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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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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 +

Customer Segregation: Keep It Separate

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - September 2014

Goodwin on 9/18/2014

In This Issue: The CFTC provided long-awaited exemptive relief for commodity pool operators that wish to offer their funds in private offerings using general solicitation under Rule 506(c) of the SEC’s Regulation D. ...more

Dodd-Frank News: May 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 5/30/2014

In This Issue: - RECENT CASES ..Preemption ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation ..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions ..Durbin Amendment ..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more

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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) 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

CFTC Grants Temporary CPO Registration Relief for Private and Public Fund-of-Funds Managers

Dechert LLP on 12/7/2012

Introduction - In response to new commodity pool operator (CPO) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) compliance deadlines scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013 following the rescission of CFTC Regulation...more

CFTC Sheds Light on Definition of Commodity Pool

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 10/15/2012

Perhaps one of the most important questions since the Dodd-Frank Act is “What is a commodity pool”? Close behind is “Who is a commodity pool operator”? The CFTC has begun to shed light on these questions by issuance of...more

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