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2024 CFTC Year in Review: An Overview of a Transitional Year

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Coming off a busy 2024, we expect that 2025 will be a landmark year for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission). Rostin Behnam’s resignation as Chairman on January 20 marked the end of the Biden...more

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Executive Order: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review and the Potential Impacts on CFTC

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US President Donald Trump’s executive order directing executive departments and agencies to initiate a regulatory freeze for certain rules that have not taken effect, pending review by the newly appointed agency head, may...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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CFTC Adopts Amendments to Permissible Customer Funds Investments by FCMs and DCOs

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently published a final rule amending the list of permissible investments for customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday January 8, 2025

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January 7, 2025 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CFTC Codifies the Letter 19-17 Compliance Processes Around Separately Margined Accounts

In 2014, the Joint Audit Committee issued a Regulatory Alert insisting that futures commission merchant (FCM) clearing members treat separate accounts of the same beneficial owner as a single account for purposes of US...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CFTC Approves a Final Rule Regarding Investment of Customer Funds

At the heart of the statutory and regulatory framework governing transactions in derivatives in the United States is a customer asset protection regime that requires futures commission merchants (FCM) and derivatives clearing...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CFTC Adopts Amendments to Rule 4.7

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently adopted a final rule amending CFTC Rule 4.7. CFTC Rule 4.7 provides an exemption from certain disclosure, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for registered...more

Dechert LLP

CFTC Finalizes Rule 4.7 Amendments, Defers Key Disclosure Requirements

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The CFTC has finalized portions of its proposed October 2023 amendments to CFTC Rule 4.7. The CFTC moved forward on: Raising the thresholds for qualification of certain investors in private funds commodity pool operators...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2024 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 30

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFTC finalizes rules on foreign boards of trade

On July 29, the CFTC released a final rule to amend Part 48 of its regulations to permit a CFTC-registered, foreign board of trade (FBOT) to provide direct access to its electronic trading and order matching system to an...more

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Delegation Dilemma: CFTC Rule Allows Staff to Circumvent Notice and Comment Rulemaking

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") published a final rule on April 30, 2024, altering how covered entities fulfill their large trader reporting obligations ("the LTR Rule") and granting CFTC staff significant...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - April 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

South Dakota Lenders on Tight Deadline for BSA/AML Compliance

On January 12, South Dakota’s Division of Banking issued a mandate setting March 31, 2024 as the deadline for all South Dakota licensed money lenders and non-residential mortgage brokers to comply with their Bank Secrecy...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - December 2024

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - October 2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Copy and Paste: The SEC Adopts Security-Based Swap Execution Facility Rules that Closely Resemble Existing CFTC Swap Execution...

After issuing two proposals, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (Final Rules) to establish its trading regime for security-based swaps (SBS) as required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Swaps Enforcement Update: Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

While the initial swap dealer enforcement actions brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) focused on swap data reporting failures, recent enforcement efforts have focused on compliance with business conduct...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFTC Amends Clearing Requirements

On August 12, 2022, the CFTC issued a final rule modifying its clearing requirement for interest rate swaps (“IRS”). ...more

Goodwin

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule for Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more

King & Spalding

Federal Trade Commission Issues New “Made In USA” Regulations

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Creates New Enforcement Tools And Applies The Rule To Labels “Appearing In All Contexts” (i.e., On Product Packaging Or Online) - On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final rule to implement new...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CFTC Adopts Comprehensive Amendments to Its Bankruptcy Rules

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently adopted final amendments to Part 190 of the CFTC's regulations (the "Final Rules"), governing bankruptcy proceedings with respect to commodity brokers.1 The Final Rules...more

Alston & Bird

Investment Management, Trading & Markets Updates – January 2021

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SEC Final Rule on Derivatives Use by Registered Funds and BDCs - On October 28, 2020, the SEC passed a final rule to modernize the regulatory framework for derivatives used by registered investment companies, including mutual...more

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