Commodity Futures Trading Commission - News, Articles & Research

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LabCFTC releases digital assets primer

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today released a Digital Assets Primer to provide updated information to the public about emerging concepts in digital assets.

18 December 2020

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CFTC and South African Reserve Bank form fintech pact

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) today announced they have signed a Statement of Intent to cooperate and support innovation through each authority’s respective financial technology (fintech) initiative—CFTC’s LabCFTC and SARB’s Fintech Unit.

02 November 2020

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CFTC sets up data division as part of organisational overhaul

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has completed negotiations to reorganize certain portions of the agency to enhance the CFTC’s operational effectiveness.

30 October 2020

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CFTC tightens crypto rules for Futures Commission Merchants

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an advisory to futures commission merchants (FCMs) regarding the holding of virtual currency in segregated accounts.

22 October 2020

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CFTC hits Morgan Stanley with $5 million fine for swap data reporting failures

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it has filed and settled charges against Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, a provisionally registered swap dealer, for failing to comply with swap data reporting obligations.

01 October 2020

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Citi penalised for system design flaw that scrubbed millions of audio files

Citibank has been fined $4.5 million by the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) for a design flaw which led to the deletion of millions of audio files, including recordings which had been subpoenaed.

29 September 2020

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CFTC encourages standardised approach to assessing cybersecurity preparedness

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recognizes the benefits provided when private sector financial institutions regulated by CFTC use a standardized approach to assess and improve their cybersecurity preparedness.

16 July 2020

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Deutsche Bank to pay over $10 million to settle two CFTC cases

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the settlement of two enforcement matters involving Deutsche Bank.

18 June 2020

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CFTC charges Florida man in fraudulent forex and digital asset scheme

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, charging defendants Alan Friedland of Florida and his Florida-based companies, Fintech Investment Group, Inc. (Fintech) and Compcoin LLC, with fraudulently soliciting more than $1.6 million from their customers in connection with a leveraged or margined off-exchange foreign currency (forex) scheme.

16 April 2020

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CFTC Issues digital asset guidance

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Commission voted unanimously to approve final interpretive guidance concerning retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets.

25 March 2020

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CFTC orders Goldman Sachs to pay $1 million for recordkeeping violations

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for failing to make and keep certain audio recordings as required under CFTC regulations for swap dealers.

26 November 2019

Company announcement/regulation

US financial regulators join Global Financial Innovation Network

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced joining the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN).

24 October 2019