US Legal & Regulation

Florida man charged with USD14m fraudulent commodities scheme

Florida man charged with USD14m fraudulent commodities scheme

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Sean Nathan Healy of Weston, Florida, with operating a fraudulent commodities scheme that defrauded at least 44 investors of appr »


California man and company charged with commodity options fraud

California man and company charged with commodity options fraud

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged David Michael Kogan and his company First Capital Futures Group, both of Sherman Oaks, California, with operating a fraudulent co »


Georgia man charged over multi-million dollar forex Ponzi scheme

Georgia man charged over multi-million dollar forex Ponzi scheme

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Eldon A. »


Patrick Dailey charged with operating multi-million dollar fraudulent commodity pool

Patrick Dailey charged with operating multi-million dollar fraudulent commodity pool

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Patrick J. »


Headstart settles 2003 dispute with the SEC

Headstart settles 2003 dispute with the SEC

Headstart Advisers, an FSA-regulated hedge fund adviser, and Najy Nasser, its chief investment officer, have settled their dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission relatin »


Aima supports US regulatory reform proposals

Aima supports US regulatory reform proposals

The Alternative Investment Management Association has said it supports the financial regulatory reform proposals put forward by the US Treasury.   »


Senator Reed introduces bill to regulate hedge funds

Senator Reed introduces bill to regulate hedge funds

US Senator Jack Reed has introduced the Private Fund Transparency Act of 2009 in an effort to strengthen financial oversight of hedge funds and other private investment funds. »


Obama proposals an intelligent way of tackling reform, says MFA

Obama proposals an intelligent way of tackling reform, says MFA

The Managed Funds Association says proposals and legislation relating to the regulation of hedge funds and other privately managed pools of capital in the US represent an intelligent ap »


CFTC charges investment firms in USD85m forex Ponzi scam

CFTC charges investment firms in USD85m forex Ponzi scam

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged SNC Asset Management, SNC Investments, chief executive officer Peter Son, and chief financial officer Jin K. »


Optimal Funds settle claims with Madoff trustee

Optimal Funds settle claims with Madoff trustee

Two hedge funds managed by Optimal Investment Services, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Banco Santander, have agreed to return the USD235m they withdrew from their accounts with B »


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