On August 20, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a final rule (the “2019 Final Rule”) to amend the rules implementing Section 13 of the...more
On February 25, 2019, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Bank of England, including the Prudential Regulation Authority (BoE), and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a joint statement...more
On June 4, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) by a 2 to 1 vote proposed to amend its regulations to maintain the de minimis exception threshold from swap dealer registration at the...more
On September 12, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) published in the Federal Register final rules (the “Final Rules”) intended to reduce the potential risks posed to the U.S. financial...more
On July 27, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) proposed amendments to its rules (“Proposed Rules”) that loosen the conditions for exemption from registration as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”),...more
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