EVENTS

• “Futurization” and the Coming Transformation of the Swaps Market (AFR Tele-Conference, Jan 30, 2013)
• Cross-Border Exemption = Backdoor Repeal (AFR Tele-Conference, Dec 18, 2012)

LETTERS AND STATEMENTS

• AFR Urges Federal Reserve to Act Against Bank Ownership of Commodities (AFR, April 16, 2014)
• AFR Calls on International Regulators to Improve Derivatives Market Transparency (AFR, Feb 28, 2014)
• Statement on CFTC Treatment of European Trading Facilities (AFR, Feb 12, 2014)
• AFR Urges Improvements in Rules to Limit Commodity Market Speculation (AFR, Feb 11, 2014)

• AFR Appeals for Strong SEC Action to Regulate International Derivatives (Aug 23, 2013)

• AFR Urges CFTC to Stand Firm on Cross-Border Enforcement (AFR, July 8, 2013)
• AFR Statement on SEC Approval of Copper ETFs (AFR, Dec 17, 2012)
• Letter to Regulators on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps (AFR, Nov 27, 2012)

CFTC FUNDING

• House Testimony of Acting Chairman Mark P. Wetjen (Mar 6, 2014)
• Fact Sheet on CFTC Funding (AFR, Mar 2014)
• Letter to House of Representatives (AFR, June 27, 2014)
• Letter to Senate (AFR, June 27, 2014)
• Letter to Senate (CMOC, Feb 8, 2011)
• Letter to House (CMOC, Feb 8, 2011)
• Letter to CFTC/SEC (CMOC, Dec 7, 2010)
• Statement on CFTC Funding in FY 2015 Budget (AFR, Mar 4, 2014)

BANK OWNERSHIP OF COMMODITY BUSINESSES

• Reform Group Questions Fed on Big Bank Commodity Ownership (Mark Melin, Value Walk, 4/17/14)
• AFR Urges Federal Reserve to Act Against Bank Ownership of Commodities (AFR, April 16, 2014)
• Big Banks, Big Appetites: The Consequences When Banks Swallow Commodities (Public Citizen, April 2014)

ARTICLES AND OPINION

• Budget Deal Puts Squeeze on Financial Regulators (Paul Davidson, USA Today, Jan 15, 2014)
• The Next Chapter for Derivatives Regulation (Editorial, NY Times, Dec 16, 2013)

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