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Libor Benchmarks Commodities Futures Trading Commission

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Latest CFTC Action on LIBOR Transition

In its last regulatory action for 2022, on December 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published its staff no-action letter No. 22-21 (“NAL”) allowing commodity brokers – Futures Commission Merchants...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

“SOFR First” Initiative Takes Flight

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As the countdown to the LIBOR sunset enters its final six months, the CFTC staff is trying to help the market transition. With less than six months to go before the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) expires on December...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The heat is on - Regulators step up pressure to implement LIBOR transition plans

Regulators are increasing pressure on financial institutions to demonstrate that they are proactively addressing the transition away from LIBOR.  On December 23, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services...more

Jones Day

ISDA Pre-Cessation Trigger Consultation on LIBOR Renders Inconclusive Verdict

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The Situation: The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") is in the midst of consulting the market on a wide variety of issues to develop "triggers" and "fallbacks" related to LIBOR cessation. Thus far,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on CA Law on Female Board Representation, Cross-Border Swaps Regulation,...

SEC/CORPORATE - California Adopts Law Regarding Female Representation on Boards of Directors of Publicly Held Companies - On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 826 (SB...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Updates on Virtual Currency Regulation, Alternatives to Libor and Fallout From Brexit

In 2017, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo made clear he will strive to improve, not abolish, many reforms the CFTC adopted to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandate for new...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

LIBOR Replacement Plans Bring Regulatory Considerations for Derivatives

Plans to end the long reign of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as one of the world's most often-used interest rate benchmarks have recently been confirmed by several top financial regulators. On July 27, 2017,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ticking Time Bomb: Private LIBOR Litigation

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One by one global banks are being ensnared in the LIBOR prosecution net. Late last year UBS, the Swiss banking giant, entered into a massive settlement in which it agreed to pay approximately $1.5 billion in fines and...more

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