U.S. and Portugal Conclude Commodities Futures Enforcement Agreement and Commodities and Securities Regulators Cooperate More with International Organizations

On February 4, 1999, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the conclusion of a enforcement cooperation agreement with the Commisåo do Mercado de Valores Mobilirios (CMVM), its Portuguese counterpart. On January 19, 1999, Brooksley Born, CFTC Chairperson, identified increasing cooperation among commodities and securities regulators with banking and financial service regulators and international organizations... [more]