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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Margin Requirements

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U.K. regulators seek to improve margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently launched a joint consultation on proposed amendments to the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.1...more

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EU Consultation on CCP Procyclicality of Margin Requirements

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a consultation in which it proposes to amend the requirements on EU CCPs relating to an additional charge related to the procyclicality of margin. Responses to the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Regulators Consult on Amendments to Margin Requirements Under UK EMIR

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a Consultation Paper1 with proposed changes to the secondary rules regarding margin requirements applicable to non-centrally...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on CFTC Rules Changes Regarding Swaps, No-Deal Brexit Preparations and...

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Proposes Data Service for Corporate Bond New Issues - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to establish a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on Uncleared Swap Margin Rule, PACE Financing, Hart-Scott-Rodino and...

BROKER-DEALER - SEC Chairman Clayton and Trading and Markets Director Redfearn Call for a Reassessment of Regulation NMS - On March 8, US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton and director, Division...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Finalizes Guidelines on Anti-Procyclicality Margin Measures for CCPs

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a Final Report, setting out Guidelines for national regulators of CCPs on the application of rules under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation that require...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Topics on Broker-Dealer, CFTC, Derivatives, Cryptocurrencies, GDPR, UK and EU...

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Publishes Information Notice Regarding Enhancements to the Disclosure Review Process Relating to Public Financial Records - On May 18, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC OCIE Examinations Announces 2018 Examination Priorities - On February 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") announced its 2018 examination...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC Approves Rules to Ease Investor Access to Exhibits in Company Filings - On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt rule and form amendments that will require issuers to include a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Reform, Not Repeal, Likely for US Swaps Regulations"

Swaps transactions, virtually unregulated before the 2008 financial crisis, are regulated in the U.S. under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. Title VII empowers the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for most swaps,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Draft RTS on Risk-Mitigation Procedures for OTC Derivatives Not Cleared by CCPs Published by EU Supervisory Authorities

On March 8, the European Supervisory Authorities (which includes the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority) published...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Final European Standards for Derivatives Collateralisation

On 8 March 2016, the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published their final draft regulatory technical standards in relation to the collateralisation of non-centrally cleared derivatives. The standards are to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

The Federal Housing Administration Announces New Loan Limits for 2016 - On December 9, 2015, the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") announced its schedule of loan limits for the 2016 calendar year. The new schedule,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 41

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC To Hold Forum on Small Business Capital Formation in November - On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold its annual Government - Business Forum on Small...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Derivatives in Review - September 2015

District Court Holds that Assignee is Not Entitled to Safe Harbor Protections - On May 28, 2015, the United States District Court for the Central District of California affirmed a bankruptcy court order finding that a...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

EBA Releases Key Information on EU G-SIIs

On July 28, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a chart setting out the key metrics used to identify global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) in the EU. The chart contains information on the size,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 26

In this issue: - SEC Seeks Comment on Possible Enhancement of Audit Committee Disclosures - SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Executive Compensation Clawbacks - FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Discretionary...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 22, 2013

In this issue: - International Regulators Publish “Near-Final” Draft of Uncleared Swap Margin Rules - CFTC and IOSCO to Host Roundtable on IOSCO Financial Benchmarks Report - SDNY Favors the SEC in Foreign...more

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