Pepperstone controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Litigation over the 2018 buyout
FX Group Holdings was ordered to pay A$96.9 million plus interest to CPE Capital in litigation concerning the earlier Pepperstone ownership transaction. Pepperstone said the dispute was between shareholder groups and did not affect its operations or customers.
2023
Retail-CFD leverage-limit breach
ASIC identified Pepperstone among brokers that breached Australian leverage limits introduced under a retail-CFD product intervention order. Pepperstone said a technical error enabled excessive leverage for some retail clients and undertook compensation and remediation for more than 1,500 affected customers.
2020
Brazilian authorization dispute
Brazil's CVM ordered Pepperstone to stop offering brokerage services in Brazil without local authorization, alleging that it had attracted Brazilian clients through digital channels.
2014
Unlicensed Japanese operations
ASIC identified Pepperstone as having operated in Japan without authorization from the Japanese Financial Services Agency. The firm notified Japanese customers and arranged an exit from the market.