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The New CFTC Regulatory Regime For Private Fund Managers; First Quarter 2013 Update

by Edward Eisert, Evelyn Grant, Nik Mathews, Jonas Robison | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/19/2013

The enactment of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and its implementation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has ushered in a new era of...more

DOL Issues Guidance for ERISA Plans to Engage in Cleared Swaps

by Guy C. Dempsey, Jr., Gary Howell, Marilyn Selby Okoshi | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

On February 7, 2013, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Advisory Opinion 2013-01A (the “Advisory Opinion”), which provides guidance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit...more

CFTC Announces Revised Compliance Schedule For Required Clearing

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/26/2013

The CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today announced a revised compliance schedule for required clearing of iTraxx CDS Indices. The CFTC received notice from ICE Clear Credit LLC that it has begun offering customer...more

DOL Clarifies Application of ERISA Rules to Cleared Swaps

by Daniel Kleinman, Michael Richman | Morgan Lewis on 2/15/2013

New guidance defers to the Dodd-Frank/CFTC framework for regulating the swaps clearing process. On February 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an advisory opinion on the application of the ERISA fiduciary rules...more

Legal Alert: ISDA Accepting Comments on Draft Dodd-Frank "Protocol 2.0"

by Cheryl I. Aaron, James M. Cain, Doyle Campbell, Kalaundra Y. Carreathers, Warren N. Davis, Jacob Dweck, Daphne G. Frydman, Meghan R. Gruebner, Alexander S. Holtan, Meltem F. Kodaman, more +Catherine M. Krupka, David T. McIndoe, Raymond A. Ramirez, Mark D. Sherrill, R. Michael Sweeney, Jr. | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/6/2013

Pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Customer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted a number of final regulations that require swap dealers (SDs)...more

Group Issues Report To Harmonize U.S. And E.U. Swaps Clearing

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/4/2013

The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (CCMR) issued a letter to derivatives regulators for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

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