Commodity Futures Trading Commission August 23, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on September 9, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting via teleconference. At this meeting, the MRAC will receive a status update from the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee (Subcommittee) and vote on a recommendation of the Subcommittee. In addition, the MRAC will discuss other issues involving the transition from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate to risk-free reference rates, including central counterparty adjustments to discounting/price alignment interest and the clearing treatment for certain physically- settled swaptions.