Swaps, Dodd-Frank, Position Limits

Jill Sommers Reflects on the CFTC, Dodd-Frank, and Her Future [Video]

by MarketsReformWiki on 3/12/2013

Jill Sommers, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is stepping down after the first quarter of this year. Sommers spoke with JLN editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the progress of Dodd-Frank,...more

ISDA and SIFMA Win Summary Judgment on Challenge to CFTC Position Limits Rule

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/10/2012

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment for plaintiffs International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA),...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Updates on NYSE, NASDAQ, and CFTC Rules

by Perkins Coie on 10/8/2012

NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Changes to Compensation Committee Independence Rules. On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the NASDAQ Stock Marker ("Nasdaq") filed proposed amendments to...more

Focus on Private Equity -- Issue 2, October 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/4/2012

In This Issue: Excerpt from Year-End Tax Planning Steps for Private Equity The last time the Bush tax cuts were set to expire at the end of 2010, we saw numerous clients scrambling to execute end-of-the-year...more

District Court Rejects CFTC Rule on Position Limits, for Now

by Jackson Walker on 10/3/2012

On September 28, 2012, in the case of International Swaps and Derivatives Association v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Court") ruled that the Commodity...more

"Court Vacates CFTC Position Limit Rules"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/2/2012

On September 28, 2012, Judge Robert Wilkins of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the summary judgment motion of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Securities Industry and...more

Court Vacates CFTC Position Limits Rules

by Dechert LLP on 10/1/2012

Last Friday, September 28th, the U.S. Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. (“Court”) struck down the commodity speculative position limit rulemaking that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) had...more

Court Vacates CFTC’s Position Limits Rule

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 10/1/2012

The CFTC’s final rule on position limits with respect to derivative contracts in 28 different physical commodities has been vacated and remanded back to the agency. Spot month limits under the rule had been set to go into...more

Court Strikes Down ‘Critical’ CFTC Rule

by Shipkevich PLLC on 10/1/2012

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wilkins has blocked a CFTC rule that sets position limits on derivatives tied to 28 commodities. “The CFTC’s error in this case was that it fundamentally misunderstood and failed to...more

Dodd-Frank Financial Reform: Potential Impacts to ISDA and Other Trading Contracts

by Jackson Walker on 1/25/2011

Discussion Topics •General Overview of the Dodd-Frank Act •Title VII of the Dodd Frank Act: Impact on OTC Derivatives and Energy Trading •Definitions and applicability •Mandatory clearing •Registration...more

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Jill Sommers Reflects on the CFTC, Dodd-Frank, and Her Future [Video]

ISDA and SIFMA Win Summary Judgment on Challenge to CFTC Position Limits Rule

Financial Services Bulletin: Updates on NYSE, NASDAQ, and CFTC Rules

Focus on Private Equity -- Issue 2, October 2012

District Court Rejects CFTC Rule on Position Limits, for Now

"Court Vacates CFTC Position Limit Rules"

Court Vacates CFTC Position Limits Rules

Court Vacates CFTC’s Position Limits Rule

Court Strikes Down ‘Critical’ CFTC Rule

Dodd-Frank Financial Reform: Potential Impacts to ISDA and Other Trading Contracts

Jill Sommers Reflects on the CFTC, Dodd-Frank, and Her Future [Video]

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