The US Senate unanimously confirmed the appointments of three nominees to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 8.
CFTC commissioners Bart Chilton and Jill Sommers were reappointed for another term at the US regulator, while Scott O’Malia has been selected to replace former acting CFTC chairman Walt Lukken.
O’Malia was nominated in September to fill the vacant Republican post at the CFTC, following Lukken’s announcement in June that he would leave his position at the US financial watchdog. He has taken a post at NYSE Euronext.
The appointments of the three commissioners...