AGF Management, with USD37 billion under management, has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent of FFCM, to further strengthen their quantitative investing and ETF platform brought to market under the AGFiQ banner. “Today, we further build on our
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has issued three no-action letters providing temporary, targeted relief to swap execution facilities (SEFs) and certain designated contract markets (DCMs) in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.The spread of coronavirus
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has conducted one of the largest co-ordinated series of enforcement actions by state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada to crack down on fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency-related
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Florida-based investment adviser Kinetic Investment Group and its managing member, Michael Scott Williams, in connection with an alleged fraudulent, unregistered securities offering that raised
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) has issued a joint staff advisory that gives exchanges and clearinghouses guidance for listing virtual currency derivative products. “The CFTC staff are
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a proposed rule to reduce regulatory burdens for US market participants in order to promote economic growth and job creation, by bringing certain CFTC requirements in line with other US regulators and
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order to the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) as part of its longstanding program of regulatory deference to foreign regulatory frameworks. Through its Part 30 exemptive program the CFTC provides
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC has filed a civil enforcement action charging Winston Reed Investments LLC (WRI) and its vice president and investment consultant, Mark N Pyatt a/k/a Daniel Randolph, a former North Carolina resident, with misappropriation of customer
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has granted relief to non-US counterparties who enter into swaps with International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as development banks. “International financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Matthew . White and MW Global Futures LLC (MWGF), both of Florida, for fraudulently soliciting approximately USD1.2 million for a pooled investment vehicle trading commodity
