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CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

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At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Rulemaking Agenda Released

Last week, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rulemaking agenda....more

A&O Shearman

CFTC Approves Proposed Rule on Post-Trade Name Give-Up on Swap Execution Facilities

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In the wake of significant market discussion, the CFTC has proposed an amendment to Part 37 of the Commission’s regulations to eliminate the practice of “post-trade name give-up” for swaps traded on certain swap execution...more

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Latest CFTC Position Limits Proposal: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again

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After a decade of rulemaking efforts, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing revisions to its regulations concerning federal speculative position limits to conform to the Wall Street Transparency and...more

Hogan Lovells

Energy and metals companies and funds beware: Your trading positions may be "limited"

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On 30 January 2020 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved on a 3-2 vote proposed rules addressing position limits on speculative derivatives (Position Limits Proposal). The Position Limits Proposal has a...more

Morgan Lewis

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Swaps Cross-border Guidance Proposal

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The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act (the Act) to create a new regulatory framework for swaps, and added Section 2(i) to require the application of the Dodd-Frank Act swap requirements to activities that...more

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission - 2019 in Review: CFTC 2019 Enforcement and Regulatory Developments and a Look Forward

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In 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) experienced significant changes in leadership, including the appointment of Dr. Heath P. Tarbert as the Commission’s 14th Chairman. The Division of...more

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CFTC Ends 2019 with Rulemaking Flurry

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) at year-end issued one final and two proposed rulemakings. The proposed rules are potentially significant for all swap market participants, and the final rules are...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tax Relief for Replacing LIBOR in Tax-Exempt Debt and Swaps

Many tax-exempt bonds and related hedges, such as interest rate swaps ("Exempt Instruments"), use a LIBOR-based interest rate. LIBOR is going away, and existing Exempt Instruments are going to have to be modified to replace...more

Orrick - Derivatives in Review

ACIC Releases Model Provision for Swap Breakage

On April 18, the American College of Investment Counsel (the “ACIC”) released a final version of its Model Form Make-Whole and Swap Breakage Indemnity Language (the “Model Provision”), as well as a substantially similar Swap...more

Orrick - Derivatives in Review

ISDA Publishes Additional IBOR Consultations

On May 16, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) published two consultations in connection with the potential discontinuation of certain interbank offered rates (“IBORs”), seeking input on (i) the...more

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CFTC Proposes Updated Swap Data Reporting Regulations

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed the first installment of a series of amendments to its rules relating to swap data repositories (SDRs) and reporting of swap data. The proposed amendments, which...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

CFTC Divisions Release 2019 Enforcement Priorities

In a regulatory first, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its 2019 examination priorities for registrants of the Division of Market Oversight (DMO), the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary...more

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2018 CFTC Year-In-Review

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For the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission), 2018 was characterized by (1) an active enforcement program emphasizing cooperation and self-reporting, (2) increasing cross-border tension over supervision...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

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

A&O Shearman

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission Approve New Arrangements to Harmonize Title VII...

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have approved a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies. The MOU, which updates and enhances an MOU approved by the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC Requests Public Input on Simplifying Rules

The CFTC voted to seek public input on simplifying and modernizing the Commission’s rules. The action is part of an initiative which has been dubbed “Project KISS.”...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 35

SEC/CORPORATE - US District Court Orders SEC To Revise Resource Extraction Issuer Rule - On September 2, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the SEC to file with the District Court in 30...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

CFTC Solicits Public Comment on Swaps-Related Rulemakings in Response to U.S. District Court Order

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On March 10, the CFTC issued a request for comment in response to an order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the matter Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al. v. United...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Votes to Re-Propose Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

On September 17, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) voted to re-propose rules to impose initial and variation margin requirements on uncleared swaps entered into by swap dealers and major swap...more

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CFTC Staff to Host Position Limits and Aggregation Roundtable

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Market participants are encouraged to submit further comments to the Commission. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on May 27, 2014 announced that it will hold a public roundtable at the CFTC on Thursday,...more

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