Topic
Swaps
164 published works
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FIA Presents NFA Registration Webinar
Co-authored by Blake J. Brockway. On August 21, the Law and Compliance Division of the Futures Industry Association announced that it will host a webinar to help swap dealers and…
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC Proposes Inter-Affiliate Clearing Exemption
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
CFTC Modifies “Swap” Definition
On August 13, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published an order [PDF] revising in a number of respects the definition of “swap”…
Corporate and Securities Law
Publication of “Swap” Definition Finalizes Compliance Dates
Corporate and Securities Law
Public Company Board Approval for Uncleared Swaps
Corporate and Securities Law
ICE Moving Cleared Energy Swaps to Futures
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Designates Provider of Legal Entity Identifiers
Co-authored by Blake J. Brockway. In general, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rule 45.6 provides that each counterparty to a swap must be identified by a single legal entity identifier (LEI)…
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC Definition of “Swap” Addresses “Forward Contract Exclusion”
Corporate and Securities Law
CFTC Issues Interpretation on Consumer and Commercial Transactions that are Not “Swaps”
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Approves Rules and Interpretations for Key Terms for Regulating Derivatives
Last week the SEC unanimously approved rules and interpretations for key definitions of certain derivative products. They further define the terms “swap” and “security-based swap” and whether a particular instrument is a…