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Commodities Futures Trading Commission Rulemaking Process Investment Management

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 -
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Extended Compliance Date for Recent Form PF Amendments

The new year always marks the start of a busy regulatory filing season for registered investment advisers, including investment advisers that file Form PF (“Form PF Filers”). This year could be especially challenging since,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Proposes Electronic Trading Principles in Lieu of Reg AT

- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew its highly controversial “Regulation Automated Trading” (Reg AT). - In its place, the CFTC proposed principles-based rules applicable to designated...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supplemental Proposal to Regulation AT: What Investment Managers Need to Know

Key Points - - The supplemental proposed rulemaking to Regulation AT heightens the procedural mechanisms by which source code is made accessible to the CFTC. - The supplemental proposed rulemaking adds a...more

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