February 17, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Russia's CRFIN adds Panteon-Finance to Black List

The Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN), Russia's Forex self-regulatory organization, has been pretty active lately in enlarging its list of fraudulent companies. The latest company to join the “Black List” is Panteon-Finance Ltd. The SRO has decided to blacklist the company after receiving numerous complaints by investors over their inability…

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February 17, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Infographic: Anatomy of Swiss Franc crisis

CySEC regulated Orbex has released an infographic showing a timeline of the anatomy of the CHF shock of last month when the Swissy was depegged from the 1.20 Euro floor. The collapse of the EUR/CHF cap caused a massive appreciation spike in the Franc which disrupted the FX trading and investment industry looking towards the…

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February 17, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Client sues UBS over mis-selling of V10 Enhanced FX Carry Strategy

US citizen Walter Michaelson has filed a lawsuit against UBS in a federal court in Florida, which has led to an investigation by the US Department of Justice, which is examining whether UBS traders deliberately overcharged investors such as Mr. Michaelson by carrying out the currency trades needed to execute its V10 Enhanced FX Carry Strategy, with Mr Michaelson claiming that he did not ask for this complex product which lost him $100,000

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