Last week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an order (the “De Minimis Order”) that pushes back by one year the date on which the CFTC may lower its swap dealer de minimis threshold, the amount of swap...more
On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended until December 31, 2018, the $8 billion swap dealer registration de minimis threshold. Unless it is further modified, the threshold will become $3...more
Last month the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released the final report of its staff (the “Staff”) on the de minimis exception to the CFTC’s definition of “swap dealer” (the “Final Report”). That exception,...more
On August 15, 2016, Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published a final report regarding the de minimis exception from swap dealer registration (“Staff De Minimis Report”). The Staff De Minimis...more
The CFTC has published its final rule to exclude most swaps used for hedging purposes by municipal and other governmental utilities from counting against the $25 million swap dealer de minimis threshold that currently applies...more
In this issue: - Delaware Legislation Banning Fee-Shifting in Bylaws and Charters - CFTC Proposes to Amend De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Providers - CFTC Grants Recordkeeping Relief for...more
In their joint swap definitions release in July 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a distinction between (i) a “compo” equity total return swap, in...more