The regulator detailed that in one case, Gatehouse Bank once opened an account fora Kuwait-based company for aggregating customer funds. The bank did not require the collection of crucial information including customers’ source of funds or wealth. During a two year period, the bank ended up receiving $62 million in deposits from customers without performing…
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The scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme began in August 2014 when Hewko and MPC began seeking investments into a pooled investment vehicle operated by MPC and marketed to prospective investors as the Global Opportunity Fund (Fund). The regulator detailed that over $1.1 million were collected from the investors from September 2014 to…
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The forex scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme ran from October 2019 to June 2021. The operators used different websites and social media platforms to advertise their forex trading pool “The Black Club” and “The Forex Savings Club.” They were marketed as a version of a savings account that offered a greater yield…
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The September FX activity was led by a 36% MoM surge in SGX USD/CNH futures to 1.6 million. SGX INR/USD futures also jumped 25% MoM and 26% YoY to 1.63 million contracts. Derivatives daily average volume (DDAV) increased to 1.05 million contracts, registering a 14% rise compared to August 2022. The exchange also achieved a…
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The average daily volume in FX for last month came in at $24.22 billion. Compared to August’s $19.67 billion this was a 23% MoM rise. Total Cash Market numbers stood at $226.8 in September 2022, up 13% compared to August 2022. However, on yearly basis, this was an 18% drop. Derivatives markets on Euronext also…
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Notional outstanding volumes in OTC clearing also witnessed strong growth with 27% YoY. The Overall outstanding volume reached €26.286 billion at the end of last month. However, on Monthly basis, there was an 8.7% decrease from €28,792. Eurex also registered a surge in overnight index swaps of 108% YoY. Interest rate swaps also spiked 28%…
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If the firm fails to close out a failure to deliver, it is prohibited from accepting additional short sale orders in the security without first borrowing or arranging to borrow the security. According to FINRA, between 2009 and 2018, UBS failed to close in time around 5,300 for failure to deliver positions. Additionally, more than…
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Trading volumes on Börse Frankfurt in September came in at €2.51 billion (August: €2.58 billion). Equities on Deutsche Börse generated €92.71 billion in September 2022 and trading in ETFs/ETCs/ETNs accounted for €19.53 billion of the turnover. Bonds recorded €0.23 billion, certificates €1.11 billion and funds brought in €0.05 billion. VOLKSWAGEN AG was the DAX stock…
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The SFC alleges that the syndicate members organised and executed the schemes in the shares of two Hong Kong-listed companies through different social media platforms. They manipulated the trading of a large volume of those shares by using a substantial number of nominee accounts. The regulator stated: In implementing the schemes, the syndicate members were…
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Kentaro Okuda, Nomura Holdings, Inc., President and Group CEO, said: Staying at the forefront of digital innovation is a key priority for Nomura. This is why, alongside our efforts to diversify our business, we announced earlier this year that Nomura would be setting up a new subsidiary focused digital assets1. We look forward to sustainable…
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