All Commodity Futures Trading Commission articles – Page 4
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ArticleNew-look CFTC hails diversity after four commissioners confirmed
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will feature its “most diverse set of commissioners in the agency’s history” after the Senate confirmation of four nominees—all women, and three women of color—to vacant board seats.
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ArticleIndictment: Infinity Q founder’s attempts to hide fraud aided by CCO
The Department of Justice charged James Velissaris, the former chief investment officer and founder of Infinity Q Capital Management, for his role in a scheme to defraud investors by overvaluing derivative swap positions.
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ArticleCFTC delays compliance for new swap data reporting rule until December
A May 2022 deadline for compliance with amended swap data reporting requirements has been delayed six months by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to allow market participants more time to comply.
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ArticleCFTC hires first chief diversity officer
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the appointment of Tanisha Cole Edmonds as the agency’s first chief diversity officer.
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ArticleSEC, CFTC fine JPMorgan Chase $200M for recordkeeping violations
JPMorgan Chase will pay $200 million in fines to settle charges brought by two federal regulators regarding the bank’s failure to maintain records of communications on securities, commodities, and swaps business matters made on bank employees’ personal devices.
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ArticleSenate approves Rostin Behnam as CFTC chair; Biden nominates 2 commissioners
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rostin Behnam to be chairman of the CFTC, the same day President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate two to Republican commissioner openings at the agency.
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ArticleCFTC’s Dawn DeBerry Stump to not seek second term
Dawn DeBerry Stump, one of only two active commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced she will not seek another five-year appointment when her current term ends in April 2022.
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ArticleFive compliance triumphs from 2021
A key CCO appointment, a company committed to transparency, and a bank that spent big on improving its AML controls highlight CW’s annual list of laudable ethics and compliance moments.
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ArticleSEC, CFTC charge U.S. Commodity Funds with disclosure failures
The SEC settled charges against U.S. Oil Fund and its general partner U.S. Commodity Funds for misleading statements about futures broker limitations. USCF additionally settled a parallel CFTC case and will pay a total penalty of $2.5 million.
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ArticleCFTC issues record $200M whistleblower award
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission paid out what is believed to be the largest-ever whistleblower award to an individual—nearly $200 million—who provided credible information to open investigations launched by the CFTC, another U.S. regulator, and a foreign regulator.
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ArticleCFTC fines stablecoin Tether $41M for misleading investors
Cryptocurrency firm Tether will pay $41 million to settle CFTC charges that it misled investors when it claimed its stablecoins were 100 percent backed by fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar and the euro.
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ArticleCFTC fines UBS $500K for inadvertently deleting swap trade files
UBS AG has been fined $500,000 by the CFTC for prematurely but inadvertently deleting more than 1,000 hours of audio files related to pre-execution swaps trade information the regulator required be saved for one year.
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ArticleDeparting CFTC commissioner to join SEC as general counsel
Dan Berkovitz has signed on to become general counsel at the SEC less than three weeks since announcing his intention to step down as a commissioner at the CFTC.
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ArticleCFTC fines Citi $1M for swap data reporting failures
Citibank will pay a $1 million penalty to resolve allegations of not properly reporting swap data to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and for violating the provisions of a 2017 order regarding those practices.
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ArticleBiden nominates 3 to CFTC, including Rostin Behnam as chair
President Joe Biden announced the nomination of three individuals to serve as commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including the naming of Rostin Behnam as the agency’s full-time chair.
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ArticleDan Berkovitz departure to leave CFTC with 2 commissioners
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will soon be down to two members with Democratic Commissioner Dan Berkovitz set to depart next month.
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ArticleCFTC due for shakeup with Brian Quintenz set to depart
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will soon be down to three active commissioners, as Brian Quintenz announced he will depart the regulator at the end of the month.
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ArticleCrypto platform BitMEX to pay $100M for registration, AML violations
Cryptocurrency platform BitMEX has agreed to pay $100 million as part of a settlement with the CFTC and FinCEN for multiple violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering laws.
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ArticleNew bill saves CFTC whistleblower program, but for how long?
A measure to save the whistleblower program at the CFTC was signed into law by President Joe Biden, providing enough funding to keep the program running through October 2022. What lies beyond the bill’s support?
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ArticleCredit Suisse entities to pay $1.5M for swap data reporting failures
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached a $1.5 million settlement with three entities of Credit Suisse for swap data reporting failures caused by a technical error.