Regulation SE, the last of the Title VII Dodd-Frank rulemakings, will become effective on February 13, 2024.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in enhancing the regulatory landscape...more
A new rule removes the requirement to clear IBOR-based swaps and extends mandatory clearing to swaps on IBOR alternatives.
On August 12, 2022, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to amend its...more
As the countdown to the LIBOR sunset enters its final six months, the CFTC staff is trying to help the market transition. With less than six months to go before the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) expires on December...more
7/23/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Benchmarks ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Interest Rate Swaps ,
Interest Rates ,
Libor ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Swap Execution Facilities ,
Swaps
This Client Alert White Paper serves as a comprehensive guide to the new rule, which largely supersedes prior CFTC guidance that had informed market practice for over seven years.
Key Points:
..The new rule became...more
The CFTC issues stringent guidelines for FCMs seeking to custody digital assets in connection with physically delivered futures contracts or swaps.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Division of Swap...more
11/19/2020
/ Advisory Opinions ,
CFTC ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
DSIO ,
Futures ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Risk Management ,
Swaps ,
Virtual Currency
The relief removes regulatory obstacles and provides additional flexibility for market participants.
On August 31, 2020, three divisions of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued revised no-action...more
While not unlimited, the relief is welcome for counterparties seeking to transition to risk-free rates for legacy swaps.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued no-action relief to help market...more
1/24/2020
/ CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
DMO ,
DSIO ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Libor ,
Market Participants ,
No-Action Relief ,
SEFs ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
Developing a framework for consumer tokens -
With the rapid growth in the development of blockchain technology, virtual currencies and token sales (sometimes referred to as initial coin offerings, or ICOs), token...more
11/13/2019
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Futures ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Token Sales
The NFA has implemented requirements that all swap associated persons take and pass a swap proficiency examination by January 31, 2021.
Key Points:
..As of January 31, 2021, all swap associated persons will need to take...more
In the almost six years since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has, in large part, finalized its rulemakings...more
3/2/2016
/ Aggregation Rules ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Energy Sector ,
Margin Requirements ,
Position Limits ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Swaps ,
Trade Options ,
Uncleared Swaps
While the US gears up for compliance with uncleared swap margin rules, cross-border application of the CFTC rules remains unclear.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC) finalized its margin requirements...more
2/22/2016
/ CFTC ,
Cross-Border ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Margin Requirements ,
Market Participants ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Uncleared Swaps
The CFTC has proposed rules that would define the reach of Dodd-Frank Act margin requirements in cross-border swap transactions.
On June 29, 2015, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed regulations...more
With recent release, the CFTC hopes to eliminate market uncertainty on forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality.
UPDATE (June 18, 2015): On May 12, 2015, the CFTC adopted the Proposal as proposed (as used...more
If finalized, the proposed rule would be the SEC’s second major step toward finalizing the cross-border rules for security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.
On April 29, 2015, the US Securities and Exchange...more
SEC has published reporting obligations for SBS without a finalized compliance schedule. Reporting rules for cleared and platform-executed SBS and certain cross-border transactions have not yet been finalized.
On...more
Note: This version includes an additional section on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, which amends certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act to exempt certain counterparties from the initial...more
With recent release, the CFTC hopes to eliminate market uncertainty on forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality.
The comment period recently closed for a proposed interpretation (the Proposal) to further...more
Dealers and major industry participants may be subject to new margin requirements beginning as early as December 1, 2015.
Regulators are expected to finalize rules regarding margin requirements for uncleared swaps...more
1/9/2015
/ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Covered Entities ,
International Harmonization ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Margin Requirements ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
The SEC has proposed recordkeeping and reporting rules and capital charges for security-based swap dealers based on the current broker-dealer reporting and recordkeeping regime.
Market participants in the derivatives...more