Swaps, Dodd-Frank, Recordkeeping Requirements

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

Dodd-Frank Swap Data Overlooked In JPMorgan Whale Mess

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/20/2013

Dodd-Frank derivatives rules have failed to give regulators a complete perspective of the swaps market, which includes the recent loss similar to the JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s London Whale trades....more

Party to a Swap Contract? CFTC Registration Rules Apply

by Daniel Danello, Mitchell Kolkin | Venable LLP on 3/20/2013

Please note the April 10, 2013, deadline to register and obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), described in the advisory recently released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). LEI registration is...more

Energy Alert: Deadline Approaches For Energy Company Swap Reporting

by Nate Endrud | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 3/19/2013

The CFTC's Dodd-Frank swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements become mandatory on April 10, 2013, for all persons and companies engaging in swaps. These requirements include the agency's swap data reporting and...more

CFTC Final Rule on Incorporation of Swaps into Records of Transactions

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/9/2013

On December 17, 2012, the CFTC approved a final rule to conform CFTC regulations 1.35(a) and 1.31 to recordkeeping requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants under the Dodd-Frank Act....more

Energy Alert: 9 Dodd-Frank New Year's Resolutions For Energy Companies

by Nate Endrud | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/3/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission rulemaking whirlwind that was 2012 has come and gone, putting that agency's comprehensive swap regulatory regime mostly in place. Here are nine important actions energy companies...more

Dodd-Frank New Year’s Resolutions For Energy Companies And Other Swaps End Users

by Nate Endrud | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 1/2/2013

The CFTC rulemaking whirlwind that was 2012 has come and gone, putting the agency’s comprehensive swap regulatory regime mostly in place. While many energy companies and other swaps end users found much to be happy about in...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action at the CFTC

by Perkins Coie on 11/2/2012

In This Issue: - CFTC Proposes Rules For Future Commission Merchants and Derivative Clearing Organizations - CFTC Adjusts the Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation - CFTC Announces Temporary...more

CFTC Provides No-Action Relief to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Regarding Certain Recordkeeping Obligations

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 10/30/2012

The CFTC has provided time-limited no-action relief for swap dealers, or SDs, and major swap participants, or MSPs, concerning certain recordkeeping obligations under Part 23 of the CFTC’s regulations. ...more

CFTC Final Rule to Incorporate Swaps into Existing Regulations

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 10/22/2012

On October 16, the CFTC approved a final rule that amends regulations to implement aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act by changing certain definitions and recordkeeping regulations so that they apply to both futures and swaps. The...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

Swap Definitions Rules Finalized by the SEC and the CFTC under Dodd-Frank

by K&L Gates LLP on 9/25/2012

Introduction - On July 18, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” and, together with the SEC, the “Commissions”) jointly published several final rules...more

CFTC Tightens Hold on Swap Participants

by Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 9/20/2012

On September 10, 2012, the CFTC issued rules mandating new record-keeping and registration requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants in the $700 trillion derivative global market. The rules were published in...more

Dodd Frank Update: Impact on Gas & Power Transactions (Presentation)

by Jackson Walker on 9/29/2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Who Does the Dodd-Frank Act Impact? ...1 A. Major Swap Participants...1 1. Category 1: Substantial Position in Swap Categories ...1 2. Category 2: Substantial Counterparty Exposure...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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