CME and LCH Amend Rulebooks on Variation Margin - Market participants historically have characterized cleared derivatives as being "collateralized-to-market", treating variation margin transfers as daily collateral...more
SEC/CORPORATE - President-Elect Trump Nominates Clayton as SEC Chair - On January 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...more
SEC/CORPORATE - DC Circuit Court Rejects States’ Challenge of Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+ - On June 14, the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (the DC Circuit) rejected challenges...more
Following on a joint statement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and European Commission announcing a common approach to the regulation of central counterparties (CCPs), the CFTC published a comparability...more
CFTC - CFTC Approves Final Rule Eliminating Certain Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Trade Option End-Users - On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved a final rule...more
On December 17, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the application of LCH.Clearnet Ltd. for an Amended Order of Registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). Pursuant to the Amended Order, LCH is...more
On September 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued No-Action Letter No. 14-119 extending no-action relief previously granted to derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs),...more
In this issue: - SEC Chair Gives Speech on Equity Market Structure - New CFTC Commissioners Confirmed; Chairman Sworn In - CFTC Extends No-Action Relief for Certain Transaction-Level Requirements...more
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") requested public comment on a request from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ("CME") for approval of Rule 1001 submitted pursuant to...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · CFTC Final Rule on Clearing of Credit Default Swaps and Interest Rate Swaps · Fed, Treasury Proposed Amendments to Bank Secrecy Act Definitions ...more