April 3, 2014

Following a consent Order the CFTC obtained against MF Global, the company will begin making final distributions to its customers to satisfy its obligation of full restitution for $1.2 billion in losses sustained by customers of MF Global when the company failed in 2011.  In addition to full restitution, the consent Order imposed a $100 million civil penalty on MF Global, to be paid after MF Global has fully paid customers.  The consent Order arose out of the CFTC’s June 2013 complaint charging MF Global with unlawful use of customer funds.  Specifically, the Complaint charged MF Global with unlawfully using customer segregated funds to support its own proprietary operations and the operations of its affiliates.  CFTC

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