Legal updates for: CFTC Swap

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 6/17/2013

...Weapons of Mass Destruction, were rumored to be making comeback. Then, on Wednesday the House passed legislation to curb the CFTC’s authority to regulate the swaps market, and while the bill isn’t expected to pass the Senate, it was seen as a... more

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/12/2013

... The New CFTC Regulatory Regime for Private Fund Managers; First Quarter 2013 Update ... more

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 6/11/2013

...On June 4, the CFTC issued a no-action letter providing relief from the clearing requirement for swaps entered into by eligible treasury affilia... more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/11/2013

... Risk-Based Limits for Bunched Orders: In CFTC Letter No. 13-21, the Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) issued a three-month extension of the no-action relief granted by ... more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/10/2013

... Issue: Arbitration Report; Bureau Report; Privacy Report; Mortgage Report; Operations Report; Preemption Report; and Beltway Report. Excerpt from Arbitration Report: Ninth Circuit Punts - In Kilgore v. Keybank, N.A., the Ninth Circuit was poised to decide whether the Supreme Court’s Concepcion decision vitiates... more

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 6/10/2013

... Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; International; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - And the beat goes on… Another week with the White House dealing with another issue, this time news that the national security apparatus is collecting and combing through telephone... more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/10/2013

...- CFTC Staff Issues New and Extends Current No-Action Relief ... more

by Shearman & Sterling LLP on 6/6/2013

...3, the Division of Clearing and Risk (the “Division”) of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) granted limited no-action relief from the mandatory clearing requirement for swaps entered into by certain treasury ... more