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The CFTC and SEC have issued a joint staff statement confirming that registered exchanges are not prohibited from facilitating the trading of certain spot crypto commodity products.
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CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham has named 25-year agency veteran Paul G. Hayeck as the Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed agency veteran Rahul Varma as the Acting Director of its Division of Market Oversight.
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CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announces major amendments to the agency's Rules of Practice and Rules Relating to Investigations, reforming the Wells process and enforcement memoranda standards.
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CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced a regulatory crypto sprint to implement recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets.
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The CFTC announced a federal court order requiring Chicago-based commodity pool operators LJM Partners, owner Anthony Caine, and portfolio manager Anish Parvataneni to pay more than $6 million in penalties and disgorgement.
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The UK FCA has published decision notices to ban and fine Richard Fenech and Heather Dunne over £670,000 combined following flawed defined benefit pension transfer advice.
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A federal court has entered a default judgment ordering Richard Miller, Flip 2 Futures Trading Company, and Punch Drunk Marketing to pay over $2 million for running a fraudulent futures trading operation.
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The CFTC Division of Market Oversight has issued an advisory requiring cotton traders to submit Form 304 via its online portal beginning January 15, 2025.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled proposals enabling firms to offer free targeted support to millions of pension savers navigating retirement choices.
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