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FINMA Ready to Bark and Bite: Investigates FX Market Manipulation by Swiss Institutions
- The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority investigates Swiss firms for Foreign Exchange rate manipulation. Regulators in other countries join as multiple banks outside the region may be implicated too.
Friday, 04/10/2013 | 21:01 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
After 4XP Receives CySec Warning - Other EU Regulators to Follow?
- Cypriot financial regulator, CySec, has issued a warning to investors about Forex Place (4XP), stating that it isn’t permitted to offer financial services in the country and has never been authorized by CySec.
Thursday, 03/10/2013 | 08:39 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Buying Opportunity? Bitcoin Plunges on Silk Road Seizure
- Prices of bitcoin are plunging today on word that anonymous black market website Silk Road has been seized by US authorities. Has it created a buying opportunity, or is this just the start of website crackdowns?
Wednesday, 02/10/2013 | 18:41 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Former Director Of Sonray Capital Markets Faces Jail For Part In $46M Demise
- ASIC announces end to the high-profile case involving failed Australian introducing broker, Sonray Capital Markets, at one time one of the nation's largest white labels and referrer of business to Saxo Bank.
Wednesday, 02/10/2013 | 11:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Loses Chief of Enforcement Responsible For Bringing Hundreds of Cases in Recent Years
- The CFTC says goodbye to Chief of Enforcement David Meister, who during his three year tenure was responsible for a plethora of enforcement actions. Ms. Gretchen L. Lowe is to succeed his position.
Tuesday, 01/10/2013 | 09:29 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CFTC Issues FXDD With $275,000 Penalty For Violating Capital Adequacy Rules
- Regulatory authorities in the United States are becoming notorious for insistance that FX firms maintain sufficient net capital. Today, the CFTC issued FXDD a $275,000 penalty for contravening such rules.
Monday, 30/09/2013 | 20:20 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
ICAP & Thomson Reuters Announce CFTC Approval of Swap Execution Facilities
- The CFTC continues to demonstrate its efficiency in approving SEFs, with the applications of two major instititutional firms, ICAP and Thomson Reuters being granted temporary SEF status on the same day.
Monday, 30/09/2013 | 13:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CFTC Orders R.J. O'Brien To Pay $125,000 For Misuse Of Omnibus Account
- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued R.J. O'Brien with a $125,000 fiscal penalty for violation of customer protection regulations, in this case due to funds transferred between omnibus accounts.
Sunday, 29/09/2013 | 14:35 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Censures Daniel K. Steele For $1.7 Million FX Fraud
- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has today issued proceedings against mid-western FX firm Champion Management International and its owner Daniel K. Steele for carrying out a $1.7 million FX fraud.
Thursday, 26/09/2013 | 20:12 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
GTL Tradeup, an Australian FX Broker Goes Belly Up Down Under
- Australian FX broker, GTL Tradeup has filed for bankruptcy. The regulated FX broker contacted the regulator on the 25th of September, informing them that its Board of Directors had resolved to place the business into Liquidation.
Thursday, 26/09/2013 | 00:47 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CFTC Orders ICAP To Pay $65 Million Penalty For Manipulating Yen LIBOR
- Interdealer broker ICAP has been issued with a $65 million civil monetary penalty by the CFTC today for manipulation, false reporting and attempting to manipulate the Yen LIBOR rate.
Wednesday, 25/09/2013 | 13:18 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Diversification On The Agenda - OANDA Purchases Social Trading Network Currensee
- OANDA, one the handful of retail FX firms still operating in America, has today announced that it is to purchase Currensee, alluding to a potential need for diversification of service offering to stay in the market.
Tuesday, 24/09/2013 | 22:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
SDP FX Platform Development Simplified - Caplin Systems Launches Core FX Motif
- London-based institutional FX technology provider Caplin Systems has today announced the release of Core FX Motif, a set of tools designed to establish ready-made starting points for building single-dealer platforms.
Monday, 23/09/2013 | 11:05 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Fines IB Foremost Trading $400,000 For Supervision Shortcomings
- American introducing broker Foremost Trading has been issued with a $400,000 civil monetary penalty by the CFTC as a result of deficiencies in its supervision of the handling of trading accounts.
Monday, 23/09/2013 | 10:21 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Reasons Behind CySEC's Revoking of Sama Brokers' CIF License
- Further to the revocation of Sama Brokers' CIF license by CySEC, Forex Magnates has been informed by a number of industry sources of the reasons for which CySEC took action, and that it has ceased operations.
Sunday, 22/09/2013 | 10:59 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
UK government threatens credit card restrictions on Adult websites
Saturday, 21/09/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
PCI compliance templates can now be downloaded by North American merchants
Friday, 20/09/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
FX Broker Warns IB’s Against Possible Phishing Scams Floating Around
- Leading FX brokerage firm, FXCM, has issued an email notification to its introducing brokers warning them of a phishing scam that is posing as the broker. The firm informed its clients to be wary of the email.
Thursday, 19/09/2013 | 16:05 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Indian Central Bank Gets Tough with FX Traders Using Credit or Debit Card
- India’s central bank, the RBI, has issued a notification which puts further blocks on traders engaging in margin FX trading on-line. Indian banks have been ordered to close clients account if they realise FX trading is taking place.
Thursday, 19/09/2013 | 10:56 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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