The SEC has proposed all of its major Title VII rules regulating the security-based swaps market. The authors discuss the current status of this and related rulemakings, the relief the SEC has granted, and the provisions of...more
On July 13 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments and guidance (Final Rules and Guidance) related to its rules on the regulatory reporting and public dissemination of security-based swaps...more
On February 10, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved final rule amendments to its cross border rules that address how the security-based swap dealer definition applies to security-based swap...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
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Foreign Banks ,
FSOC ,
HMDA ,
HOEPA ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
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Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
NRSRO ,
OCC ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Prudential Standards ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Shadow Banking ,
SIFIs ,
Stand-Alone SBSDs ,
Swap Execution Facilities ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
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Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
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Volcker Rule
On May 12, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) jointly issued the CFTC’s final interpretation clarifying its interpretation concerning forward contracts with...more
On November 13, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved for publication in the Federal Register a proposed interpretation clarifying the CFTC’s...more
Nearly four years after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”), on June 25, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted its first in a series of...more