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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a final rule that clarified reporting obligations for completed swap transactions...

On March 16, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule that eliminated certain requirements "for trade option counterparties that are neither swap dealers nor major swap participants[.]"

The CFTC awarded two whistleblowers approximately $2 million for information that led to a CFTC investigation

CFTC Chair Heath P. Tarbert named Summer K. Mersinger as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Suyash G. Paliwal as Director of the Office of International Affairs.

CFTC Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs ("OLIA") Director Summer Mersinger will become Commissioner Dawn Stump's new Chief of Staff.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight ("DSIO") granted no-action relief to the trustee of several commodity pools from registration as a commodity pool operator ("CPO")...

The CFTC extended the comment period for a proposal to amend certain regulations applicable to the annual reports that a commodity pool operator must distribute for each pool that it operates.

On August 30, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended the comment period for proposed amendments to a regulation regarding Annual Reports from commodity pool operators

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo appointed Matthew B. Kulkin to be Director of the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight.

The CFTC published the 2016 schedule of fees for overseeing the rule enforcement programs of regulated exchanges (designated contract markets or "DCMs") and the National Futures Association.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) seeks comments from the public on a proposed amendment that "would clarify that parties to a block trade may engage in pre-hedging...

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo reported that the agency has returned to normal operations.

On September 6, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it "signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) and the Banco de México (BDM).

The CFTC requested nominations for membership on the Agricultural Advisory Committee, and also invited the submission of topics for discussion at future meetings.

On February 12, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided "no-action relief from registration...

On March 14, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight published a time-limited no-action letter that changed the deadline...

On June 2, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the comment period for certain aspects of Regulation Automated Trading will be reopened between June 10, 2016 and June 24, 2016.