On May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission took long-awaited action to propose rules governing cross-border activities in security-based swaps. The SEC’s proposal, developed...
In the past month, no rulemaking requirements were due and 5 rulemaking requirements were met with finalized rules. No new rules that would meet rulemaking requirements were proposed.
As...
Recently, much attention has been paid to a trend known a “futurization”—the recasting of economic arrangements previously transacted as “swaps” to trade as “futures” as a r...
In advance of swap reporting and clearing deadlines, the CFTC adopted a final rule providing an exemption for inter-affiliate swap clearing and the staff issued a no-action letter providi...
In the past month, no Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines passed or were met with finalized rules. No new rules that would meet rulemaking requirements were proposed.
As of April...
As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the over-the-counter derivatives markets have become subject to significant new regulatory oversight. As the markets respond to these new regulations, t...
In the past month, no Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines passed or were met with finalized rules. No new rules that would meet rulemaking requirements were proposed.
As of March...
One key provision of the Dodd-Frank Act requires reporting of over-the-counter swap transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has finalized detailed regulations in this area ...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) on February 15 released a second consultative paper on m...
