CFTC Taps Republican Commissioner Christopher Giancarlo as Acting Chairman

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Christopher Giancarlo, a Republican member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will serve as acting chairman of the U.S. commodities-market regulator. He succeeds Timothy Massad, who announced earlier this month that he will leave the agency on January 20, after nearly three years at the helm of the top U.S. derivatives watchdog.

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Since Timothy’s announcement, Commissioner Giancarlo, who is the sole Republican currently serving on the Commission, was a leading candidate to head the CFTC in the Trump administration, at least on an ... (read more)