CFTC Staff Letters

No-action letter again modifying the terms of previous No-Action Letter 13-22 for treasury affiliates entering into swaps on behalf of non-financial end-user affiliates that could otherwise elect the exception in section 2(h)(7) of the CEA and section 50.50 of the Commission’s regulations.

Consistent with CFTC Staff Letter 12-37, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided no-action relief from commodity trading advisor registration to family offices in connection with their advisory services given to family clients, provided that a family office claiming relief maintains compliance with 17 CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 and files a notice with the Division.

DSIO granted exemptive relief to the operators of funds to provide monthly account statements to participants within 45 days of the month end rather than provide quarterly account statements within 30 days of the quarter end.

CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issues time-limited no-action relief from certain requirements of Part 45 and Part 46 of the Commission’s regulations, for Certain Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants established under the laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan and Switzerland

Extension of No-Action Relief: Transaction-Level Requirements for Non-U.S. Swap Dealers

Extension of conditional time-limited no-action relief for Yieldbroker Pty Limited with regard to Section 5h(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulation 37.3(a)(1) until February 15, 2015.

No-action relief and interpretation of certain aspects of Regulation 30.7 with respect to the holding of customer funds in accounts located outside of the U.S.

The Division previously provided no-action relief for certain swaps required to be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) or designated contract market (DCM) to the extent that those swaps were part of a package transaction. The Division has determined that further relief is appropriate to enable market participants to fully comply with the trade execution requirement with respect to swap components of certain categories of package transactions.

The Division of Market Oversight is extending the relief provided in CFTC Letter No. 14-26 for one year, until December 31, 2015. The letter provides no-action relief from the trade execution requirement of Commodity Exchange Act section 2(h)(8) to eligible affiliate counterparties, as defined in section 50.52(a) of the Commission’s regulations.

No-action letter again extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).