Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
Hedging Future Risk in Light of Increasing Uncertainty in the Health Care Industry: Critical Consideration #2
On November 21, 2024, International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published a consultation report (the “Report”) to provide guidance on acceptable pre-hedging practices and soliciting feedback from market...more
In 2013, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) started publishing the General Disclosure Statement for Transactions document (“General Disclosure”) with annexes containing disclosures of risks that are...more
On April 25, 2023, in In re Mizuho Capital Markets LLC, CFTC No. 23-24, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an enforcement settlement order suggesting potentially heightened disclosure requirements for swap...more
On October 15, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 3-2 to adopt new rules on speculative position limits (the Final Rule). The Final Rule will become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal...more
On July 12, ISDA initiated a market-wide consultation on technical issues related to new benchmark fallbacks for derivatives referencing certain interbank offered rates, or IBORs, in response to the expected discontinuance of...more
On May 26, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed amendments to its previously proposed rules related to speculative position limits on 28 core referenced futures contracts (the "2016 Amendment"). If...more
Yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed modifications and additions to its 2013 proposed regulations and guidance related to speculative position limits in order to potentially authorize relevant...more
On October 22, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”), the Farm Credit Administration (the “FCA”), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the “FHFA”), and the Federal...more
On September 22, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) unanimously approved the publication of a “supplemental” proposed rule on position limits. The supplemental proposal would modify the...more
Alleged Flash Crasher's Formal Indictment Provides More Details Regarding His Purported Spoofing - The US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Navinder Singh Sarao in a US federal court in Chicago on...more
CFTC Chairman Discloses Second Phase of Regulatory Review Before Senate Committee; Commissioner Giancarlo Questions Position Limits Proposal Before Energy Risk Summit - Timothy Massad, Chairman of the Commodity Futures...more
Manipulation Is Not Hedging Says CFTC in Federal Court Lawsuit Against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez Global - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and Mondelez...more
In This Issue: - SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Hedging Disclosure - SEC Reports the Result of its Cybersecurity Sweep of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers - House Passes Bill to Ease Volcker Rule and Other...more
CFTC Chair Timothy G. Massad delivered a speech on the importance of providing flexibility in the CFTC’s regulations to accommodate hedging by commercial end-users of derivatives. Mr. Massad highlighted the following...more
In this issue: - SEC Publishes Rules for Reporting Security-Based Swaps - SEC Proposes Rules for Disclosure of Companies’ Hedging Policies - CFTC Extends Relief From Certain OCR Requirements - NFA...more
On May 22, Acting CFTC Chairman Wetjen announced three actions to (i) protect liquidity for certain end-users of swaps with utility special entities...more
On November 5, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 3-1 to re-propose rules to establish speculative position limits for futures, options and economically equivalent swaps on certain agricultural, metal...more