On February 9, 2012, the CFTC adopted final rules regarding changes to Part 4 of the Commission’s regulations regarding registration and compliance obligations for CPOs and CTAs. The new rules: rescind registration exemptions available for commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) offering commodity pools to sophisticated and creditworthy investors under CFTC regulation 4.13(a)(4); rescind relief from the certification requirement for annual reports providing certain pools offered only …