Meeting Date:
Thursday, September 1, 2011
CFTC Staff:
Ted Kneller
Organization(s):
City and County of San Francisco (SF)
External Attendees:
Lourdes Gonzalez (SEC)
Dave Sanchez (SEC)
Joanne Rutkowski (SEC)
Mary Simpkins (SEC)
Cindy Oh (SEC)
Mark Blake (SF)
Nadia Sesay (SF)
Additional Information:
The external attendees discussed industry practices for municipal issuers that transact in swaps with respect to the following: (1) conflicts of interest (2) policies and procedures for selecting a financial advisor; (3) independence standards; (4) prohibitions on political contributions from dealers, and (5) request for proposal processes.
