CFTC gets help on cost-benefit analysis

A federal agency under fire for its cost-benefit analysis functions will receive help as it crafts key definitional rules under the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFTC arranged for a staff member from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to supplement staff efforts as regulators work to define the term “swap.” Read on to learn about this latest development in the debate surrounding CFTC cost-benefit analysis.