OTC Clearing Documentation: Europe Waits for Standardisation & Deals with Stumbling Blocks
Lynn Strongin Dodds explores why Europe is lagging behind the US in the establishment of a standardised…
Commentary
World Federation of Exchanges elects Andreas Preuss as new Chairman
At its annual meeting in Taipei, the General Assembly of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has…
CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues Letter Providing Time-Limited No-action Relief with Respect to Foreign Exchange Forwards and Foreign Exchange Swaps
Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight is issuing a letter…
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Regarding the Swaps Calculation by Certain Foreign Entities for Purposes of the Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Definitions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a no-action…
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter Regarding the Treatment of Agricultural and Exempt Commodities in Making Calculations for Purposes of the Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Definitions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a no-action…
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues Interpretative Letter Regarding Scope of Bona Fide Hedging Exemption for Registered Investment Companies
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight today issued an interpretative…
CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Regarding the De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Special Entities
Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight is issuing a letter…
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Provides Registration No-Action Relief for Certain Swaps Intermediaries
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced the…
Dealing with Domestic Systemically Important Banks: Framework Issued by the Basel Committee
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued today its Framework for dealing with domestic systemically important banks….
SEC Adopts Standards for Risk Management and Operations of Clearing Agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a rule that establishes standards for how registered clearing agencies…