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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

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

CFTC to Host Roundtable on Enhancing Customer Funds Protection

by Kevin M. Foley, Kenneth M. Rosenzweig, Adam J. Spector | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/6/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff will host a public roundtable to discuss the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, “Enhancing Protections Afforded Customers and Customer Funds Held by Futures Commission Merchants and...more

Avoiding Armageddon: Resolution Regimes for Central Clearing Counterparties

by Peter J. Green, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares, Dwight C. Smith, III | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/5/2013

The September 2009 resolutions of the G20 nations at their Pittsburgh summit, as to the compulsory centralised clearing of standardised over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, paved the way for the creation of some of the biggest...more

Barnier Issues Letter To EU Lawmakers Concerning Swaps Rules

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/4/2013

The European Union’s financial services chief, Michel Barnier, issued a letter asking EU Lawmakers to drop a threat that would block derivatives rules, stating the plan has the potential to harm the EU credibility....more

High-Frequency Trading (HFT) And Central Clearing Of OTC Derivatives

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 1/28/2013

What will the of increasing global OTC derivatives clearing be on high-frequency trading (HFT)? As speculation mounts about the impact of centralized clearing on pensions and hedge funds, attention has naturally turned to...more

CFTC Unlikely To Close Derivatives Loopholes Used by Wall Street

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/3/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is unlikely to close foreign loopholes used by Wall Street to help its offshore clients evade new rules governing swaps and the $640 trillion OTC derivatives market....more

CFTC Proposal for Enhanced FCM and DCO Protections

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 11/6/2012

On October 23, the CFTC proposed new regulations and amendments to existing regulations to enhance protections for customers and to strengthen safeguards for the holding of money, securities, and other property deposited by...more

Focus on Private Equity -- Issue 2, October 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/4/2012

In This Issue: Excerpt from Year-End Tax Planning Steps for Private Equity The last time the Bush tax cuts were set to expire at the end of 2010, we saw numerous clients scrambling to execute end-of-the-year...more

Dodd-Frank Financial Reform: Potential Impacts to ISDA and Other Trading Contracts

by Jackson Walker on 1/25/2011

Discussion Topics •General Overview of the Dodd-Frank Act •Title VII of the Dodd Frank Act: Impact on OTC Derivatives and Energy Trading •Definitions and applicability •Mandatory clearing •Registration...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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