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McDermott Will & Emery

CFTC Finalizes Exception for Swaps with Utility Special Entities

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week released a final rule excluding certain electricity and natural gas swaps with governmental agencies and municipalities from the lower de minimis threshold for swaps...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

CFTC Adopts Final Rule on Utility Operations-related Swaps with Utility Special Entities

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On September 17, the CFTC approved a final rule on the exclusion of utility operations-related swaps with utility special entities from de minimis threshold for swaps with special entities. “Special entities” refers to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Proposes to Amend De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Providers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend the “special entity” de minimis exception from swap dealer designation to exclude certain swaps with public utility providers. The proposed regulations are...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC Proposes Rule to Exclude Municipal Utilities from $25 Million De Minimis Swap Dealer Threshold

Today the CFTC published its proposed rule that would exclude most swaps used by municipal utilities for hedging purposes from counting against the $25 million swap dealer de minimis threshold that currently applies to swaps...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFTC Affords Relief and Guidance in Light of Final Swap Definition’s Effective Date

On October 12, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rules to further define the term “swap” (among other terms) became effective. The effective date of...more

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