CFTC issues own guidance on evaluating compliance programs
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-09-10T18:18:00
Like the Department of Justice before it, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued guidance to companies on how it will evaluate compliance programs in connection with enforcement matters.
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