CFTC -
CFTC Designates Small Exchange, Inc. as a Designated Contract Market -
On March 10, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had issued an Order of Designation approving the application...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding Required Minimum Distributions -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert regarding a new law raising the age for required...more
2/18/2020
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CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IOSCO ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
SECURE Act
The National Futures Association (NFA) has proposed updated guidance (the Proposed Guidance) for all of its member firms—including futures commission merchants (FCMs), retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs), introducing...more
National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a notice requiring all commodity pool operators (CPOs) that have filed a notice of claim under Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter No. 14-112 to submit an additional...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) has updated its Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) system to help NFA members conducting Bylaw 1101 due diligence to determine whether the commodity pool operator...more
In This Issue:
- NFA Updates BASIC to Assist With Bylaw 1101 Diligence on Delegating CPOs
- Second Circuit Refuses to Rehear Groundbreaking Insider Trading Case
- SEC Secures Victory on Fraud Allegations...more
On October 1, National Futures Association issued Notice to Members I-14-26 informing commodity pool operators (CPOs) of changes to Form PQR and to remind member CPOs and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to file required...more