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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

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CFTC Adopts New Rules on Position Limits for Derivatives

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to adopt new rules on position limits (Final Rules) in an open meeting on October 15. Once effective, the Final Rules will implement one of the remaining key provisions of...more

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Financial Services Weekly: Amendments To SEC Proxy Solicitation Rules Approved By A 3-1 Vote

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on CFTC Approves Final and Proposed Rules on Rulemaking and Capital...

BROKER-DEALER - SEC Issues Guidance on Substituted Compliance Applications by Non-US Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants - On November 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

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The SEC Adopts Security-Based Swap Rules Governing Capital, Margin and Segregation

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On June 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) adopted a package of rules and rule amendments (Rules) that set forth the capital, margin and segregation requirements for security-based swap...more

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Prudential Regulators Adopt Final Rule for Margin on Non-cleared Swaps and Non-cleared Security-Based Swaps

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On October 22, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Farm Credit Administration and...more

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"Prudential Regulators Finalize Margin Requirements for Non-Cleared Swaps"

Federal banking regulators (Prudential Regulators) have finalized much-anticipated rules (Final Rules) relating to initial and variation margin requirements for certain swaps and security-based swaps that are not centrally...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The SEC’s Registration Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers

Early this month the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released final rules (the “Registration Rules”) for the registration of security-based swap dealers (“SBSDs”). The Registration Rules, released more than...more

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Bridging the Week - June 2015 #2

NYDFS Issues BitLicense Framework for Regulating Virtual Currency Firms - The New York State Department of Financial Services issued final regulations requiring a so-called “BitLicense” and establishing minimum...more

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Regulation SBSR: The Compliance Guide to Reporting Security-based Swaps

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SEC has published reporting obligations for SBS without a finalized compliance schedule. Reporting rules for cleared and platform-executed SBS and certain cross-border transactions have not yet been finalized. On...more

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SEC Finalizes Cross-Border Rule for Security-Based Swaps

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On June 25, 2014, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the first in a series of final rules and interpretive guidance related to U.S. regulation of cross-border security-based swap activities....more

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 5, 2013

In this issue: - SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Makes Recommendations - SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Social Media and Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) - SEC Amends...more

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Swap Definitions Rules Finalized by the SEC and the CFTC under Dodd-Frank

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Introduction - On July 18, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” and, together with the SEC, the “Commissions”) jointly published several final rules...more

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CFTC, SEC Finalize Swap Product Definitions

I. Introduction - On July 9 and 10, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “Commissions”) approved joint final rules and interpretations (the “Swap...more

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