Regulatory Developments - SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Risk Management in Clearance and Settlement and to Facilitate Additional Central Clearing for the U.S. Treasury Market - On September 14, the SEC proposed rule...more
On April 8, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (“ARRC”) agreed to align itself with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), in recommending to the market a “spread adjustment”...more
With over $370 trillion of global financial contracts referencing LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate), many oil and gas companies are curious about how the phase-out of LIBOR by 2021 could impact their organization. Many...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority published the results of its first EU-wide stress test for central counterparties, including recommendations for improving CCPs’ internal methodologies. ...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on November 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Committee will discuss a subcommittee’s recommendations on the effectiveness...more