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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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A Decade-Long Death of Footnote 195

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Sometimes a small footnote (which technically is not even a part of the official Federal rule) may have an outsize impact on the rule itself. In 2013, subsequent to the enactment of the Dodd Frank Act of 2010, the Commodity...more

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SEC Launches Regulation for Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

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Regulation SE, the last of the Title VII Dodd-Frank rulemakings, will become effective on February 13, 2024. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in enhancing the regulatory landscape...more

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Expanding Regulatory Reach over Intermediaries That May Constitute Regulated Exchanges

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In response to changes in business practices, regulations and laws eventually change, too.  During the past few years derivatives markets are witnessing this change as it applies to trading facilities as well as to entities...more

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SEC to Enhance Its Regulation of Security-Based Swaps

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As we have previously discussed, the SEC’s Fall 2022 “Reg Flex” Agenda charts the agency’s planned rulemaking through Q1 2023. Among this ambitious and wide-reaching agenda are two important final rulemakings concerning the...more

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act: Reviewing the Status of Security-based...

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Gary Gensler served as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)from May 26, 2009 to January 3, 2014. He presided over the CFTC during the period that followed the 2008 financial crisis and led the CFTC...more

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CFTC’s Swap Reporting Advisory

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Accurate and timely reporting of swap data is the cornerstone of swap regulation. The CFTC had promulgated its swap reporting rules in 2012, and were after 2012 among the first rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act to...more

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Understanding the SEC’s new security-based swap dealer regulations - What should commercial end users, funds, and other financial...

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This client alert addresses three aspects of security-based swap (SBS) regulations recently issued by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that are relevant to commercial end users, funds, and other financial end users:...more

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ISDA Publishes Dodd-Frank Security-Based Swap Protocol

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On March 15, 2021, ISDA published the ISDA 2021 Security-Based Swaps (SBS) Top-Up Protocol (the SBS Top-Up Protocol). The SBS Top-Up Protocol enables SBS dealers (SBSDs) and other market participants to comply with certain...more

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ISDA Swap Primer: Recent Developments and Considerations

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Swap contracts, famously described as the financial equivalent of “weapons of mass destruction,” have continued to evolve since their heyday leading up to the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Most swaps use the standardized...more

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Know Your Limits: The CFTC Adopts Position Limits for Derivatives Related to Energy, Agriculture, and Metals Products

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INTRODUCTION - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently voted 3–2, along party lines, to approve a final rule (Final Rule) regarding position limits for certain futures contracts and economically equivalent...more

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Deference and Comity: CFTC Approves Cross-Border Swaps Final Rule

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INTRODUCTION - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) recently voted 3–2 to approve a final rule (Final Rule) on the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under the Commodity Exchange Act...more

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CFTC Finalizes Cross-Border Swaps Rule

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On July 23, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted 3-2 to approve a final rule (Final Rule) on the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)....more

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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments and Guidance Addressing Cross-Border Application of Certain Security-Based Swap Requirements

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On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a package of rule amendments, guidance and a related order to expand and improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps,...more

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The SEC Adopts Security-Based Swap Rules Governing Risk Mitigation Techniques for Uncleared Security-Based Swaps

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On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) adopted new rules pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requiring the...more

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The CFTC Proposes a New Approach to Federal Position Limits -- Will This One Stick?

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At its open meeting held on January 30, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “the Commission”) approved a proposed rulemaking to institute federal position limits in an effort to prevent excessive...more

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SEC Finalizes Capital, Margin and Segregation Requirements

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As a further step towards the implementation of its security-based swap regime, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a number of long-awaited capital, margin and segregation requirements for security-based...more

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Financial Markets and Funds - A New Captain at the Helm: The CFTC’s 16-Month Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda Under Chairman...

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Katten recently hosted the "CFTC Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda" webinar. Financial Markets and Funds partners Kevin Foley, Christian Kemnitz and Carl Kennedy, and special counsel Gary DeWaal, discussed the potential CFTC...more

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SEC Adopts New Rules and Amendments Under Title VII of Dodd-Frank

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On September 19, the SEC adopted new rules and amendments under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants,...more

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CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for Floor Traders to Exclude SEF-Executed Cleared Swaps from the Swap Dealer De Minimis Calculation

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Introduction - On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued no-action relief for floor traders to “encourage new liquidity providers to trade cleared swaps on registered venues without...more

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SEC Adopts New Rules Affecting Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

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On June 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules and rule amendments to establish capital, margin and segregation requirements under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. ...more

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SEC Proposes New Rules for Cross-Border Security-Based Swaps

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Introduction - On May 10, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proposed rule amendments and interpretive guidance “to improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps...more

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The Delta Report - Derivatives Newsletter - March 2019: CFTC Chairman Authors White Paper on Cross-Border Swaps Regulation Version...

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On October 1, 2018, Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") published a white paper entitled "Cross-Border Swaps Regulation Version 2.0: A Risk-Based Approach with Deference to...more

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Recent SEC No-Action, Re-Proposal for Security-Based Swaps Focus on Comparability With Other US Regulators

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In recent days, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a no-action position on enforcing its 2016 Business Conduct Standards against security-based swap dealers (SBSDs) and major security-based swap...more

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Definitely Maybe? The SEC Returns to Security-Based Swap Dealer Regulation

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) was signed into law eight years ago. ...more

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CFTC Staff No-Action Relief Allowing Additional Swap Activity for a Bank Relying on the IDI Exclusion from Swap Dealer...

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On August 28, 2018, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a staff no-action letter allowing an anonymous individual financial institution...more

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