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CFTC Proposes Rule on Protection of Collateral of Counterparties to Uncleared Swaps
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized The CFTC has issued a proposed rule concerning the rights of counterparties of swap dealers (“SDs”) and major swap participants (“MSPs”) with respect to the segregation of collateral supplied for margining, guaranteeing, or securing uncleared swaps. Under the proposed rule: - An SD or MSP must notify each counterparty at the beginning of a swap [...] Read more →
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized The CFTC has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) with respect to its anti-manipulation authority over swaps, commodities, and futures markets under the Dodd-Frank... Read more →
SEC Proposal to Require Institutional Investment Managers to Report Say-On-Pay Votes
Uncategorized In connection with the SEC’s proposed rulemaking requiring public companies to hold say-on-pay votes as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC has also proposed rules which... Read more →
Say-on-Pay Issues — What to Expect this Month from the SEC
Executive Compensation, Public Companies and Securities, Uncategorized The SEC has announced that it expects to issue proposed rules on say-on-pay during October 2010. This rulemaking is important for public companies because Dodd-Frank mandates... Read more →
CFTC Adopts Interim Final Rule on Reporting of Pre-Enactment Swaps
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized Beating the deadline (October 20, 2010) for the first of its required Dodd-Frank rulemakings by more than two weeks, the CFTC has announced publication of its required interim... Read more →
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gets Underway
Uncategorized Pursuant to the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (“CFP Act”), which is part of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Secretary of the Treasury has designated July 21, 2011, as the... Read more →
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting October 1 on First Proposed Rules
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized The CFTC has announced that it will hold an open meeting on Friday, October 1, 2010 to consider issuance of the following first proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Act: • the... Read more →
SEC Rulemaking Schedule Addresses Derivatives Trading
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized The SEC’s recently released rulemaking schedule for implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act includes a schedule for implementing the derivatives trading provisions of the Act.... Read more →
CFTC Speaks on Grandfather Petitions
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance, Uncategorized Late today, the CFTC made its first public announcements regarding how it would handle petitions for the grandfather relief made available by section 723(c) of the Dodd-Frank Act.... Read more →