In the November 2011 issue of Futures Industry, we discussed the significant uncertainty around the timing of Dodd-Frank swap market reforms and the problems that this uncertainty raised ...
Yesterday late afternoon the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “Council”) proposed rules that would set procedures for the Council’s hearings on proposed determinations tha...
In a speech today at the 2012 FINRA Annual Conference, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler provided a preview of the CFTC’s much anticipated guidance regarding cross-border application of Title ...
On April 18, 2012, the CFTC and SEC adopted final rules to further define the terms “swap dealer,” “security-based swap dealer,” “major swap participant,” “major security-ba...
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act provides the CFTC with jurisdiction over “swaps” and the SEC with jurisdiction over “security-based swaps.” “Swap dealers” and “major swap pa...
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As of May 1, 2012, a total of 221 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 221 passed deadlines, 148 (67%) have been missed and 73 (33%) have b...
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve issued guidelines clarifying when banking entities must bring their activities, investments, relationships and transactions into conformance with the Volcke...
On March 20, 2012, the CFTC finalized a package of rules related to swap clearing. The rules set standards for:
the arrangements that swap dealers (“SDs”), major swap participants (...
As of April 2, 2012, a total of 222 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 222 passed deadlines, 155 (69.8%) have been missed and 67 (30.2%) have been met with ...
On February 23, 2012, the CFTC adopted final rules regarding the internal business conduct of swap dealers and major swap participants under the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules combine five sep...
