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 »
Tag: CPO
Are You a CPO?
The first question is what is a CPO and why should I care? The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission decided to tighten the exemptions from registration potentially pulling some hedge funds and private equity funds that previously ignored the CFTC. Davis Polk held a webinar on this topic. Some private fund managers may get the … Read more »