The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued three no-action letters providing relief for swap transactions (and amendments to swap transactions) in connection with the expected market transition from using the...more
2/19/2020
/ Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
CFTC ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Libor ,
Market Participants ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
Risk Free Rates (RFRs) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Transitional Arrangements
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
1/26/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Capital Requirements ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Cybersecurity ,
FinTech ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
IFRS ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
No-Action Relief ,
Passporting ,
TLAC
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/23/2016
/ Annual Reports ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
10/7/2015
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Crowdfunding ,
Electronic Reporting ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Stress Tests ,
UK
In this issue:
- US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Releases Community Reinvestment Act Evaluations
- Amendment to Regulation on Supervisory Reporting of Institutions on Asset Encumbrance, Single Data...more
1/28/2015
/ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insider Trading ,
Libor ,
Market Manipulation ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCC ,
Prudential Standards ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Supervision ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Compensation
- Shadow Banking
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Financial Market Infrastructure
-...more
10/22/2014
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Foreign Banks ,
Infrastructure ,
Major Swap Participants ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Shadow Banking ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Bank Structure
- Shadow Banking
- Financial Services
- Excerpt...more
10/8/2014
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SEFs ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Compensation
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Credit Ratings
- Financial Services
- Consumer...more
9/24/2014
/ Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SEFs
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Consumer Protection
- Enforcement
- People
- Events
- Excerpt from Derivatives:
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for Qualifying Swaps Trading...more
9/16/2014
/ Australia ,
CFTC ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Derivatives ,
DSIO ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Leases ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Money Transfer ,
No-Action Relief ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation Z ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Financial Services
- Consumer Protection
- Enforcement
- People
- Events
-...more
7/15/2014
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Draft Guidance ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCC
On June 4, 2013, the Division of Clearing and Risk (the “Division”) of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) granted limited no-action relief from the mandatory clearing requirement for swaps entered into...more
On April 9, 2013, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) granted last minute no-action relief from portions of the CFTC’s swap reporting rules. The relief delays certain compliance deadlines for many swap...more