CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee To Meet May 21, 2014 - Agenda Items Include Foreign-Based Swaps, Clearinghouses And Swaps Execution Facilities

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Mark P. Wetjen announced today that he will convene a meeting of the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 to discuss issues related to the CFTC’s coordination with foreign regulators on the oversight of foreign-based swap clearinghouses and foreign swaps execution facilities.

A full agenda and meeting participants will be posted on cftc.gov when finalized.

The meeting is open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The meeting will be available via a listen-only conference call. Following the meeting, a recording will also be made available on the CFTC website.

Viewing/Listening Information: The CFTC has made available the following options to access the meeting:

An audio recording of the meeting will be made available on the www.cftc.gov

Call in to a toll-free telephone line to connect to a live audio feed.

Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation. Conference call information below: