CFTC issues swap reporting relief and finalizes the inter-affiliate exception *

USA - April 12 2013
The first half of April has seen a flurry of activity from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that is relevant for commercial end-users…

Co-authors: Christopher Schindler, Peter J. Romeo, Stuart G. Stein, Richard J. Parrino, Evan M. Koster .

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FFIEC proposes social media compliance guidance; comments due March 25, 2013 *

USA - January 25 2013
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has released proposed guidance on the use of social media by financial institutions…

Co-authors: Timothy P. Tobin, Harriet Pearson, Michael Epshteyn.

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Federal Reserve proposes enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for foreign banking organizations *

USA - January 2 2013
On December 14, 2012, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed new rules regarding oversight of foreign banking…

Co-authors: Brandon L. Simmons, Richard Schaberg, Laura R. Biddle, Tahmineh I. Maloney, Stuart G. Stein.

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Derivative end-user regulatory update: foreign exchange forwards and foreign exchange swaps are exempt from clearing and exchange-trading requirements *

USA - November 27 2012
On November 16, 2012, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Secretary”) issued its final determination that foreign exchange forwards and foreign exchange swaps are exempt from the definition of the term “swap” and should not be regulated as swaps under the Commodities Exchange Act (the “Act”), as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Co-authors: Evan Koster , David J. Cohn, Stuart G. Stein.

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Federal banking agencies announce likely delay of annual stress test for institutions with assets between $10 billion and $50 billion *

USA - August 27 2012
On August 27, 2012 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced they are considering changes to the timeline for the annual company-run stress tests required by section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Co-authors: Richard Schaberg, Daniel Keating , Laura R. Biddle, Tahmineh I. Maloney, Stuart G. Stein.

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