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
Assessing the practical implications of derivatives regulations for investment advisers and investment funds of: position limits and aggregation rules, uncleared swaps margin rules, etc.
Since the enactment of the...more
While the rules provide some clarity, the global market still awaits the finalization of the CFTC and the European margin rules.
With the clock ticking on the countdown to finalization of uncleared swap margin rules...more