NFA provided guidance on annual affirmation obligations for CPOs and CTAs that are exempt from CFTC registration.

FTC Chair Joseph J. Simons will step down effective January 29, 2021. President Biden designated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to serve as Acting Chair.

NFA notified futures industry proficiency examination candidates of their choice to take the exams at a local testing center or remotely proctored online.

OFAC designated Ansarallah - a Houthi Shiite movement against the Yemeni Sunni government - to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Concurrently, OFAC issued four general licenses to authorize the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people.