Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission announce September 29 roundtable on regulatory harmonization

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a joint statement highlighting opportunities to harmonize aspects of their regulatory frameworks and announced a joint roundtable to discuss harmonization priorities. The agencies identified potential workstreams including harmonizing product and venue definitions, streamlining reporting and data standards, aligning capital and margin frameworks, and developing coordinated innovation exemptions using each agency’s existing exemptive authority, subject to existing statutes and the public interest. They also framed a joint staff statement on spot crypto asset products as an initial step in this broader effort. The roundtable is scheduled for September 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., with public access via in-person attendance and a live webcast; a recording will be posted later. The agenda and participants are expected to be published on the SEC events webpage at a later date.