The CFTC has a nearly full slate of commissioners with the U.S. Senate’s unanimous vote late yesterday to promote J. Christopher Giancarlo from acting chairman to chairman, and to confirm Brian D. Quintenz, a Republican, and Rostin Behnam, a Democrat, as new commissioners. Quintenz will join the CFTC from Saeculum Capital Management, “where he is… Read More >>
Sharon Bowen to Step Down Early from CFTC
Calling it “a bittersweet decision,” CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen, one of only two members of what’s supposed to be a five-member body, announced last week that she will be leaving her post before her term is up as a way to hasten the process for filling commission vacancies. “My hope is thus that by… Read More >>
CFTC, SEC Greenlight New Hires
With a growth agenda in mind, the Trump White House is moving to fill vacancies at the CFTC and SEC, left open since the end of the Obama administration. At the CFTC, White House officials announced that former fund manager Brian D. Quintenz of Ohio has been nominated a second time to be a CFTC… Read More >>
