The Dodd-Frank Act’s swap regulatory regime requires “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” (“MSPs”) to register with the CFTC and comply with significant new regulato...
The SEC and CFTC have adopted joint final rules further defining the terms “swap,” “security-based swap” and “security-based swap agreement,” and delineating jurisdiction over...
On July 6, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions released a consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared deriv...
On June 29, the CFTC released proposed interpretive guidance regarding the cross-border impact of the swap-related provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFTC also released a ...
As of July 2, 2012, a total of 221 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 221 passed deadlines, 140 (63%) have been missed and 81 (37%) have been met with final...
On May 18, 2012, the CFTC adopted Part 46 rules for recordkeeping and reporting of “historical swaps.” Historical swaps include “pre-enactment swaps”—swaps entered into before t...
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As of June 1, 2012, a total of 221 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 221 passed deadlines, 148 (67.0%) have been missed and 73 (33.0%) hav...
In the November 2011 issue of Futures Industry, we discussed the significant uncertainty around the timing of Dodd-Frank swap market reforms and the problems that this uncertainty raised ...
Yesterday late afternoon the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “Council”) proposed rules that would set procedures for the Council’s hearings on proposed determinations tha...
In a speech today at the 2012 FINRA Annual Conference, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler provided a preview of the CFTC’s much anticipated guidance regarding cross-border application of Title ...
