The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) unanimously approved amendments to Form CPO-PQR on October 6 that will streamline the form beginning with the March 31, 2021 reporting period. Here is how the...more
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted final rules on June 25 prohibiting post–trade name give-up for anonymously executed and intended-to-be-cleared swaps effected on swap execution facilities....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed amendments to Form CPO-PQR, streamlining the form but requiring commodity pool operators (CPOs) to report legal entity identifiers to facilitate the CFTC’s data...more
The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act (the Act) to create a new regulatory framework for swaps, and added Section 2(i) to require the application of the Dodd-Frank Act swap requirements to activities that...more
2/7/2020
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No-action relief confirms that non-US asset managers may rely on an exemption from CFTC registration when trading uncleared swaps in the United States for the accounts of their non-US clients, an issue that had been in doubt...more
2/22/2016
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The letter modifies previous No-Action Letter 13-22, to expand relief for treasury affiliates entering into swaps on behalf of non-financial end-user affiliates that could otherwise elect the exception in section 2(h)(7) of...more
The proposal is consistent with international recommendations and Basel III criteria.
On March 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and rule amendments (the Proposal) that would enhance...more
Standards for banking organizations regulated by the Federal Reserve for Retail Forex are generally comparable to rules adopted by other regulators.
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