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By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg |
September 17, 2012
Russell Wasendorf Sr., the indicted founder of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. who tried to kill himself in July, will be freed on bail after he pleads guilty to embezzlement on Sept. 17, a judge said.
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By News story |
September 12, 2012
The National Futures Association has said it will return a $700,000 fine against Peregrine Financial Group that was levied in February.
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By Press Release |
August 17, 2012
The NFA approved amendments that will require each FCM to provide its DSRO with view-only access via the Internet to account information for each of the FCM's customer segregated funds accounts.
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By Michael McFarlin & Daniel P. Collins |
August 2, 2012
Yesterday’s hearings of the U.S. Senate’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee probing the MF Global and PFGBest scandals had less fireworks than past hearings but perhaps a more serious tone.
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By Press Release |
August 1, 2012
Trustee Giddens recommendations
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By Michael McFarlin |
July 25, 2012
Members of the House Agriculture Committee had the opportunity to grill members of the futures industry regulatory regime today in a hearing that focused on recent scandals.
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By Press Release |
July 25, 2012
NFA President Dan Roth's testimony to the House Ag. Committee regarding NFA's role in monitoring PFGBest.
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By Michael McFarlin |
July 24, 2012
Alaron Trading Corp. is suing Chris Hehmeyer, chairman of the National Futures Association, over a failed 2008 deal.
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By Linda Sandler, Bloomberg |
July 18, 2012
The trustee liquidating Peregrine Financial Group Inc. said only about 11 of 24,000 futures customers have “specifically identifiable property” eligible to be returned to them.
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By Scott Cohn, Market Watch |
July 17, 2012
PFGBest Founder and CEO Russell Wasendorf Sr.’s plan to hire a high-powered Chicago attorney to represent him has hit a snag: Wasendorf’s assets are frozen, so he has no money to pay him.
