The forex scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme ran from October 2019 to June 2021. The operators used different websites and social media platforms to advertise their forex trading pool “The Black Club” and “The Forex Savings Club.” They were marketed as a version of a savings account that offered a greater yield…
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If the firm fails to close out a failure to deliver, it is prohibited from accepting additional short sale orders in the security without first borrowing or arranging to borrow the security. According to FINRA, between 2009 and 2018, UBS failed to close in time around 5,300 for failure to deliver positions. Additionally, more than…
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According to the CFTc, this protocol purported to offer users the ability to engage in these transactions in a decentralized environment. The regulator determined these transactions unlawful as they were required to take place on a designated contract market, but they did not. Additionally, the complaint stated that bZeroX illegally operated as an unregistered FCM.…
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Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said: I applaud the excellent work of the Division’s Public Finance Abuse Unit in bringing these first-ever actions in the $4 trillion municipal bond space. We encourage underwriters to examine their practices and to self-report any failures to us before we identify them ourselves. LeeAnn…
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Specifically, the settlement concerns compliance with firm's marketing, distribution and sales of CFDs to retail clients. CySEC stated: Α settlement has been reached with the CIF ICC Intercertus Capital Limited for possible violation, for the period January 2020 until May 2021 of Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments («the…
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The regulatory concerns were related to the firm’s CIF license conditions, organizational requirements , conflict of interest, elements of remuneration and general principles and information to clients. CySEC’s settlement with Magnum FX came after an investigation, following an onsite inspection in the company regarding the period from January 2019 to July 2020. Similarly to F1…
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The settlement follows an investigation into Triangleview Investments involving compliance omissions regarding protection of clients’ funds during the period between December 2021 and February 2022. CySEC recently tightened supervision on CFDs brokers as it introduced additional controls to strengthening investor protection. The regulator warned brokers that if they repeatedly have issues with compliance, they will…
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The CFTC further revealed that the operators of the scheme even failed to register as commodity pool operators (CPOs) and associated persons (APs) of CPOs, which is mandatory for operators of such business. The court found that the defendants are liable for solicitation fraud, multiple CFTC registration violations, and failure to comply with CPO rules.…
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TJM executed trading in the value of about £59 billion in Danish equities and £20 billion in Belgian equities. The firm received commission of £1.4 million. In other instances, TMJ also executed transactions with no apparent purpose than to transfer substantial windfall profits of €4.3 million amongst its clients. Thefirm also accepted payment from a…
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Additionally, Seibert told the investors that he would find the lending opportunities, conduct due diligence to confirm that the borrower was qualified, and handle the closing and servicing of the loan. Instead using the funds for loans, Seibert pooled and used most of the money to trade commodity interests in his personal trading account and…
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