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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Virtual Currency Legal Report: Week of January 7, 2022

Perkins Coie on 1/13/2022

U.S. Congress to Hold Oversight Hearing on the Mining of Cryptocurrency - NY DFS to Hire New Deputy Superintendent - Recent Federal Regulator Announcements Signal Changes in Senior Leadership at the SEC, CFTC, and FDIC...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on the Latest CFTC Proposals for Swap Margins, Non-US Clearing...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/29/2019

BROKER-DEALER - CBOE Proposes Amendments to Rule 6.49A Concerning Off-Floor Position Transfers Including RWA Transfers - CBOE Exchange, Inc. (CBOE) recently filed a proposal to amend its Rule 6.49A to amend provisions...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Significant Regulatory, Jurisdictional and Enforcement Challenges Ahead for CFTC

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/22/2019

In 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) began operating with a full complement of five commissioners for the first time since 2014. Soon thereafter, it held a rare open meeting to propose major...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: As Interest in Blockchain Technology Grows, So Do Attempts at Guidance and Regulation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/18/2019

In 2018, the number of blockchain-enabled projects increased sharply as established companies sought to apply distributed ledger technology to their existing business models and startups developed new and disruptive models...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - November 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/8/2018

This is the second edition of The Distributed Ledger, a periodic publication covering the latest trends and developments in blockchain technology, digital assets and smart contracts. In this issue, we examine the SEC’s new...more

CFTC Approves Exemption from SEF Registration Requirement for Multilateral Trading Facilities and Organized Trading Facilities...

A&O Shearman on 1/24/2018

SPEED READ - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on December 8, 2017 that it is exempting certain "multilateral trading facilities" (MTFs) and "organised trading facilities" (OTFs) regulated in the...more

CFTC and European Commission Implement Common Approach on Certain Derivatives Trading Venues

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/18/2017

Both U.S. and European Union (EU) law require that certain swaps and derivatives trades take place only on approved trading platforms. On October 13, 2017, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Chairman J....more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/27/2017

CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more

CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 10/25/2017

On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC“) announced determinations by the CFTC and the European Commission (“EC“) on comparability and equivalence of margin requirements for uncleared swaps....more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/21/2016

Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Proposed Rules Addressing Application of Certain CEA Regulations to Cross-Border Transactions - On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/26/2016

Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Announces Measures to Enhance Protection of Customer Funds - On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced three separate enhancements...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XI, Issue 19

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/16/2016

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Approves PCAOB Rules Requiring Disclosure of Audit Participants - On May 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the proposed new rules and related amendments to auditing standards...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 40

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/19/2015

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Price Disclosure Information Standards for Corporate and Agency Debt Securities - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory notice...more

CFTC Division of Market Oversight Holds Roundtable to Assess the Made Available to Trade Process

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/21/2015

On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”) hosted a public roundtable to discuss the process to determine whether a swap must be executed on an...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/2/2014

Council of EU Agrees General Approach on Proposed Regulation on Securities Financing Transactions - On November 20, the Council of the EU published a press release reporting that its Permanent Representatives Committee...more

CFTC Issues Updated Relief for Cross-Border Trading of Swaps on Qualifying Multilateral Trading Facilities in the European Union

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/25/2014

On April 9, 2014, the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) (together, the Divisions) of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued...more

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