Webinar | March 17, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
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Following enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, and the addition of swaps to the definition of commodity interest, more passive investment vehicles, their managers, and their advisers, must focus on possible characterization as commodity pools. During this briefing Mayer Brown speakers will address:
- Baseline: The definitions of commodity pool, commodity pool operator (CPO), and commodity trading advisor (CTA); the regulations that apply to registered CPOs and CTAs, and correspondingly, the desirability of identifying exemptions from registration;
- (Out of) Scope: The scope of relief and exemptions, including amendments that expand relief for non-US commodity pool operators, foreign intermediaries, and pool-by-pool exemptions;
- Sensitive Structures: The types of structures that may raise particular concerns, including funds, trusts, securitizations and repackaging vehicles; and
- Inflection Point: The recent staff no-action letters for credit risk transfer transactions, the restoration of the QEP exemption, and related changes, and the areas where further relief could be granted.