Washington State Proposes Amendment to Definitions The Dodd-Frank bill has certainly created new responsibilities for the SEC and CFTC. Also affected are the state securities divisions which have laws and regulations referencing, or based on, various federal securities laws. Because federal laws have changed under Dodd-Frank, the state securities laws (generally known as “Blue Sky” [...]
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Mallon P.C. Comments on Proposed Retail Forex Regulations
March 23, 2010www.hedgefundlawblog.com Text of the Mallon P.C. comment is provided below. **** [Footnotes ommitted] March 22, 2010 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL AND COURIER Mr. David Stawick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Re: Request for Comment on Proposed Regulation of Off-Exchange Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions and Intermediaries Dear Mr. Stawick: This [...]