As a reminder, the compliance date for the National Futures Association’s (NFA) Swaps Proficiency Requirements is January 31, 2021. NFA Members with associated persons (AP) required to satisfy NFA's Swaps Proficiency...more
As a reminder, pursuant to an Interpretive Notice recently released by the National Futures Association (“NFA”), all commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) that are registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
The National Futures Association recently amended NFA Compliance Rule 2-46 in order to impose late fees for its commodity pool operator (CPO) and commodity trading adviser (CTA) members that do not make quarterly filings on...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
Proficiency Requirements for Security Futures Products -
The term security futures product (“SFP”) encompasses security futures and options on security futures. The term security future includes both futures on a single...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) recently issued answers to Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding CFTC Form CPO-PQR applicable to...more
Under the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law 2014 (the “Law”), beginning June 4, 2014 directors of (a) “mutual funds” regulated under the Cayman Islands Mutual Funds Law (2013 Revision) and (b) companies...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
On January 28, 2014, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert (the “Risk Alert”) resulting from its review of...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must fund their IARD accounts by this Friday, December 13 in order to cover such fees. This deadline applies to the...more
On September 16, 2013, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice on the new quarterly filing requirements for commodity trading advisers (CTAs). Previously, under Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...more
As a reminder, under amendments to Rule 506 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2013, any private fund conducting an ongoing offering of its securities is required to undertake due diligence to...more
As a reminder, all SEC-registered advisers, state-registered advisers, SEC-exempt reporting advisers and state-exempt reporting advisers with a fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 must update and file their Form ADV by April...more