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CFTC and SEC publish joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on swaps regulation

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 20 2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have issued a joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking (the Joint Notice) seeking public comment regarding the agencies' mandate to regulate swaps and security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

“Let Wall Street pay for Wall Street’s Bailout Act of 2009”Congressional bill proposes new tax on securities transactions

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 20 2009

On February 13, the “Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street’s Bailout Act of 2009” (Act) was introduced by U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee

Treasury Secretary outlines framework for regulatory reform

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2009

On March 26, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner provided an overview of the Obama administration’s planned overhaul of the financial regulatory system to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives

CFTC publishes swap dealer hedge exemption concept release

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commissionhas published a concept release relating to its review of hedge exemptions for swap dealers

Senate Mortgage Fraud Bill amended to include proposal for creation of Financial Markets Commission

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2009

On April 22, the Senate approved an amendment to S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), offered by Senator John Isakson, which provides for the establishment of a Financial Markets Commission (FMC

Options Clearing Corporation proposes internal cross-margining program for market professionals

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2011

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has submitted a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to permit OCC to operate an internal non-proprietary cross-margining program available to market professionals who trade futures products and securities products that are cleared by OCC in its capacity as a derivatives clearing organization and a securities clearing agency, respectively

CME amends rule to require books and records to be produced in electronic format

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2011

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and the Commodity Exchange have together released a special executive report (SER) announcing the amendment of Rule 432 (General Offenses), section L.3, for each of the exchanges

Joint CFTC-SEC study on international swap regulation

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 29 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have published a request for comment in connection with a joint study and report to Congress on international swap and clearinghouse regulation

Foreign listed stock index futures and options approvals

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • February 15 2012

Attached please find the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of February 15, 2012

Futures exchanges propose rules requiring consent to jurisdiction

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2012

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), ICE Futures U.S. and NYSE Liffe U.S. have adopted rules requiring that market participants consent to the jurisdiction of the exchange in question