Managers Required to Provide Information to NFA Immediately
As has been widely reported, futures FCM PFG has filed for bankruptcy and the CFTC has filed an action against the firm.
Below is a reprinted notice to NFA Members who are commodity pool operators. CPOs must inform the NFA about any accounts held at PFG including information on amount of assets held at PFG and most recent pool NAV. CPOs will need to provide this information to the NFA immediately and there is contact information in the notice below if a CPO has specific questions for the NFA.
If you are a CPO, CTA or IB with assets held at PFG, please contact our firm if you have questions with respect to next steps.
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Notice to Members I-12-13
July 10, 2012
CPO RESPONSE REQUIRED
FOR COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS – A RESPONSE IS REQUIRED FROM CPO MEMBERS WITH ACCOUNTS AT PEREGRINE FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
On July 9, 2012, National Futures Association (NFA) took an emergency enforcement action against Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) and Peregrine Asset Management, Inc. (PAM). NFA deemed this action necessary to protect customers because PFG is unable to demonstrate that it can meet its capital requirements and segregated funds requirements, and because NFA has reason to believe that PFG does not have sufficient assets to meet its obligations to its customers. The CFTC has also filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against PFG and its owner, Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr. alleging that PFG and Wasendorf committed fraud by misappropriating customer funds, violated customer fund segregation laws, and made false statements in financial statements filed with the Commission.
In light of these events, NFA is requiring all CPO Members with pool accounts held at PFG to provide NFA with a notice of the following information:
The name of each pool account held at PFG and its NFA Pool ID number;
- The current dollar amount of pool assets held at PFG for each pool account and the corresponding date;
- The most recent net asset value for each pool with funds at PFG and the date of the valuation;
- Any withdrawal restrictions that the firm has implemented or plans to implement with respect to each pool.
- CPO members must provide this information to NFA by sending an email to [email protected] within 48 hours of receiving this notice.
Any questions regarding this request should be directed to:
Tracey Hunt, Senior Manager, at (312) 781-1284 or at [email protected]
Mary McHenry, Senior Manager, at (312) 781-1420 or at [email protected]
You are receiving this message because you are either a Member of National Futures Association (NFA) or you subscribed to the email subscription list on NFA’s Website. To cancel or change your subscription at any time, visit the Email Subscriptions page on our Website at http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/subscribe.asp.
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Bart Mallon is a partner with Cole-Frieman Mallon & Hunt LLP, an investment management law firm with a focus on managed futures law and regulations. Bart can be reached directly at 415-868-5345.