The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States determined that the United Kingdom and New Zealand meet the criteria under CFIUS regulations to remain as "excepted foreign states" and "excepted real estate foreign states."
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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States extended by one year the effective date for one of the criteria under the definitions of "Excepted Foreign State" and "Excepted Real Estate Foreign State."
In an open meeting, the CFTC approved three final rules: (i) one concerning position limits for derivatives, (ii) one extending the Phase VI compliance date of the margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants, and (iii) one exempting certain foreign intermediaries from the requirement to register as CPOs.
In an Executive Order, President Trump blocked a Chinese technology company's acquisition of StayNTouch, Inc., a U.S. software company.
The Congressional Research Service provided an overview of the current authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States following the recent implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act.