Topic
Swaps
164 published works
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Issues Required Clearing Determination for Certain Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps
Co-authored by Adam J. Spector. In its first mandatory clearing determination, as required by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Grants Temporary No-Action Relief from Swap Data Reporting Rules
Co-authored by Adam J. Spector. The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued temporary no-action relief to swap dealers (SDs) from certain requirements…
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC Issues First Determination Regarding Swaps Required To Be Cleared
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC Issues Proposed Swaps Report for Public Comment
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC General Counsel Clarifies Application of “Swap” Definition to Energy Transportation and Storage Contracts
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Issues Guidance in Conjunction with “Swap” Definition Effective Date
Co-authored by Ross Pazzol and Christian B. Hennion. In light of the numerous regulatory changes triggered by the definition of “swap” taking effect on October 12, Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Issues Guidance on Segregated and Secured Funds Maintained in a Combined Omnibus Account
Co-authored by Kevin M. Foley and Blake J. Brockway. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued guidance clarifying that futures commission merchants (FCMs)…
InsureReinsure
Derivatives Clearing Required by Dodd-Frank Will Apply to the Insurance Industry
By Geoffrey Etherington, Troutman Pepper Locke
Among the far-reaching reforms included in the Dodd-Frank Act (the “DFA”) was a comprehensive new regulatory framework for derivatives. Title VII of the DFA authorizes the Commodity Future Trading Commission…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Issues Final Rules Related to Swap Trading Relationship Documentation, Swap Confirmations, and Swap Portfolio Reconciliation and Compression
Co-authored by Blake J. Brockway. On August 27, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published final rules related to swap trading documentation for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs).…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Dombalagian on Alternative Implementation of the Volcker Rule
The Expressive Synergies of the Volcker Rule, by Onnig H. Dombalagian, Tulane Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:In this manuscript, I propose an alternative implementation…