Articles tagged under: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
SD Native Nominated to CFTC Board
Published June 5, 2023
President Biden has announced his intentions to nominate Summer Mersinger for a full term on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mersinger was first appointed to the CFTC board in March of 2022. Mersinger is a South Dakota native and spent…CHS Hedging Settles With CFTC
Published December 21, 2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered CHS Hedging to pay a $6.5 million penalty. CHS Hedging reportedly accepted millions of dollars in margin payments from a rancher in Washington without adequately investigating the customer’s source of funds or reporting…Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC Nominees
Published March 24, 2022
On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced four Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner nominees. The nominees include Christy Romero, Kristin Johnson, Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham. These nominations will now be considered by the full Senate.Changes Coming at CFTC
Published December 16, 2021
The Senate has confirmed Rostin Behnam as the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Behnam has been a CFTC commissioner for the past four years. Meanwhile, President Biden has nominated Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham as CFTC commissioners. Mersinger…Behnam’s Nomination Moves to Full Senate
Published November 7, 2021
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nomination of Rostin Behnam as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a statement, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said there’s strong bipartisan support for Behnam. Ranking Member John Boozman urged colleagues to swiftly…Another Commissioner Announces Exit From CFTC
Published September 13, 2021
Dan Berkovitz has announced he will leave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 15. With that change, the CFTC will be left with only two commissioners. Normally, this is a five-member commission.DOJ and CFTC Investigate Ceres Global
Published June 21, 2021
Minneapolis-based Ceres Global Ag Corp is cooperating with the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the company’s trading activities. Trades in the oat market from 2016-to-2019 are at the center of this investigation.CFTC Announces Career Moves
Published May 29, 2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed Christa Lachenmayr to be the first CFTC liaison to USDA. Lachenmayr is a senior economist at the CFTC. The CFTC has also hired Darryl Blakey as the associate director in the Office of…Hytha to Lead House Ag Committee Communications
Published October 4, 2019
Emily Hytha is the new communications director for the House Agriculture Committee. She previously led House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway’s personal office communications staff. Hytha succeeds Rachel Millard, who joined the committee ahead of the 2018 Farm Bill.…