Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Banks Said Poised to Settle With CFTC in FX-Rigging Cases
November 11th, 2014
Banks suspected of rigging the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency market are preparing to reach settlements as early as this week with the main U.S. derivatives regulator, according to a person with knowledge of the cases. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may levy ...
CFTC Further Implements Trade Execution Requirement
November 11th, 2014
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) announced further implementation of the trade execution requirement for certain interest rate and credit default swaps. The Division previously provided no-action relief for certain swaps required ...
UBS to settle over precious metals misconduct allegations as part of forex market rigging probe
November 10th, 2014
UBS are expected to strike a settlement with financial regulators over allegations of misconduct at its precious metals trading business. The settlement will form a part of a £1.5bn agreement the Swiss lender is due to make with five ...
JPMorgan: Feds pursue criminal forex probe
November 4th, 2014
JPMorgan said it faces a criminal probe of its foreign exchange business and boosted its legal budget by $1.3B. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) disclosed Monday that the New York-based global bank is in talks with the Department of Justice over ...
CFTC charges Texas-Based Financial Robotics, Inc. for Fraudulent Forex Scheme
October 27th, 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered an Order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Defendant Financial Robotics, Inc. ...
CFTC organised session on Bitcoin
October 10th, 2014
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a meeting yesterday in Washington, DC, to discuss bitcoin as it relates to the agency’s role as the country’s chief futures and options regulator. Panelists for the CFTC event included Coin ...
Vertical Integration Group LLC, to Pay over $2.5 Million in Monetary Sanctions
October 9th, 2014
Federal Court Orders Florida Resident Richard Morello and His Florida Company, Vertical Integration Group LLC, to Pay over $2.5 Million in Monetary Sanctions for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions Junior Alexis, Florida Resident and Vertical Integration Group, ...
U.S., UK regulators might settle Deutsche Bank Libor case this year
October 7th, 2014
U.S. and British regulators are in a plan to settle the Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) Libor case in the next few months as they hope to extract major penalties from the bank for alleged manipulation of the benchmark interest ...
Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair
October 3rd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de ...
CFTC Charges Ohio Executive Management Advisors L.L.C., with Fraud and $8.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
September 24th, 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Defendants John R. Bullar, who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Executive Management Advisors ...
