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Gary Gensler

CFTC Head Addresses Futures Industry in Chicago

October 21, 2009

Futures Industry Association Annual Expo
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler today spoke at the Futures Industry Association’s annual expo in Chicago. While most of the Chairman’s speech  focused on the proposed regulation of the OTC derivatives markets, Chairman Gensler also discussed the recent SEC and CFTC Harmonization report. As you can imagine, Gensler [...]

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Commodity Pool Operators Scrambling After Surprise CFTC Decision

August 20, 2009

CFTC Withdraws Two No-Action Letters
In a surprise move the CFTC has withdrawn two no-action letters which is had just recently issued.  Under the new Chairman Gary Gensler, the CFTC has made an about face on this issue with regard to two commodity pool operators who were relying on the no-action letters issued in 2006.  Under [...]

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Obama Names Future Financial Market Regulators

December 19, 2008

President-elect Brarack Obama’s choices for the head of the SEC and the CFTC have been generally well-received.  Mary Schapiro and Gary Gensler have very large jobs ahead of them as Congress is expected to require hedge fund registration with the SEC, and the CFTC also has the mandate to regulate the off-exchange forex markets.  As [...]

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