English Supreme Court Brings an End to Dexia - Prato Swap Dispute -
On January 18, the English Supreme Court refused to grant Comune di Prato, an Italian local authority with responsibility for the municipality of Prato in...more
An Overview of Proposed Regulation AT -
Orrick attorneys authored an overview of Regulation Automated Trading (known as "Regulation AT") proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in the May/June 2016...more
8/2/2016
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Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Electronic Trading ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Innovative Technology ,
IRS ,
Regulation AT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
On July 13, 2016, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved certain amendments and guidance to the rules governing the reporting and public dissemination of security-based swaps (“SBS”), known as “Regulation SBSR,”...more
NYDFS Finalizes BitLicense Regulations -
On June 3, 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services released its final BitLicense regulations, which it described as "the first comprehensive framework for regulating...more
6/16/2015
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CFTC ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Derivatives ,
End-Users ,
IRS ,
Mandatory Clearing Requirements ,
Payment Schedules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
SPVs ,
Trade Options
Prudential Regulators and CFTC Re-Propose Rules for Uncleared Swap Margin -
Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the prudential regulators re-proposed their April 2011 proposed rules imposing initial and...more
10/30/2014
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Margin Requirements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
Swaps