Acting Chairs: Lee at SEC, Behnam at CFTC
President Joe Biden has designated SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee as the agency’s Acting Chair.
January 29, 2021
Agencies Announce More Leadership Changes
Heath Tarbert and Stehpanie Avakian will depart the CFTC and SEC, respectively.
December 10, 2020
Tags: CFTC, Heath Tarbert, Jay Clayton, SEC Appointments, Stephanie Avakian
CFTC Chairman Issues Directive on Staff Letters and Guidance
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has publicly issued a directive to the staff on the use of staff letters and guidance.
November 05, 2020
Tags: CFTC, Heath Tarbert
CFTC Chair Warns of Risks, Presses for Transition Away From LIBOR
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert is calling on the private sector to do its part to embrace the ISDA supplement and fallback protocol as the markets transition away from LIBOR.
October 20, 2020
Tags: CFTC, Heath Tarbert, Libor
CFTC Adopts Select Amendments to CPO and CTA Registration and Reporting Rules
The CFTC adopted rules on November 25 that codify certain no-action relief and amend registration and compliance requirements for commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
November 25, 2019
Tags: CFTC, CPO, CTA, Dan M. Berkovitz, Family Office, Heath Tarbert, Rostin Behnam