On November 10, 2010, the CFTC proposed rules concerning swap dealers and major swap participants (“swaps entities”) under the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules address entity registration, c...
At open meetings on November 19, the CFTC and SEC each proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Act regarding reporting of swap and security-based swap* data to regulated swap data repositorie...
At an open meeting on November 10, the CFTC proposed four rules regarding regulation of, and registration requirements for, swap dealers and major swap participants (“MSPs”) under the...
The Group of Thirty (“G30”), an organization of preeminent global finance leaders, released a report this week entitled Enhancing Financial Stability and Resilience: Macroprudential P...
Today, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Congress has made a policy decision to stage the effectiveness of the law over time, giving fi...
The following slides show the effective dates for various agency rulemakings required, and statutory amendments made, by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ena...
With the President’s signature on July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Act”) is law of the land. The Act marks the greatest legislative...
On June 25, 2010, the Senate-House conference on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”) agreed on the final legislative text of the Bill, including...
The following chart compares the provisions of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010, and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec...
On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (the “Senate bill” or the “bill”) by a vote of 59 to 39. Four Republicans voted with the ...
