Commodity Futures Trading Commission news and trends

CFTC: Cost Management Solutions Must Pay $100,000 for Failing to Register as Introducing Broker
Regulation // August 12, 2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Monday (Aug. 12) that it required Cost Management Solutions (CMS) to pay a $100,000 civil monetary penalty after finding that the company failed to register as an introducing broker (IB). The regulator issued an order that both filed...

FTX and Alameda Pay $12.7 Billion to End CFTC Lawsuit
Legal // August 08, 2024

FTX and sister company Alameda Research have agreed to pay their creditors $12.7 billion. The agreement, approved Wednesday (Aug. 7) by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, is part of a settlement between the fallen cryptocurrency platform and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Under the agreement, FTX and...

Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Propose Joint Data Standards
Bank Regulation // August 02, 2024

Nine federal financial regulatory agencies have proposed or will propose joint data standards that would apply to data submitted to the agencies. As required by the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022, the data standards for identifiers of legal entities and other common identifiers are...

White House to Nominate CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to Head FDIC
Politics // June 13, 2024

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, who is currently a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to become chair and member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Goldsmith Romero has been a commissioner at the CFTC since March 2022, sponsors the CFTC’s...

Quick Reads
Barclays Pays $4 Million in Swap Reporting Violations Case

October 01, 2024
British banking giant Barclays will pay $4 million to settle a U.S. regulatory case. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Tuesday (Oct. 1) that it had settled charges against the bank for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations relating to swap reporting. “Over the last year, the CFTC has imposed over $60 million in […]

CFTC: Cost Management Solutions Must Pay $100,000 for Failing to Register as Introducing Broker

August 12, 2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Monday (Aug. 12) that it required Cost Management Solutions (CMS) to pay a $100,000 civil monetary penalty after finding that the company failed...

FTX and Alameda Pay $12.7 Billion to End CFTC Lawsuit

August 08, 2024
FTX and sister company Alameda Research have agreed to pay their creditors $12.7 billion. The agreement, approved Wednesday (Aug. 7) by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, is part of a settlement...

Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Propose Joint Data Standards

August 02, 2024
Nine federal financial regulatory agencies have proposed or will propose joint data standards that would apply to data submitted to the agencies. As required by the Financial Data Transparency Act...