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CFTC Approves SEF Rules And Swaps Block Rule

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/20/2013

On Thursday the CFTC approved the Swaps Block Rule, the Made Available to Trade Rule, the SEF rules, and the Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement on Disruptive Practices....more

SEF Rules Approval Leads To Early December Projection For Transacting All Standardized Swaps On SEFs

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/20/2013

With the CFTC’s approval of the SEF rules last Thursday, swap users and would-be SEFs are targeting early December as the time when all swap users will be transacting standardized swaps on SEFs....more

CFTC Approves Trade Execution Rules

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/17/2013

At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the CFTC held an open meeting to consider trade execution rules and interpretive guidance regarding anti-disruptive trading practices authority....more

CFTC To Propose New Rule On Position Limits By June

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/16/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to will reveal it’s new rule on speculative positions limits within the next six weeks. ...more

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - What had been a relatively quiet week, where until Friday it seemed...more

CFTC Considering Lower Price Quote Requirement For Dodd-Frank Swap Rule

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/9/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly contemplating lowering the number of price quotes a buyer is required to request before trading swaps....more

DTCC Sues CFTC Over “Anti-Competitive Swap Trading Data Rules”

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 5/6/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday claiming that the derivatives regulator made “anti-competitive rules,” regarding swap trading data, that favor two...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 3, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/6/2013

In this issue: - SEC Issues Proposal Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities - CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters - Delaware Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant...more

ECP Guarantor Provisions In Corporate Credit Agreements

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/30/2013

Many corporate credit agreements are supported by subsidiary guarantees. Those guarantees often include not only the guaranty of the obligations under the credit agreement but also any related swap agreements. The CFTC has...more

ISDA: Be Ready For May 1 And Standard Swap Confirmation

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/24/2013

By May 1, all counterparties must have provided their registered swap dealers with legal classifications and representations to allow the swap dealers to comply with the CFTC’s External Business Conduct Rule (EBCR). After the...more

Legal Alert: Nearly at the Buzzer, CFTC Affords End-Users Relief from Dodd-Frank Reporting Requirements

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 4/22/2013

On the brink of the compliance date for arguably one of the most burdensome requirements that end-users face under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the Commodity Futures Trading...more

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

New Swap Business Conduct and Record-Keeping Regulations Kick in for Municipal Bond Issuers and Borrowers

by Nicholas Bentley, Meghan Burke, Charles Carey, Steve Ganis, Gregory Sandomirsky, Len Weiser-Varon | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 4/18/2013

Beginning May 1, 2013, many new business conduct regulations adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) will begin to...more

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters

by Kevin M. Foley, Ross Pazzol, Adam J. Spector | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/16/2013

Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff recently released three no-action letters providing relief relating to swap data reporting requirements with respect to trade options, inter-affiliate swaps and real-time reporting...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 12, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/15/2013

In this issue: - SEC and CFTC Adopt Joint Rules to Help Protect Investors from Identity Theft - CME Block Trade Advisories Clarify Nonpublic Information Restrictions - CFTC Staff Issues No-Action...more

The Extraterritorial Reach of Derivative Regulation Under Dodd-Frank

by Eileen Bannon | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/15/2013

In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets. In 2009, the members of the G-20 agreed that: (i) the OTC derivatives contracts should be...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"CFTC Delays April 10 Compliance Date for Many Swap Data Reporting Requirements"

by Maureen A. Donley, Elizabeth Doyle, Ryan Elsey, Joyce Penn Farnsworth, Ann Hawkins, Theodore M. Kneller, Daniel S. Konar II, Yossi Vebman, Mark D. Young | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/11/2013

On April 9, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight, responding to requests from multiple interested parties, issued a no-action letter (the No-Action Letter) extending the April...more

2013 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In this presentation: - General Counsel’s Address - Keynote Address - General Session — It’s a Small World After All: How Non-U.S. Regulators Affect Your Business - General Session — Closer to...more

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters

by Blake Brockway, Kevin M. Foley | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/10/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff recently released a series of letters relating to a variety of regulatory issues, including registration relief for certain entities and recordkeeping requirements for certain...more

Reminder Regarding April 10 Deadline for Identifying Number Registration by Some Swap End-Users

by Nicholas Bentley, Len Weiser-Varon | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 4/10/2013

This is a reminder that tomorrow, April 10, 2013, is the deadline for parties to certain swap agreements to obtain a CICI identifying number. The April 10 deadline applies to any party who entered into a swap after April 25,...more

CFTC Approves Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps

by Blake Brockway, Ross Pazzol | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule that permits certain affiliates to elect not to clear a swap. To qualify for the clearing exemption, the counterparties’ financial statements must be...more

CFTC Extends Compliance Dates For End User Swap Reporting

by Nate Endrud | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/10/2013

The CFTC has issued a no-action letter that effectively extends the dates for swap counterparties who are not swap dealers (SDs) or major swap participants (MSPs) to come into compliance with the agency’s reporting rules...more

"CFTC Issues No-Action Relief From Certain Inter-Affiliate Swap Reporting Requirements"

by Maureen A. Donley, Ryan Elsey, Theodore M. Kneller, Daniel S. Konar II, Mark D. Young | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 5, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk provided no-action relief (the No-Action Letter) from certain reporting requirements relating...more

CFTC Finalizes Rule On Persons Associated With Swap Dealers

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 4/9/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today their plan to finalize regulations to clarify rules concerning persons associated with swap dealers....more

CFTC’s Final Rule Exempting Certain RTO Transactions From CFTC Regulation Largely Affirms Earlier Order But Offers Helpful Changes...

by Robert Fallon | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/8/2013

On March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a final rule that largely affirmed its earlier proposal to exempt certain FERC and Texas PUC regulated transactions from CFTC jurisdiction and provided...more

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CFTC Approves SEF Rules And Swaps Block Rule

SEF Rules Approval Leads To Early December Projection For Transacting All Standardized Swaps On SEFs

CFTC Approves Trade Execution Rules

CFTC To Propose New Rule On Position Limits By June

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

CFTC Considering Lower Price Quote Requirement For Dodd-Frank Swap Rule

DTCC Sues CFTC Over “Anti-Competitive Swap Trading Data Rules”

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 3, 2013

ECP Guarantor Provisions In Corporate Credit Agreements

ISDA: Be Ready For May 1 And Standard Swap Confirmation

Legal Alert: Nearly at the Buzzer, CFTC Affords End-Users Relief from Dodd-Frank Reporting Requirements

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

New Swap Business Conduct and Record-Keeping Regulations Kick in for Municipal Bond Issuers and Borrowers

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 12, 2013

The Extraterritorial Reach of Derivative Regulation Under Dodd-Frank

"CFTC Delays April 10 Compliance Date for Many Swap Data Reporting Requirements"

2013 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters

Reminder Regarding April 10 Deadline for Identifying Number Registration by Some Swap End-Users

CFTC Approves Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps

CFTC Extends Compliance Dates For End User Swap Reporting

"CFTC Issues No-Action Relief From Certain Inter-Affiliate Swap Reporting Requirements"

CFTC Finalizes Rule On Persons Associated With Swap Dealers

CFTC’s Final Rule Exempting Certain RTO Transactions From CFTC Regulation Largely Affirms Earlier Order But Offers Helpful Changes...

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