Sunshine Act Announcements

Sunshine Act Meeting: January 8, 2020  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting January 8, 2020; Matters to be Considered: Examinations and enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting December 18, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting December 18, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Final Rule: Amendments to Derivatives Clearing Organization General Provisions and Core Principles; Proposed Rule: Prohibition on Post-Trade Name Give-Up on Swap Execution Facilities; Proposed Rule: Cross-Border Application of the Registration Thresholds and Certain Requirements Applicable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; and Request for Comment on Designated Foreign Sovereign Debt as Collateral and Acceptable Currencies for Collateral and Settlement.

Sunshine Act Meeting December 10, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting December 10, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Proposed Rule: Capital Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants--Reopening the Comment Period and Requesting Additional Comment; Proposed Rule: Amendments to the Swap Clearing Requirement Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps; Proposed Rule: Settlements in Administrative and Civil Proceedings; and Final Rule: Amendments to Part 13 of the Commission's Regulations (Public Rulemaking Procedures).

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 21, 2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The matters to be considered at this meeting now include a registration matter, in addition to the previously announced enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 21, 2019 ,  11/14/2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting: November 21, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 25, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: November 25, 2019; Matters to be Considered:  1. Final Rules--Amendments to Part 4: Registration and Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors: Amendments to Rules 4.7, 4.13, and 4.14 (Codification of Relief for Family Offices and Relief Related to the JOBS Act); Amendments to Rules 4.5 and 4.27 (Updating Exclusions and Adding Reporting Relief); and Proposed Rule--Amendments to Swap Clearing Requirement Exemptions under Part 50.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 21, 2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting: November 21, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 21, 2019 ,  11/20/2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The matters to be considered at this meeting now include a registration matter, in addition to the previously announced enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 5, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: November 5, 2019; Matters to be Considered:  Proposed Rule--Correcting Amendment to Commission Regulation 160.30 (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information); Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) Applications of Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Paris, and European Energy Exchange; and Other Commission business.

Sunshine Act Meeting: November 5, 2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting: November 5, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Examinations and enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: October 16, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: October 16, 2019; Matters to be Considered:  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Amendment to Regulation 23.161--Compliance Schedule Extension; and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Amendments to the Margin Rule for Uncleared Swaps--23.151 and 23.157.

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 30, 2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting: September 30, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Examinations and enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 16, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: September 16, 2019; Matters to be Considered:  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Final Rule on Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds (Volcker Rule); Final Rule on Position Limits and Position Accountability for Security Futures Products; and  Final Rule on Public Rulemaking Procedures (Part 13 Amendments).

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 04, 2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The date of the meeting has changed. This meeting will now be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019.

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 4, 2019 ,  8/26/2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting:  September 4, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 4, 2019  //   PDF Version

Closed Commission Meeting:  September 4, 2019; Matters to be Considered: Enforcement matters.

Sunshine Act Meeting: September 04, 2019 ,  9/4/2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The date of the meeting has changed. This meeting will now be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019.

Sunshine Act Meeting: July 11, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: July 11, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Supplemental Proposal on Exemption from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration; Proposed Rule on Registration with Alternative Compliance for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organizations; and Proposed Rule on Customer Margin Rules relating to Security Futures.

Sunshine Act Meeting: April 23, 2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The meeting has been cancelled.

Sunshine Act Meeting: April 23, 2019 ,  4/17/2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: April 23, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Commission Regulations on Certain Swap Data Repository and Swap Data Reporting Requirements; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Derivatives Clearing Organization General Provisions and Core Principles; Comparability Determination for the United Kingdom: Certain Requirements Applicable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants under U.K. Law following a No-Deal Brexit; Final Rule Amending Commission Regulations to Conform to FAST Act Provisions on Privacy of Consumer Financial Information; and Certification of the NIFTY 50 Index Futures Contract Listed on the NSE IFSC Limited to be Offered and Sold to Persons Located in the United States.

Sunshine Act Meeting: April 23, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting: April 23, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Commission Regulations on Certain Swap Data Repository and Swap Data Reporting Requirements; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Derivatives Clearing Organization General Provisions and Core Principles; Comparability Determination for the United Kingdom: Certain Requirements Applicable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants under U.K. Law following a No-Deal Brexit; Final Rule Amending Commission Regulations to Conform to FAST Act Provisions on Privacy of Consumer Financial Information; and Certification of the NIFTY 50 Index Futures Contract Listed on the NSE IFSC Limited to be Offered and Sold to Persons Located in the United States.

Sunshine Act Meeting: April 23, 2019 ,  4/23/2019  //   PDF Version

Changes In The Meeting: The meeting has been cancelled.

Sunshine Act Meeting: March 25, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting March 25, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Amendment to the Comparability Determination for Japan: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; Comparability Determination for Australia: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; Final Rule Amending Regulations on Segregation of Assets Held as Collateral in Uncleared Swap Transactions; Final Rule Regarding the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition--Swaps Entered into by Insured Depository Institutions in Connection with Loans to Customers; Final Rule Regarding Financial Surveillance Examination Program Requirements for Self-Regulatory Organizations; Brexit-Related Updates to Memoranda of Understanding and Related Side Letters with the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority; and Interim Final Rule Regarding Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants in Light of Brexit.

Sunshine Act Meeting: March 7, 2019  //   PDF Version

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The meeting has been cancelled.

Sunshine Act Meeting: March 7, 2019 ,  3/1/2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting March 7, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Amendment to the Comparability Determination for Japan: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; Comparability Determination for Australia: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; National Futures Association (``NFA'') Proposal to Amend Certain NFA Compliance Rules and Interpretive Notices to Incorporate Swaps; Notice of Revised Registration Form 7-R; Final Rule Amending Regulations on Segregation of Assets Held as Collateral in Uncleared Swap Transactions; and System of Records Notices for CFTC Privacy Act Systems CFTC-12 (NFA Applications Suite), CFTC-45 (Comments Online), and CFTC-53 (Contact Lists).

Sunshine Act Meeting: March 7, 2019  //   PDF Version

Open Commission Meeting March 7, 2019; Matters to be Considered: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: Amendment to the Comparability Determination for Japan: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; Comparability Determination for Australia: Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; National Futures Association (``NFA'') Proposal to Amend Certain NFA Compliance Rules and Interpretive Notices to Incorporate Swaps; Notice of Revised Registration Form 7-R; Final Rule Amending Regulations on Segregation of Assets Held as Collateral in Uncleared Swap Transactions; and System of Records Notices for CFTC Privacy Act Systems CFTC-12 (NFA Applications Suite), CFTC-45 (Comments Online), and CFTC-53 (Contact Lists).

Sunshine Act Meeting: March 7, 2019 ,  3/7/2019  //   PDF Version

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The meeting has been cancelled.