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Federal Court Orders North Carolina Resident Michael Anthony Jenkins And His Company, Harbor Light Asset Management, To Pay Over $5.2 Million For Solicitation Fraud, Misappropriation, And Embezzlement In A Ponzi Scheme

Date 11/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge James C. Fox of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina entered an Order for a permanent injunction against Defendants Harbor Light Asset Management, LLC (HLAM) and its President and owner, Michael Anthony Jenkins, both of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Order requires HLAM and Jenkins jointly to pay restitution totaling $1,301,406.60 and a civil monetary penalty of $3,904,219.80. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against the Defendants and prohibits them from violating the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations, as charged.

Hogan Lovells: Survey: Cross-Border Litigation On The Rise - Many Corporations Identify Legal Systems In The U.S. And China As The Most Challenging

Date 11/02/2014

Complex and costly cross-border legal disputes are projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to a new survey of multinational corporations. At the top of many companies' list of most challenging legal systems: China, India, Brazil, and the United States. 

SEC Names Michael Maloney As New Chief Accountant in Enforcement Division

Date 11/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Michael F. Maloney has been named the new chief accountant in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.

ESMA Provides Further Details On Trade Reporting In updated EMIR Q&A

Date 11/02/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today updated Question & Answers (Q&As) on the implementation of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). These updated Q&As clarify, among others, issues related to reporting to trade repositories (TRs) such as on how to construct and generate Unique Trade Identifiers (UTI), the reporting of empty/not available fields and the UPI taxonomy.

SIX Swiss Exchange - January 2014: Strong Start to The Year

Date 11/02/2014

Federal Court In Nebraska Imposes More Than $10 Million In Sanctions against Michael B. Kratville, Jonathan W. Arrington, Elite Management Holdings Corp., And MJM Enterprises LLC For Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 11/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska entered a summary judgment Order against Defendant Michael B. Kratville, a licensed attorney, and a default judgment Order against DefendantsJonathan W. Arrington, Elite Management Holdings Corp. (Elite), and MJM Enterprises LLC (MJM), all of Omaha, Nebraska, in a CFTC enforcement action charging the Defendants with commodity pool fraud in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations (see CFTC Press Release 6045-11, May 26, 2011).

TMX Group Chooses ULLINK For TMX Pre-Trade Risk Management Solution

Date 11/02/2014

TMX Group today announced that it has selected ULLINK, a global provider of market leading connectivity and trading solutions to provide an enhanced pre-trade risk management and connectivity solution for its equity trading customers.

Darryl Hooker Joins EBS Executive Management Team

Date 11/02/2014

EBS, ICAP's market-leading electronic FX business, announces today that Darryl Hooker has joined the EBS Executive Management Team, effective immediately. Darryl is appointed Head of Strategic Currency Initiatives and will report to Gil Mandelzis, EBS’s Chief Executive Officer.

Results Of Moscow Exchange EGM

Date 11/02/2014

Moscow Exchange"s shareholders held an absentee EGM on 10 February.

Binary.com Adopts icCube Technology For Real-Time Data Streaming

Date 11/02/2014

Binary.com, one of the UK’s leading fixed-odds trading provider is pleased to announce the implementation of icCube’s server Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) across its business, providing it with real time data streaming that is second to none.