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Cannot Say Enough – Customs' Enforcement Efforts – Antidumping And Countervailing Duty Laws

by F. Gordon Lee | Nossaman LLP on 5/22/2013

In September 2011 we published an article entitled Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties – Know the Products You Import. ...more

CFTC To Propose New Rule On Position Limits By June

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/16/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to will reveal it’s new rule on speculative positions limits within the next six weeks. ...more

Issues Arising in Commodity Inventory Finance

by Philip Antcliffe, Claude Brown | Reed Smith on 5/3/2013

Introduction - The knock-on effects of the global economic crisis have influenced the financing of the commodities trading industry. Changes in the regulatory landscape in Europe and the United States have likewise...more

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

Every year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers around the world to create a snapshot of the current state of the global outsourcing market and to identify emerging trends that are likely to shape...more

North American Grain: key differences between standard forms

by Rebecca Archer, Kyri Evagora, Diane Galloway, Lisa Mason, Vassia Payiataki | Reed Smith on 4/16/2013

The North American grain market has experienced considerable difficulties in recent years. Severe droughts caused by record heats in 2011-2012 resulted in low yields and a deterioration in the quality of key crops such as...more

Argentina: Then, Now and Next?

by Susan M. Schmidt | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/16/2013

Flash back ten years, and Argentina enjoyed an average annual growth of 9%, was the strongest economy in Latin America and considered an impending rival to the up-and-coming BRIC countries. Over the ensuing years, as...more

REGULATORY: D.C. Regulatory: FERC Investigations in the Wake of D.C. Circuit’s Hunter Ruling

by King & Spalding on 4/15/2013

On March 15, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) a major setback in its enforcement efforts by ruling that FERC had encroached on the exclusive jurisdiction of the...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - April 2, 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/2/2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFTC No-Action Relief for Commodity Trader Advisor Registration - CFTC Regulations on Associated Persons of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants -...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: The UCITS Agenda

by Barbara Cronin, Declan O’Sullivan | Dechert LLP on 3/30/2013

The first item on the UCITS agenda for 2013 – the ESMA Guidelines on ETFs and Other UCITS Issues (the “Guidelines”) – has gone live. This article provides an update and clarity around the recently finalised Guidelines2 since...more

Defense to Bankruptcy Preference Actions For Parties Engaged in Securities or Commodities Industry and Those Involved with Forward...

by Letitia Accarrino | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 3/22/2013

If your company is sued to recover money or property transferred to it by a debtor prior to the filing of its bankruptcy petition, be aware that there is a potentially dispositive defense under Section 546(e) of the...more

Trading Windows: A View on a Transparent World?

by Chris Borg, Kyri Evagora, Nic Horsfield, Joanna Williams | Reed Smith on 3/5/2013

A key feature of the price assessment processes utilised by price reporting agencies (PRAs), such as Platts, Argus and ICIS in the oil and gas markets, is the "Market-on-Close" (MOC) approach. An important part of the MOC...more

Imminent Dodd-Frank Compliance Issues for Users of Swaps and Derivatives

by David Reicher, Kathryn Trkla | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/22/2013

Implementation of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) affecting users of swaps and derivatives has been moving forward. Numerous rules of the Commodity Futures...more

Rogers Towers: Forward Contracts for Commodities not Avoidable as Preferential Transfers

by Scott St. Amand, J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. | Rogers Towers on 2/12/2013

Because debtors may avoid certain transfers and contracts entered into during the ninety days before they filed their bankruptcy petition, trade creditors are understandably nervous about entering into contracts with...more

Regulation 2013: Dodd-Frank Position Limits, CFTC Reuthorization, Regulatory Harmonization [Video]

by MarketsReformWiki on 2/8/2013

Sanjeev Joshipura, president of Commodity Markets Council, talks about how Dodd-Frank rules will impact his membership base. Joshipura talks with JLN editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the future of the controversial...more

NFA Issues Notice Regarding CTA Reporting Requirements

by James M. Brady, Kevin M. Foley | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/31/2013

National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice to members relating to reporting requirements for commodity trading advisors (CTAs)...more

Legal Alert: The CPO and CTA Regulatory Regimes: What Operators of and Advisers to Commodity Pools Should Expect in 2013

by Cheryl I. Aaron, James M. Cain, Doyle Campbell, Kalaundra Y. Carreathers, Warren N. Davis, Jacob Dweck, Daphne G. Frydman, Meghan R. Gruebner, Meltem F. Kodaman, Catherine M. Krupka, more +David T. McIndoe, Mark D. Sherrill, R. Michael Sweeney, Jr. | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/18/2013

There were a number of significant changes to the regulatory regime for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) in 2012. As a result of these changes, various types of collective investment...more

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Cannot Say Enough – Customs' Enforcement Efforts – Antidumping And Countervailing Duty Laws

CFTC To Propose New Rule On Position Limits By June

Issues Arising in Commodity Inventory Finance

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

North American Grain: key differences between standard forms

Argentina: Then, Now and Next?

REGULATORY: D.C. Regulatory: FERC Investigations in the Wake of D.C. Circuit’s Hunter Ruling

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - April 2, 2013

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: The UCITS Agenda

Defense to Bankruptcy Preference Actions For Parties Engaged in Securities or Commodities Industry and Those Involved with Forward...

Trading Windows: A View on a Transparent World?

Imminent Dodd-Frank Compliance Issues for Users of Swaps and Derivatives

Rogers Towers: Forward Contracts for Commodities not Avoidable as Preferential Transfers

Regulation 2013: Dodd-Frank Position Limits, CFTC Reuthorization, Regulatory Harmonization [Video]

NFA Issues Notice Regarding CTA Reporting Requirements

Legal Alert: The CPO and CTA Regulatory Regimes: What Operators of and Advisers to Commodity Pools Should Expect in 2013

OSFI Publishes Advisory Regarding Ownership Interests in Commodities Taken by Federally Regulated Financial Institutions

CFTC Issues Final Order on Cross-Border Swaps

CFTC Adopts Tape-Recording and Recordkeeping Rules

CFTC Announces Second Spoofing Action Against Commodity Traders

CFTC Approves Final Rule Requiring Recording of Oral Communications

Potter Anderson Serves as Counsel to ICE in $8.2 Billion Agreement to Acquire the New York Stock Exchange

Regulation 2013: Dodd-Frank Position Limits, CFTC Reuthorization, Regulatory Harmonization [Video]

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