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Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities • Proposed Amendments to Form PF Requirements- •Proposed New Rules Applicable to Private Fund Advisers and...more
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
Following other regulators, the National Futures Association (NFA) recently amended its cybersecurity guidance to, among other things, impose a new cybersecurity incident reporting requirement on members....more
• 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
As investor interest in cryptocurrencies has picked up, government agencies and non-governmental organizations tasked with protecting investors are taking a harder look at these virtual investment products. While the...more
Amid concerns that many investors may not fully understand the risks associated with virtual currencies, or the limits of regulatory oversight, the National Futures Association (NFA) recently issued an interpretive notice...more
Introduction - Despite an anticipated de-regulatory push, there are significant new regulatory concerns for investment advisers to address in connection with their annual review of their compliance manuals. ...more
Editor's Note - OCC to Move Forward with Federal FinTech Charter. In a development foreshadowed in the April 6, June 29 and September 14 editions of the Roundup, on December 2, the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
On February 29, National Futures Association (NFA) issued Interpretive Notice I-16-10, which notifies member firms about the addition of a cybersecurity section to NFA’s Self-Examination Questionnaire. This section is...more
As noted in our earlier Foley Adviser, March 1, 2016 is the effective date for NFA member firms (including futures commissions merchants, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, introducing brokers, retail...more
On December 16, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRMs” or “Proposed Rules”) that would, if finalized, supplement existing regulations covering the...more
On October 23, 2015, the National Futures Association (NFA) adopted its Interpretive Notice Regarding Information Systems Security Programs (the Notice). As noted in our prior Password Protected update, the Notice requires...more
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
The CFTC recently approved the National Futures Association’s interpretive notice (the “Cybersecurity Notice”) on the general requirements that members should implement for their information systems security programs...more
On Sept. 17, 2015, Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gave the keynote address for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s 2015 North American Conference in New...more
Alleged Flash Crasher's Formal Indictment Provides More Details Regarding His Purported Spoofing - The US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Navinder Singh Sarao in a US federal court in Chicago on...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) recently approved new mandatory cybersecurity rules for members of the futures industry. Members of the NFA include exchange-traded futures, forex and over-the-counter swaps industries....more
On August 28, the National Futures Association (NFA) proposed the adoption of an interpretive notice that requires every NFA member firm to establish and enforce an information systems security program (ISSP). The proposed...more
CFTC - CFTC Announces Upcoming Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - The CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on September 22 to address speculative positions limits for...more
On August 28, 2015, the National Futures Association (NFA) submitted a proposed interpretative notice (Notice) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to require information systems security programs (ISSPs). If...more
I. Cybersecurity; Its Importance and Relevance – How We Got to Where We Are Today - In the past few months, the White House, Home Depot, JP Morgan, Hard Rock Hotels, Tesla, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the Internal...more
In This Issue: - Regulatory Updates: ..NEP Announces Never-Before-Examined Initiative; Examination Priorities for 2014; Division of Investment Management Lists 2013 Accomplishments; Sets 2014 Agenda; Money...more