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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 +
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 off-exchange forex contracts or swaps, or to invest in another commodity pool.   less -
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Update (2): The NY LLC Transparency Act and Corporate Transparency Act’s Impact on Private Fund Managers

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In the weeks since publishing our original alert, FinCEN released several frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Private fund managers are likely to find two of these...more

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Material Investment Management Developments and Template Annual Compliance Checklists for Registered Investment Advisers, Exempt...

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Lowenstein Sandler’s Investment Management Group is pleased to provide you with the summaries and checklists described below. Summaries of recent legal developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2023 Examination Priorities- ...more

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CFTC Finalizes Regulation Amendments: Certain Registered and Exempt CPOs and CTAs Need to Take Action

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2019 several amendments to the regulatory framework applicable to certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading...more

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NFA Amends its Information System Security Program Requirements; CFTC-Registered CPOs and CTAs Need to Take Action by April 1

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The National Futures Association (NFA), the self-regulatory organization of the futures and swap trading industry, announced to its membership on January 7, 2019 that it had amended its requirements for NFA Member Information...more

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NFA Issues Interpretive Notices for CPOs Regarding Internal Controls Systems and Cybersecurity

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• The NFA has determined that registered CPOs must implement an internal controls system and highlighted best practices for such a framework. • In response to certain frequently asked questions, the NFA has also updated its...more

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NFA Proposes Interpretive Notice Addressing CPO Internal Controls

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Introduction - By letter dated December 10, 2018, the National Futures Association (“NFA”), the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry, submitted to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

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Busy day for CFTC and SEC Cryptocurrency Regulators: Enforcement Actions, a Public Letter, and Joint Statement

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The CFTC and SEC made numerous headlines Friday in their ongoing efforts to provide regulatory oversight of cryptocurrency markets. The CFTC announced the filing of two civil enforcement actions against allegedly fraudulent...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review – January 2018

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - CFTC and SEC Enforcement Directors Issue Joint Statement Regarding Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions - This morning, the Enforcement Director of the U.S. Commodity...more

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CFTC Approves Final Rule Amendments to CPO Financial Report Regulations

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On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final rule amendments to its regulations that allow commodity pool operators (CPOs) to use certain additional alternative generally accepted...more

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NFA Adopts Cybersecurity Guidance

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The National Futures Association (NFA) adopted on October 23, 2015 an “Interpretive Notice to NFA Compliance Rules 2-9, 2-36, and 2-49: Information Systems Security Programs” (Notice). The Notice requires each NFA Member to...more

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