US Legal & Regulation

CFTC to publish data for 22 contract markets

Thu, 03/09/2009 - 15:09

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission will begin disaggregating the data in its weekly Commitments of Traders reports and start releasing, on a quarterly basis, data collected fro »

SEC did not properly investigate Madoff's trading, says inspector general

Thu, 03/09/2009 - 08:47

In a stinging report summarising the results of an internal investigation into the US Securities and Exchange Commission's failure to halt Bernard Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme, David Kot »

SEC Inspector General: "SEC never properly examined or investigated Madoff's trading"

Thu, 03/09/2009 - 08:44

In a stinging report summarising the results of an internal investigation into the U.S. »

CFTC files action to revoke registrations of Abbas Shah and Linuxor

Wed, 02/09/2009 - 16:43

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an action to permanently revoke the registrations of Linuxor Asset Management, a New York-based commodity pool operator, Linuxor Ca »

Georgia Court fines Saxon Financial Services for commodity option fraud

Thu, 27/08/2009 - 16:57

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD4.3m in civil monetary penalties and equitable relief in an order against Saxon Financial Services of Atlanta, Geor »

Court continues asset freeze against Las Vegas resident and companies

Thu, 27/08/2009 - 12:54

A Federal court judge in Los Angeles has continued an asset freeze against Gordon A. »

Martin Armstrong and two firms to pay USD27m in anti-fraud action

Tue, 25/08/2009 - 13:36

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD27m in remaining restitution and permanent injunctions in consent orders that settle its fraud charges against Mart »

CFTC obtains disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from Smithers and Prosperity

Mon, 24/08/2009 - 16:39

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an order against Christopher Smithers, Jack Smithers and Prosperity Consultants determining that all three are jointly and sever »

CFTC proposes separate account class for OTC derivatives

Fri, 14/08/2009 - 16:52

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved for publication a proposal to create a sixth and separate account class for OTC derivatives. »

Amaranth fined USD7.5m for attempted manipulation of gas futures prices

Thu, 13/08/2009 - 13:09

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has entered into a consent order settling charges brought against Amaranth Advisors, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, and its Calgary subsidi »