J. Christopher Giancarlo will be leaving his post as chairman of the CFTC in April of next year and the Trump White House has nominated a Treasury Department official, Heath P. Tarbert, to be his replacement for a five-year term that will start April 14, 2019. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Tarbert, who now… Read More >>
Senate Confirms Giancarlo as Next CFTC Chairman
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 >>
Obama Announces Nominee for SIPC Chairman
Lawyer John E. Mendez has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the chairman of the board of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC), replacing Sharon Bowen, acting chair who stepped down in June, officials say. Mendez, a partner practicing in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Latham & Watkins, will… Read More >>
