Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R- WY) introduced new proposed legislation on June 7, 2022, which would classify the vast majority of digital assets as commodities, and empower the Commodities Futures...more
6/14/2022
/ CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FERC ,
FinTech ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Investment Contract ,
NIST ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
During the past six months, the US Treasury, the US banking agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have pursued several regulatory or enforcement initiatives...more
During the past few months, the US Treasury, the US banking agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have pursued several regulatory or enforcement initiatives...more
1/21/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Regulators ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Information Reports ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Working Groups
On July 16, 2015, the agencies responsible for implementing the Volcker rule (Agencies) issued FAQ 16, which provides guidance on the circumstances under which a seed investment would not cause (i) a registered investment...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) recently addressed for the first time the CFTC’s definition of a “swap” as it applies to a specific insurance...more
5/29/2014
/ Banks ,
Beneficiaries ,
CFTC ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Hedges ,
Life Insurance ,
No-Action Letters ,
Pensions ,
Reinsurance ,
Retirement Plan ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Title VII
On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures...more
1/15/2014
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
OCC ,
Private Funds ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Volcker Rule
On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading...more
1/15/2014
/ Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
OCC ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trust Preferred Securities ,
Volcker Rule
On December 10, 2013, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
1/10/2014
/ Banks ,
Business Development Companies ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
OCC ,
Proprietary Trading ,
RICs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Volcker Rule
On December 10, 2013, five federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the...more