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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

JPEX Is Test Case for Hong Kong’s New Regulatory Regime for Virtual Asset Exchanges

Hong Kong regulators recently brought criminal enforcement actions against virtual asset trading platform JPEX and individuals associated with the platform. This case has become the first opportunity for local authorities to...more

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Final IRS Regulations on Transition from LIBOR to Other Reference Rates

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on December 30, 2021, issued final regulations (“Final Regulations”) allowing a tax-free treatment of “covered modifications,” as defined, of certain...more

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SEC Adopts New Regulatory Framework For Registered Fund Derivative Investments

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On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more

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The CFTC Once Again Proposes Position Limits for Derivatives

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INTRODUCTION - On January 30, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) approved a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) for new and amended regulations concerning speculative position limits for...more

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UK Prudential Regulatory Authority Responds on Prudential Impediments for Banks Arising from the LIBOR Transition

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The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a letter addressed to the Chair of the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates. The letter responds to the Working Group's letter in October 2019 requesting...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Discusses Supervisory Initiatives and Approves Implementation Reports

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Central bankers and banking supervisors of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met this week to discuss a range of policy and supervisory initiatives. ...more

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Alberta Securities Commission Replaces Key Blanket Order for Over-the-Counter Derivatives

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On January 30th, 2017, the Alberta Securities Commission (the "ASC") announced in its weekly notice that, effective as of February 1st, 2017, it is replacing Blanket Order 91-506 entitled Over-the-Counter Trades in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New 871(m) Regulations Finalize Dividend Equivalent Payment Withholding Rules for Equity Derivatives

On September 17, 2015, the IRS and the Treasury Department issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the “new regulations”) that provide the rules for...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

SEC Expected to Propose Liquidity Risk Management Programs for Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will consider proposals for liquidity risk management programs and related disclosures for open-end management investment companies. The Commission will consider the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

European Commission Publishes Delegated Regulation on Mandatory Clearing for OTC Interest Rate Derivatives

On August 6, the European Commission (EC) adopted new rules in the form of a delegated regulation (Delegated Regulation) requiring the mandatory clearing of certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives contracts...more

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