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ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... action charging Changpeng Zhao, the group's chief executive, and three entities for violating the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The Monetary Authority of Singapore put Binance on an investor alert list, warning them that it did not have ...

US regulator sues crypto giant, chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
Binance and its chief executive Changpeng Zhao have been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following claims of "willful evasion of US law." The CFTC announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the US District Court against ...

Crypto exchange owners charged

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... allegedly violating anti-money laundering laws and basic compliance procedures. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged co-founders Arthur Hayes (chief executive), Samuel Reed (chief technology officer), Gregory Dwyer and Ben Delo ...

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... million in disgorgement and a $25 million civil monetary penalty. According to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the penalty is the largest ever imposed in any spoofing case, including the highest restitution, disgorgement, and civil ...

Portfolio manager caught out faking returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... prejudgment interest and a civil penalty of US $100,000. Concurrent to SEC action, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also entered a consent order against Rege, involving conduct similar to the SEC's orders. The CFTC's order finds that ...

Goldman Sachs fined $120m for rate rigging

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Interest Rate Products Trading Group - attempted to manipulate ISDAFIX rates and spreads on numerous occasions. According to the CFTC's order, Goldman Sachs "executed transactions in interest rate swap spreads, US Treasuries, and Eurodollar futures contracts ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... commodities. In addition to the ASIC & MAS reporting regimes, DTCC also supports the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Canadian reporting across provinces, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... functions currently performed by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Crucially, in its report the Volcker Alliance has called for the SEC and CFTC to be merged, for the OCC to be eliminated ...

ASX tees up $65m Yieldbroker deal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... several Australian state governments. It has received 'no-action' relief from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), allowing it to provide direct access to US persons to transact interest rate swaps on its market. "Yieldbroker is a leader ...

RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... rate benchmark settings is in accordance with its obligations under the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Orders. "RBS is also required to undertake certain remedial measures with respect to its trading in Reference Bank Bills. ...
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