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GFI Group Inc..

GFIG.US | Security and commodity contracts brokerage

GFI Group Inc. operates as an intermediary in the global over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded markets. The company provides brokerage services and market data, primarily focusing on fixed income, financial derivatives, energy, and commodity products. GFI Group connects buyers and sellers, offe...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

GFI Group Inc. receives a mixed ethical rating, with notable concerns in its technology practices. Reports suggest a significant remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-52875) in GFI KerioControl firewalls affected over 12,000 instances and was exploited in the wild, though a patch was released in December 2024. While the company is certified under EU-U.S. DPF and offers user data controls, critics point to a lack of transparency regarding AI ethics, algorithmic transparency, and specific details on encryption and bug bounty programs. For most other ethical areas, including fair pay, environmental impact, and community engagement, there is insufficient public information to provide a comprehensive assessment.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess GFI Group Inc. against any of the KPIs for the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' ethical value. The articles did not contain information on customer demographics, pricing fairness, revenue from high-cost products, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, wealth-building outcomes, profit reinvestment, financial literacy programs, debt burden ratios, geographic inclusion, or product simplicity. While mentioned a U.S. lawsuit against GFI Mortgage Bankers Inc. for allegedly charging higher mortgage rates to minority borrowers

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, this was an allegation in a lawsuit and not a regulatory finding, fine, or settlement, and thus did not meet the strict criteria for scoring against the 'fair_lending_compliance' KPI's outcome-based thresholds.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

The company's employee engagement, based on an overall employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars from 133 reviews, indicates an approximate score of 70/100.

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Additionally, there are no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to labor laws or human rights mentioned in the available information.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on Honest & Fair Business.

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess GFI Group Inc. on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points relevant to any of the KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' for GFIG.US (GFI Group Inc.). Several articles refer to different entities (The Good Food Institute or GFI Solutions Ltd.) rather than GFI Group Inc. The articles that do pertain to GFI Group Inc. explicitly state a lack of data regarding community engagement, cultural impact, or indigenous relations.

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Safe & Smart Tech

10

A high-severity remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-52875) in GFI's KerioControl firewall product was exploited in the wild

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, affecting close to 24,000 instances
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. A patch for this vulnerability was released on December 19, 2024
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. GFI Group is certified under the EU-U.S. DPF, UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and Swiss-U.S. DPF
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. The company's privacy policies state that data collection is limited to what is necessary for identified purposes and retained based on need and legal requirements
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. Users can opt-out of marketing emails, push notifications, and targeted advertising
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, and have rights to access, modify, and delete their data
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. GFI references compliance with major privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and VCDPA
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.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, quantitative evidence for GFI Group Inc. (GFIG.US) related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products was found in the provided articles. The articles primarily discuss other companies such as NFI Group Inc., GFL Environmental, or the Good Food Institute, or general industry trends, none of which are applicable to GFIG.US.

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