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Willa Cohen Bruckner is quoted on a revised proposal by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that would broaden the scope of commodities subject to position limits and the type of financial instruments that can lead to commodity exposure and on a related requirement to aggregate positions across entities and investment managers.

Willa Cohen Bruckner is quoted on the six-month enforcement delay by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of its variation margin requirement on uncleared OTC derivatives, noting that the delay applies only to certain market participants.

David A. Brown is quoted on how the Securities and Exchange Commission’s stock buyback rule could affect corporate decisions.

Learn more about federal priorities – from SEC final rules to the prohibited transaction exemption to the NFA’s Swaps Proficiency Requirements – that will affect the investment industry in the latest issue of Investment Management, Trading & Markets Updates.

Julie Mediamolle comments on a rule change by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise the thresholds for filing shareholder proposals.