Tag: CFTC

With regulatory fines for inadequate eComms surveillance soaring in 2024, eflow Global has introduced an upgraded version of its AI-driven platform, TZEC.

In recent years, off-channel communications have come under the intense scrutiny of regulators like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This scrutiny is largely due to the risks these unmonitored communications pose, ranging from compliance issues to gaps in record-keeping that can affect investor protection.

The SEC and CFTC have charged multiple Wall Street firms with widespread recordkeeping failures, imposing staggering penalties exceeding $2.5bn.

The wave of recordkeeping enforcement actions in the finance sector has now expanded to brokers, investment advisers, and credit rating agencies. Leading this charge are the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CFTC).

Firms facing transaction reporting obligations often find themselves navigating multiple regulatory regimes such as MiFID II, EMIR, Dodd Frank, and ASIC. Despite awareness of their duties, many aren't doing enough to meet the stringent regulatory standards.

In the past few months, both the SEC and CFTC have targeted numerous Wall Street firms for extensive recordkeeping oversights. This resulted in eye-watering penalties surpassing $1.5bn. Both major and minor firms should anticipate that this assertive enforcement will remain unrelenting.

Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. has achieved a significant milestone by receiving regulatory clearance from the National Futures Association (NFA), a CFTC-designated self-regulatory body. This approval allows them to function as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and extend their crypto futures offering to eligible US customers via their platforms.

In a recent post, RegTech firm Eventus outlined key reasons why practitioners must be the key drivers behind trade compliance. 

In a significant move underscoring its commitment to fight market manipulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) imposed a fine of $45m on a top-tier bank in May 2023. Eventus, a multi-asset class trade surveillance, algo monitoring and risk controls solutions provider, has explored what firms can do to avoid a similar incident. 

As crypto firms face a challenges, regulators have launched investigations into companies' GRC arrangements.