The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued industry-wide no-action relief for registered commodity pool operators on March 20, 2020, to permit those CPOs additional time to make certain regulatory filings and issue...more
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) provided no-action relief on February 12, 2016 to commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors...more
On July 21, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) published an exemptive letter that provides relief from periodic reporting on CFTC Form...more
On July 21, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) granted exemptive relief to certain commodity trading advisors (CTAs) from the requirement in CFTC Regulation...more
FC Stone Companies and Goldman Sachs Receive Largest Fines in CME Group’s 27 Disciplinary Actions Cascade: CME Group handed down sanctions in 27 separate disciplinary actions last week for alleged violations of rules...more
On June 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued no-action relief from introducing broker (IB) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) registration to persons...more
In This Issue: - Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies - FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued Advisory No. 13-79 to provide guidance to commodity trading advisors (CTAs) on new obligations relating to swaps...more