On June 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted to approve a final rule to amend various portions of Part 49 of CFTC Regulations relating to swap data repository indemnification and related matters. The CFTC also voted to approve two rule proposals, including (1) proposed amendments relating to Volcker Rule restrictions on proprietary trading and private fund relationships and (2) proposed amendments to the swap dealer registration de minimis exception.

The final amendments to Part 49 of CFTC Regulations are available here.

The proposed amendments relating to the Volcker Rule, which were addressed in the June 1 edition of Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest are available here.

The proposed amendments relating to the swap dealer registration de minimis exception, which are further described in this issue of Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, are available here.