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News Article Bart Chilton, the outspoken CFTC commissioner, said Tuesday he is reluctant to support the CFTC's issuance of a proposal on position limits because what has been suggested so far has not met the congressionally mandated implementation schedule. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC was supposed to have a final rule by mid-January on what kind of limits traders would have in the agricultural, energy and metals markets. Last month the CFTC said it would miss that target. On December 16, the CFTC introduced its plan to curb speculation in

CFTC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking The CFTC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. to consider the issuance of proposed rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on the following topics: Commodity Options and Agricultural Swaps; Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors; Amendments to Compliance Obligations; Reporting by Investment Advisers to Private Funds and Certain Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors on Form PF (joint with the Securities and Exchange Commission); and Swap Trading Relationship

U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Summary: The CFTC and the SEC are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Investment Advisers Act to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed SEC rule would require investment advisers registered with the SEC that advise one or more private funds to file Form PF with the SEC. The proposed CFTC rule would require commodity pool operators ("CPOs") and commodity trading advisors ("CTAs") registered with the CFTC to satisfy certain proposed CFTC filing requirements by filing Form PF with the SEC, but only if those CPOs and

CFTC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking The CFTC and SEC are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposed SEC rule would require investment advisers registered with the SEC that advise one or more private funds to file Form PF with the SEC. The proposed CFTC rule would require commodity pool operators ("CPOs") and commodity trading advisors ("CTAs") registered with the CFTC to satisfy certain proposed CFTC filing requirements by filing Form PF

CFTC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking In addition to new reporting and regulatory requirements for CPOs and CTAs, the CFTC is proposing is proposing to: Reinstate trading criteria for registered investments companies claiming exclusion from the CPO definition under Regulation 4.5; Rescind the exemption from CPO registration under Regulations 4.13(a)(3) and (4); Revise Regulation 4.7 so that CPOs may no longer claim exemption from the requirement that an exempt pool's annual report contain certified financial statements; Modify the participant qualification criteria of Regulation 4.7 to incorporate the