[8] In 2010, British regulators arrested Moore Capital Management employee Julian Rifat for allegedly participating in illegal insider trading.
[11] In August 2013 MCM paid $48.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit in relation to the platinum and palladium manipulation claims.
[5] On November 21, 2019, Louis Bacon announced that he is planning to shutter Moore Capital's funds and return capital to investors with the primary reasons being the disappointing results of the fund over the last couple of years along with the intensified competition which had put enormous pressure on the firm’s profitability which ultimately led to a challenging business environment.
According to an investor letter released by the firm, Moore's will continue to invest through the fund similar to Tam Capital LP.
Bacon, its founder, participates in most of the global markets, basing his moves on his evaluation of the future trends of inflation, economic growth, central bank policy and national politics.