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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on the Latest CFTC Proposals for Swap Margins, Non-US Clearing...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/29/2019

BROKER-DEALER - CBOE Proposes Amendments to Rule 6.49A Concerning Off-Floor Position Transfers Including RWA Transfers - CBOE Exchange, Inc. (CBOE) recently filed a proposal to amend its Rule 6.49A to amend provisions...more

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Leverage Ratio Treatment of Client-Cleared Derivatives

A&O Shearman on 10/26/2018

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a consultation paper entitled "Leverage ratio treatment of client-cleared derivatives," seeking views from stakeholders on whether a targeted and limited revision of...more

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Topics on SEC/Corporate, Derivatives, CFTC, Digital Assets and Virtual Currencies,...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/13/2018

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs Regarding Notices of Exempt Solicitation - On July 31, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XII, Issue 22

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/12/2017

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Issues Notice Regarding Disruptive Quoting and Trading Activity Rule Changes - On June 7, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published Regulatory Notice 17-22, which addresses two rule...more

Règlement délégué 2017/751 du 16 mars 2017 de la Commission

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 5/15/2017

This alert examines the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/751 of 16 March 2017 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2015/2205, (EU) 2016/592 and (EU) 2016/1178 as regards the deadline for compliance with clearing...more

European Commission Adopts Proposal to Amend EMIR

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/11/2017

On 4 May 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (“EMIR”) as regards the clearing obligation, the suspension of the clearing obligation, the...more

Derivatives In Review - May 2017

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/5/2017

CME and LCH Amend Rulebooks on Variation Margin - Market participants historically have characterized cleared derivatives as being "collateralized-to-market", treating variation margin transfers as daily collateral...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XII, Issue 1

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/9/2017

SEC/CORPORATE - President-Elect Trump Nominates Clayton as SEC Chair - On January 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XI, Issue 45

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/21/2016

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Revised and Additional C&DIs Relating to Form S-8 - On November 9, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two...more

European Supervisory Authorities Opines on Final Draft Technical Standards on Uncleared Derivatives

A&O Shearman on 9/23/2016

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published an Opinion on the European Commission's proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on risk mitigation techniques for uncleared...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/26/2016

Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Announces Measures to Enhance Protection of Customer Funds - On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced three separate enhancements...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on 7/15/2016

AIFMD – ESMA Updates Q&A on the Application of the AIFMD - ESMA updated its questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD on 3 June 2016. The new content includes a new question and answer on requirements...more

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Announces Memorandum of Understanding with the European Securities and Markets Authority...

A&O Shearman on 6/29/2016

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Securities and Markets Authority regarding cooperation with respect to recognized central counterparties...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on 3/30/2016

Other EU developments – Benchmark Regulation and Changes to Prospectus Directive - ESMA issued a discussion paper on implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation on 15 February 2016. ...more

CFTC Issues No Action Relief for EU-Based DCOs Authorized to Operate in EU

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/22/2016

Following on a joint statement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and European Commission announcing a common approach to the regulation of central counterparties (CCPs), the CFTC published a comparability...more

Bridging the Week - March 2016 #3

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/22/2016

Industry Comments to Regulation AT Argue CFTC Proposed Rules Too Prescriptive; Registration and Source Code Requirements Particularly Objectionable - After declining multiple requests to extend the comment period that...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XI, Issue 11

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/21/2016

CFTC - CFTC Approves Final Rule Eliminating Certain Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Trade Option End-Users - On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved a final rule...more

E.U.-U.S. Agreement on Equivalence for Central Clearing Parties: Building Cross-Border Harmony

Alston & Bird on 2/18/2016

Despite the consensus reached over six years ago among G-20 regulators on general principles for derivatives regulation, implementation of those principles in cross-border contexts has not always been smooth. ...more

Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 2.11.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/11/2016

Day 1 of Dr. Yellen’s trip to the Hill is done, and the official tone is “cautious,” with Yellen predicting continued economic growth and eventual additional rate hikes but expressing concerns about international threats to...more

Current Status of the Clearing Obligation Under EMIR

Morgan Lewis on 1/13/2016

Although EMIR came into force as long ago as August 2012, the clearing obligation it provides for was first brought into effect in December 2015 on a phased basis and only for certain interest rate swaps denominated in the G4...more

ESMA Reopens Consultation on Indirect Clearing Arrangements

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/19/2015

On November 5, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper relating to indirect clearing arrangements (CP). The CP consists of a review of the existing regulatory technical standards...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 38

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/5/2015

SEC/CORPORATE - ISS Publishes Results of 2015–2016 Annual Global Policy Survey - On September 28, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, published the results of its 2015–2016...more

ESMA Publishes Discussion Paper on EMIR Standards Relating to CCP Client Accounts

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/3/2015

On August 27, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a discussion paper (Discussion Paper) on the review of Article 26 of ESMA’s Regulatory Technical Standards (153/2013) (RTS) under the European...more

European Commission Publishes Delegated Regulation on Mandatory Clearing for OTC Interest Rate Derivatives

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/12/2015

On August 6, the European Commission (EC) adopted new rules in the form of a delegated regulation (Delegated Regulation) requiring the mandatory clearing of certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives contracts...more

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 30

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/10/2015

SEC Finalizes Rule on Pay Ratio Disclosure - On August 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rule regarding pay ratio disclosure that amends Item 402 of Regulation S-K to implement Section 953(b)...more

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