Will the CFTC Extend the Registration Deadline?

Private equity funds with interest rate swaps or foreign exchange hedges have been wringing their hands over registration with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Dodd-Frank has brought those derivative instruments into the oversight of the CFTC. Shortly, they will be considered commodities. That means funds that previously did not consider themselves to be trading in … Read more »

First the SEC, Now the CFTC

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is getting ready to land its second regulatory punch to private equity funds. The first was the registration requirement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The second is the upcoming registration requirement with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Two recent developments pull fund managers into the … Read more »

Federal Regulators Issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form

Eight federal regulatory agencies today released the final model privacy notice form. It’s supposed to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about consumers. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, institutions must notify consumers of their information-sharing practices and inform consumers of their right to opt out of certain sharing … Read more »