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USA - April 3 2013
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) on March 28, 2013, issued its final order exempting certain regional transmission…
USA - November 20 2012
On November 19, 2012, FERC approved a settlement agreement between its Office of Enforcement and Gila River Power LLC (“Gila River”) addressing market manipulation claims related to activity in California.
USA - August 29 2012
On August 22, 2012, nearly 20 months after issuing proposed regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final rule on disclosure regarding the use of conflict minerals required by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
USA - October 19 2011
On October 18, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted, by a vote of 3 to 2, a final rule regarding position limits for certain physical commodity derivatives pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Global - July 6 2011
Eight international trade associations, including the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the European Banking Federation and the Futures and Options Association, have sent a joint letter to Michel Barnier, the EU Internal Markets Commissioner, and Timothy Geithner, the Secretary of the US Treasury Department, urging them to focus on greater international coordination in the preparation and implementation of the new regulations on derivatives to be introduced across the G20 jurisdictions.
