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Weather & Climate Risk Management Part III: Regulation of Weather Risk Management Products

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Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more

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CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

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At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

CFTC Acts to Ensure Covered Entities Are Considering Evolving Risks from Digital Assets and Other Technologies

In a post-FTX environment, several financial regulators are taking action to emphasize a policy of sound custody and disclosure practices and to better understand certain risks to protect customers in the event of an...more

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Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management

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Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management - On June 6, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued final joint guidance (the Guidance) pertaining to banking organizations’ risk management of third-party...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The CFTC Issues Advisory Regarding an FCM's Risks of Accepting Virtual Currency into Segregation

Virtual currency presents risks to futures commission merchants (FCMs) when deposited by futures customers or cleared swaps customers to margin futures, options on futures, or cleared swap transactions, according to an...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFTC Adds Another Building Block to its Digital Asset Framework

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The CFTC issues stringent guidelines for FCMs seeking to custody digital assets in connection with physically delivered futures contracts or swaps. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Division of Swap...more

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Increased Swaption Activity May Present Financial Reporting Challenges for Oil & Gas Companies

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Lower natural gas prices are causing E&P companies to get creative with their hedging strategies to lock in near-term cash flows above the dismal levels the market is currently offering. When hedging with options, it’s not...more

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CFTC Ends 2019 with Rulemaking Flurry

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) at year-end issued one final and two proposed rulemakings. The proposed rules are potentially significant for all swap market participants, and the final rules are...more

Dechert LLP

CFTC’s Enforcement Division Releases 2019 Annual Report

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The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement (Division) released its Annual Report on November 25, 2019, summarizing the Division’s activities over the past year.1 In FY 2019, the CFTC filed 69 enforcement actions, down from 83 in FY...more

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CFTC Proposes Amendments to DCO Core Principle Regulations

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed a series of changes to its general regulations governing derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). The CFTC has stated that the proposed amendments are intended to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - New York Department of Financial Services Promulgates First-in-the-Nation State Cybersecurity Regulation - On February 16, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Institutions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Federal Reserve Board Announces Finalized Rule Adjusting the Board's Maximum Civil Money Penalties - On January 18, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it was adjusting...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Historic Risk Management Rules and Practices Go Live on March 1, 2017 in Leading Markets

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For the first time in the history of derivatives, regulators in leading markets will require assets to collateralize many derivatives which are not settled in a regulated clearinghouse. It is not possible to overstate...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Agencies Issue Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Standards - On October 19, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - December 2014 #2

CFTC Commissioner Raises Ghost of HanMag Securities to Discuss Clearinghouse Risk Management Issues… Invoking the specter of the default of HanMag Securities Corporation on the Korea Exchange (KRX) last December...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters Relating to Swap Execution Facilities

Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff released several no-action letters impacting swap execution facilities (SEFs) and their participants. These no-action letters are related to swap data reporting requirements, SEF...more

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Imminent Dodd-Frank Compliance Issues for Users of Swaps and Derivatives

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Implementation of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) affecting users of swaps and derivatives has been moving forward. Numerous rules of the Commodity Futures...more

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Swap Clearing and the Commercial End User Exception: Corporate Governance and Risk Management Issues for Commercial Companies

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Central clearing of over-the-counter derivatives is a central pillar of the financial services reforms that are embodied in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The presumption...more

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