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Commodities Futures Trading Commission Disqualification

The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from... more +
The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission was created in 1974 to regulate commodity futures and option markets. The Commission’s mission is to protect market participants and the public from fraud, abuse, and systemic risk associated with derivatives subject to the Commodities Exchange Act. In 2010, as a result of the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection, the Commission’s role was expanded to include drafting rules for regulating the swaps marketplace. less -
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CFTC Finalizes New Requirement Applying Statutory Disqualification Prohibitions to CPOs Exempt under CFTC Regulation 4.13 – Exempt...

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CFTC Also Proposes Amendments to Help Non-U.S. CPOs and Extends its Uncleared Swap Margin Phase-In Schedule - During the period from late May 2020 through early June 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission held...more

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CFTC Adopts Statutory Disqualification Requirement for Exempt CPOs

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted on June 4 to adopt rules prohibiting exempt commodity pool operators and their principals from operating commodity pools if they are subject to any of the statutory...more

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SEC Proposes Modifications to Cross-Border Application of Security-Based Swaps Regime

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to take steps toward implementation of its security-based swap (SBS) dealer registration framework. A particular area of concern for market participants has been how the...more

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SEC Waivers with Strings Attached: the Wave of the Future?

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The SEC recently attached potentially precedent-setting conditions to a waiver from certain automatic disqualifications under the federal securities laws. Without such waivers, defendants that settle securities law...more

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WKSI Waivers For A Recidivist – And a Dissent By Commissioner Stein

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The question of waivers from certain disqualifications under the securities laws which are triggered automatically in certain instances — such as on the entry of a guilty plea — continues to be a controversial topic at the...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package - The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - March 2015 #3

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SEC Focus on Disqualification Waivers. When negotiating a settlement of an SEC enforcement action against a registered financial services firm – or one that hopes one day to become registered – it is vital to consider the...more

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