Form 8-K

8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2010

THE FRONTIER FUND

FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED SERIES; FRONTIER DYNAMIC SERIES; FRONTIER

LONG/SHORT COMMODITY SERIES;

FRONTIER MASTERS SERIES; BALANCED SERIES; CAMPBELL/GRAHAM/TIVERTON

SERIES; CURRENCY SERIES; LONG ONLY COMMODITY SERIES;

MANAGED FUTURES INDEX SERIES;

WINTON SERIES; WINTON/GRAHAM SERIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-51274

36-6815533

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC

1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 100

Denver, Colorado 80264

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(303) 837-0600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 18, 2010, Richard Knott was appointed to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for the Frontier Fund (the “Executive Committee”), of Equinox Fund Management, LLC (the “Managing Owner”), the managing owner of The Frontier Fund.

Mr. Knott currently acts as a consultant to the Managing Owner since February 2010. Mr. Knott spent over 10 years at Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. Mr. Knott served as EVP, President at Oppenheimer Funds and was responsible for all sales and marketing activities in this position. This role consisted of strategy, leadership, oversight and results of mutual fund sales, retirement sales, sub-advised sales and HNW sales. In addition, he was responsible for all Relationship Management/Key Account functions, E-commerce, Product Development, and all Advisor & Investor Marketing activities. Prior to serving as President, Mr. Knott was SVP, National Sales Director responsible for overseeing all sales activities for the 250 plus sales personnel. Prior to joining Oppenheimer Funds, Mr. Knott spent the previous 10 years as an executive at Prudential Financial. He served as the Director for Mutual Fund & Annuity Operations, in which he was responsible for leadership and oversight of all operational functions and call center functions for Prudential Financial. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Knott worked for the United States Postal Service for approximately 10 years, working his way up the ranks from Letter Carrier to Postmaster over his tenure, including negotiating several local labor contracts. Mr. Knott graduated summa cum laude from Temple University with a degree in Accounting. He currently holds Series 6, 7, 24, 26 and 63 licenses with FINRA.

No family relationships exist between Mr. Knott and any directors or other executive officers of the Managing Owner. There are no arrangements between Mr. Knott and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Knott was selected to be a member of the Executive Committee, nor are there any transactions to which the Managing Owner or The Frontier Fund are or were a participant and in which Mr. Knott has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 18, 2010, the Managing Owner announced that John C. Plimpton, a member of the Executive Committee, passed away August 12, 2010.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		The Frontier Fund
		(Registrant)

Date: August 18, 2010

	By:	/s/ Robert J. Enck
		Robert J. Enck
		President and Chief Executive Officer of
		Equinox Fund Management, LLC, Managing Owner

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SIGNATURES