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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Hot Summer for Margin Rules and NAV Loans

Most net asset value (NAV) loans to fund borrowers do not include publicly traded positions in the collateral package because borrowers usually use NAV loans to finance against illiquid positions (and publicly traded...more

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Restaurant Sector Quarterly Update CQ4-2023

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In CQ4-2023, the Restaurant Index grew 3.40%, trailing the S&P 500's 11.31% rise. Annually, 2023 showed gains aligning with the S&P. Despite challenges, brands emphasized global expansion and digital innovation. The...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

CFTC Proposes Changes to Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

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On July 26, 2023, the CFTC approved a proposal to amend the margin regulations for uncleared swaps (the “Proposed Amendments”). The Proposed Amendments, if finalized, would relieve registered swap dealers and major swap...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Rules on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

In Consultation Paper 13/23 (CP 13/23), the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) sets out its “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives: Amendments to BTS 2016/2251.”...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

[Hybrid Event] S&K Blockchain Symposium: Navigating the Storm - May 4th, New York, NY

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Please join Seward and Kissel's Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Group on Thursday, May 4, 2023 for the S&K Blockchain Symposium: Navigating the Storm. The event will feature multiple panels, with industry leaders who will...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

London, Here We Come - June 2022 | Issue No. 181 - Mid-Year Market Update

As we near the close of the second quarter, eagerly look forward to next week’s 6th Annual FFA European Fund Finance Symposium in London and keep a watchful eye on the macroeconomic environment, we thought it would be helpful...more

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Derivatives Markets Under Sanction and Pandemic Pressure: How to Respond

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of many commodities. Prices of a number of commodities increased substantially from December 2021 to March 2022: crude oil prices and wheat prices increased by more than...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US vs EU/UK Margin Rules Comparative Summary

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This updated guide lays out the margin requirements for uncleared derivative transactions in a user-friendly comparative table. ...more

A&O Shearman

EU Consultation on CCP Procyclicality of Margin Requirements

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a consultation in which it proposes to amend the requirements on EU CCPs relating to an additional charge related to the procyclicality of margin. Responses to the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

En Fuego - September 2021 | Issue No. 145 - What’s Hot in Fund Finance?

My colleague Leah Edelboim and I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on “Hot Topics in Fund Finance” earlier this week. Special thanks to Mondaq for hosting us. Below is a brief summary of some of the trends and market...more

Hogan Lovells

Understanding the SEC’s new security-based swap dealer regulations - What should commercial end users, funds, and other financial...

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This client alert addresses three aspects of security-based swap (SBS) regulations recently issued by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that are relevant to commercial end users, funds, and other financial end users:...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC’s French Order is First Ever Substituted Compliance Determination in Connection with Capital and Margin Requirements

On July 26, 2021, the SEC announced the approval of a substituted compliance determination order with respect to security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants (SBS Entities) subject to regulation in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Required margining of certain agency MBS transactions may be on the horizon

On Friday, May 7, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the provisions of a yet-to-become effective version of FINRA Rule 4210...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

What to Know About the New CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Regime

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This Client Alert White Paper serves as a comprehensive guide to the new rule, which largely supersedes prior CFTC guidance that had informed market practice for over seven years. Key Points: ..The new rule became...more

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FINRA Proposes Amendments to Margin Requirement Rules

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The proposed amendments could significantly alter the landscape for extended settlement of securities offerings by expressly limiting the public offering exception for “when-issued” securities to equity IPOs. Key Points: ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Regulators Consult on Amendments to Margin Requirements Under UK EMIR

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a Consultation Paper1 with proposed changes to the secondary rules regarding margin requirements applicable to non-centrally...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FINRA delays implementation of amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 to October 26, 2021

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 22, 2020, to once more delay the implementation of amendments to FINRA Rule...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

CFTC Approves Final Rules Relating to DCMs, SEFs and Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

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On December 8, the CFTC approved a number of final rules, including (i) amendments requiring designated contract markets (DCMs) to implement certain risk controls relating to market disruptions caused by electronic trading,...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

CFTC Approves Proposed Amendments to Margin Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

On August 14, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved two proposed amendments to margin requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants (the “CFTC Margin Rule”). The first proposal would, among...more

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CFTC Sets the Parameters for Which Virtual Currencies are Subject to Full CFTC Jurisdiction by Merit of How They are Bought and...

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2020 its final interpretive guidance concerning retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets (2020 Guidance).1 The 2020...more

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CFTC Finalizes New Requirement Applying Statutory Disqualification Prohibitions to CPOs Exempt under CFTC Regulation 4.13 – Exempt...

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CFTC Also Proposes Amendments to Help Non-U.S. CPOs and Extends its Uncleared Swap Margin Phase-In Schedule - During the period from late May 2020 through early June 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission held...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Agencies Finalize Amendments to Swap Margin Rule

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On June 25, federal agencies finalized a rule that updates margin and capital requirements for banks and other entities with significant swap activities. The updated rule no longer requires entities that are part of the same...more

White & Case LLP

CCPs, Cleared Derivatives and Coronavirus

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The risk management frameworks, systems and margin models of Central Counterparties (CCPs) across the globe have been tested by huge swings in market volatility over recent months during the current pandemic. Their models and...more

Orrick - Derivatives in Review

Prudential Regulators Amend Swap Margin Rules

On July 1, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration, and the Federal Housing Finance...more

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CFTC Delays Phase 5 Initial Margin Implementation Date

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved an interim final rule extending the Phase 5 initial margin compliance deadline for uncleared swaps by one year....more

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