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A Commodity Pool is an investment structure or enterprise where funds from a number of participants are combined into a single entity for the purpose of trading futures contracts, options on contracts, retail... more +

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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Customer Segregation: Keep It Separate

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 8, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/11/2013

In this issue: - SEC Seeks Information to Assess Standards of Conduct and Other Obligations of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers - Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Entity Identifiers - CFTC...more

Legal Alert: The CPO and CTA Regulatory Regimes: What Operators of and Advisers to Commodity Pools Should Expect in 2013

by Cheryl I. Aaron, James M. Cain, Doyle Campbell, Kalaundra Y. Carreathers, Warren N. Davis, Jacob Dweck, Daphne G. Frydman, Meghan R. Gruebner, Meltem F. Kodaman, Catherine M. Krupka, more +David T. McIndoe, Mark D. Sherrill, R. Michael Sweeney, Jr. | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/18/2013

There were a number of significant changes to the regulatory regime for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) in 2012. As a result of these changes, various types of collective investment...more