A proposed CFTC Rule focusing on preventing conflicts of interest between researchers and traders, and a proposed amendment to another Rule designed to enhance record-keeping and recording requirements, were two of the key topics discussed at the NIBA Sales and Marketing Conference on September 12. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandates the implementation of these Rules, in some form, despite a perceived absence of any problem needing remediation and despite the clear increase in costs that compliance would entail. Feedback from member IBs in attendance confirmed that, if the final versions of the Rules resemble the…