Common Ground: The SEC and CFTC Enter Historic Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Harmonizing Regulatory Interests

Regulatory silos are coming down. In what marks the third joint announcement by the two primary US financial regulatory agencies in less than three months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (together, Agencies) published a comprehensive framework for coordination and collaboration between the two Agencies. The March 11 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is meant to “guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to... By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP