SIFMA, Investment Adviser Association (IIA), Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the Managed Funds Association (MFA) provide comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) requesting a temporary exclusion from including an investment in a securitization vehicle as a “commodity interest.” The groups request this relief because investors/investment funds lack sufficient information to determine:  (1) whether a particular securitization vehicle is a commodity pool; (2) whether a securitization vehicle that an investor has invested in is eligible for relief granted by the CFTC; and (3) how to calculate an investment in a securitization vehicle.

Also Read: SIFMA Submits Comments to the CFTC on Applicability of Commodity Pool Regulation to Insurance-Linked Securities (November 15, 2012)