SA-born trader gets probation and $1m fine for manipulating exchange rate
The sentence was influenced by the judge’s view that Morgan Stanley was familiar with the risks of the unregulated foreign exchange spot market.
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Ex-fund manager found guilty of fraud for manipulating dollar/rand exchange rate
The prosecution’s case is that SA-born Neil Phillips engaged in a flurry of trades in the early hours of 26 December 2017 to force the rand below 12.50 to the dollar.
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US charges hedge fund’s CIO with manipulating dollar/rand exchange rate to trigger $20m payment
The United States Attorney’s Office in New York has charged the co-founder and chief investment officer of a UK-based hedge fund with manipulating the US dollar/rand exchange rate to trigger a $20 million […]
Regional – Southern Africa – Rand weakness here to stay
The South African rand has nose-dived past the R11/$ mark at a time when newswires are suggesting that a sell off in emerging market assets has only just begun. The rand earned the […]
