On June 16, J. Christopher Giancarlo was officially sworn in, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 3.

The Managed Funds Association ("MFA") hired Mark Epley to serve as executive vice president and general counsel.

Spotify and Slack made a splash when they went public via direct listings rather than underwritten offerings or traditional IPOs

The NFA appointed Carol Wooding Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

The National Futures Association ("NFA") Business Conduct Committee charged a commodity trading advisor with providing materially false and misleading disclosure documents to customers...

NFA permanently banned from membership a CPO and CTA for failing to produce books and records for two of the CPO/CTA's principals and its majority owner

The NFA announced that starting with its election of Board of Directors members in 2017, NFA will replace current paper ballots with an electronic voting system.

On November 30, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission‘s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided no-action relief to FCMs and introducing brokers (IBs).

On March 3, 2016, President Obama sent nominations to the US Senate to fill the two vacant Commissioner seats at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

President Obama renominated Dr. Christopher James Brummer and Brian D. Quintenz to fill two CFTC commissioner vacancies.

President Trump announced his intent to nominate J. Christopher Giancarlo as CFTC Chair.

A research paper from bfinance regarding Brexit impact found liquid alternatives will profit from increased dispersion tied to uncertainty at the stock and sector level. According to the paper, they have a low sensitivity to changes to GDP due to the diversity of strategies and return drivers.

Lately, we are seeing an increased level of interest in Risk Participation Agreements (RPAs) by our clients. In simple terms,

Lately, we are seeing an increased level of interest in Risk Participation Agreements (RPAs) by our clients.

On July 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules focused on greater transparency in security-based swap transactions...

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance designated a New Zealand stock exchange as a "designated offshore securities market" under Securities Act Regulation S, Rule 902(b).

On April 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission published proposed rules that would require non-United States persons that use United States personnel to arrange.

On January 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the comment period for proposed amendments to rule 13n-4...

On June 9, the CFTC officially swore in Sharon Bowen, to serve as a commissioner.

On Jan. 1, Societe Generale Prime Services launched a performance benchmark for 1940 Act U.S.-registered mutual funds that utilize managed futures strategies.