On April 18, 2013, the Regulatory Compliance Association held its Regulation, Operations & Compliance 2013 Symposium (RCA Symposium) in New York City.  Panels during the RCA Symposium covered various topics, including new regulations of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association (NFA) that apply or will apply to numerous hedge fund managers.  The two panels that tackled these issues addressed, among other things, registration obligations of commodity pool operators (CPO) and their principals and associated persons; reporting and other obligations applicable to new CPO and CTA registrants; Bylaw 1101; required ethics training programs; regulations governing marketing and promotional materials; and NFA audits.  This article addresses salient points from both sessions.  See also “Do You Need to Be a Registered Commodity Pool Operator Now and What Does It Mean If You Do? (Part Two of Two),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 19 (May 10, 2012).