
UBS AG, the embattled banking giant under investigation for interest-rate rigging and forex manipulation has launched a bid to seek immunity in both the United States and the European Union (EU).
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US Regulators Launch Investigation against Bitcoin Amidst Mt. Gox Executive Resignation
2014-02-24T20:19:02.000+02:00
In a move that has been feared by proponents of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for months, a panel of US Regulators and the CSBS has just announced the launch of an investigation of digital currencies.
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CySEC Suspends Infina Investments' CIF License, under Suspicions of Lack of Compliance
2014-02-24T14:46:05.000+02:00
Forex Magnates investigates the recent suspensions of two Cypriot Investment Firms, announced by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, the newest belonging to InfinaInvestments.com a now-defunct website.
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Brokers
Canada’s FINTRAC Imposes Fine on Questrade for Serious AML Breaches
2014-02-22T21:33:00.000+02:00
Canada’s regulatory authority that governs money laundering has reported details of a fine it imposed on Toronto based broker, Questrade, in 2011. The broker was found guilty of breaching nine serious rulings.
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Regulation
SEC Fines Credit Suisse $196 Million for Unregistered Cross-Border Brokerage Services
2014-02-21T20:50:42.000+02:00
The SEC has announced formal charges against Credit Suisse for the violation of US Federal Securities laws through the illegal providing of cross-border brokerage and services to unregistered US clients.
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The Lies FX Sales People Tell and How Brokers Can Avoid Getting into Trouble
2014-02-21T10:04:55.000+02:00
Forex Magnates interviewed the co founders of a consulting firm specializing in the training of Forex and Binary Options sales personal, Karinza, and they exposed the problems specific to the industries.
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CFTC Revokes Registrations of Forex CTA Veruus Wealth Management after Theft
2014-02-21T00:31:40.000+02:00
The Denver-based Forex CTA and CPO just lost its titles as the CFTC yanked back its registrations after civil theft was found to have been committed, involving a Forex Managed account with some $339,517 of investors funds.
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The Truth Behind the Libor Scandal and the Altering of the Financial Landscape
2014-02-20T20:42:15.000+02:00
Recently, the news outlets have been focused on the word ‘Libor’, which up until lately was neither widely spoken of, though it now threatens to forever change the financial landscape of fx and rates.
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Regulation
American Regulatory Overreach? ILQ Stands Up to the NFA
2014-02-20T19:00:11.000+02:00
Two former employees of the NFA now at ILQ, accuse the agency of trying to use them as scapegoats as NFA Associate General Counsel said: "you should receive $50,000 bonuses for taking the bullet on this."
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US Regulator Charges Two Fraudsters for Running an FX Ponzi Scheme
2014-02-20T01:11:52.000+02:00
US financial markets regulator, the CFTC, has charged Ron McCullough and David Mayhew with fraudulent solicitation, false statements, and misappropriation of more than$1.6 Million of customer funds.
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MFSA Issues a Warning Against "ABFX"
2014-02-19T20:58:25.000+02:00
The regulator warns against an Indian Forex Money Manager using the website alphabetafx.com which falsely claimed to be licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority to provide investment services.
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Horizon Software Fortifies Asset Suite with Advanced Algorithmic Pre-Trade Platform
2014-02-19T00:13:35.000+02:00
Horizon Software, a software and front-end solutions provider announced the release of its new multi asset-class pre-trade algorithmic platform, specializing in risk management, via a company statement.
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Regulation
CySEC Addresses FX Inconsistencies with EMIR Reporting, Temporary Lapses
2014-02-18T20:39:57.000+02:00
CySec has released a statement to Cyprus Investment Firms and UCITS Management Companies regarding the inconsistencies of EMIR regulatory matters with regards to fx, coupled with trade repository lapses.
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