Dodd-Frank Derivatives
CFTC Requests Public Input on Simplifying Rules
Derivatives The CFTC voted to seek public input on simplifying and modernizing the Commission’s rules. The action is part of an initiative which has been dubbed “Project KISS.” The CFTC is seeking ideas from industry, other stakeholders and interested parties, and the broader public on where the CFTC rules can be simplified and made less costly […] Read more →
CFTC Proposes Amendments to Chief Compliance Officer Duties and Annual Reports
Derivatives The CFTC is proposing to amend its regulations regarding certain duties of chief compliance officers, or CCOs, of swap dealers, major swap participants and futures commission... Read more →
CFTC Initiates Project KISS
Derivatives In remarks at a conference, CFTC Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced the CFTC’s intent to comply with an Executive Order which requires each agency to... Read more →
Corzine Settles CFTC’s MF Global Charges for $5 Million
Derivatives, Employment, Executive Compensation, Litigation The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a federal court Consent Order against Defendant Jon S. Corzine, former CEO of MF Global Inc., requiring him to pay a $5... Read more →