K&L Gates partners and in-house counsel gathered on December 10, 2013 at the firm’s annual investment management seminar to provide updates on some of the most pertinent topics impacting the private fund industry.  This two-part series summarizes salient points from various sessions at the seminar.  This first installment summarizes a session covering CFTC and NFA regulations impacting registered commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors as well as U.S. and European regulations governing transactions in swaps and other over-the-counter derivatives, including discussions of swap execution facilities and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.  The second installment will discuss two sessions, one addressing the newest approaches and strategies used by the SEC to examine investment managers and bring enforcement actions where necessary, and another tackling the implications of the JOBS Act for fund managers.