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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

CFTC Proposal Poses “Monumental” Challenge to FCMs

The Extraterritorial Reach of Derivative Regulation Under Dodd-Frank

by Eileen Bannon | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/15/2013

In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets. In 2009, the members of the G-20 agreed that: (i) the OTC derivatives contracts should be...more

Dodd-Frank Implementation: Navigating the Road Ahead

by Jay G. Baris, Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, Leonard N. Chanin, Henry M. Fields, Rick Fischer, Oliver I. Ireland, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares, David H. Kaufman, David M. Lynn, Jerry R. Marlatt, more +Barbara R. Mendelson, Thomas J. Noto, Obrea O. Poindexter, James Schwartz, Andrew M. Smith, James R. Tanenbaum | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/29/2012

Table of Contents: Introduction; Financial Stability Reform; Resolution Planning; Agencies and Agency Oversight Reform; Securitization Reform; Derivatives Regulation; Investor Protection Reform; Credit Rating Agency...more

Asia Derivatives Update: Korean Banks Strong On Cap Levels; China & FX

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/26/2012

The South Korean banking sector is already well ahead of international regulatory benchmarks for capital requirements, according to Lee Sangche, deputy chairman for international affairs at the Financial Services Commission,...more

CFTC Flooded with Delay Requests Ahead of Swaps Deadline

by Shipkevich PLLC on 10/5/2012

Lobbying groups in the derivatives industry are bombarding the CFTC with requests to delay new derivatives rules set to go into effect on October 12....more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/30/2010

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law. The U.S. Congress designed the Act to address what it perceived to be a vast number of failures that led to the...more

Dodd-Frank Bill Reshapes Businesses

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/16/2010

The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”) represents the most ambitious and thorough regulatory reform of the laws governing the financial industry since the Great Depression....more

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