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IRS issues new regulations on dividend withholding
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- January 25 2012
On January 19, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service released two sets of regulations addressing the U.S. withholding tax rules for dividend equivalents paid on certain derivatives
Derivatives IRS issues technical advice memorandum on commodities hedges
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2011
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Technical Advice Memorandum (TAM) relating to hedges and exchanges on commodities contracts
CFTC launches whistleblower program:
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- November 9 2011
Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new whistleblower program was officially launched on October 24, 2011
Congress introduces legislation to clarify extra-territorial reach of Dodd-Frank swap rules
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- November 9 2011
Congress to clarify the applicability of the Dodd-Frank Act swap rules to non-U.S. Persons and for U.S. Persons engaging in swap transactions with non-U.S. Persons
Dodd Frank update
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2011
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed an amendment to its order of July 14, 2011, providing temporary exemptive relief from the Dodd-Frank Act (Dodd-Frank) requirements related to swaps as a result of the delay in the adoption of final rules relating to derivatives
CFTC adopts final rule to establish certification procedure for foreign futures and options contracts
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- September 28 2011
The CFTC has adopted a new rule to implement a certification procedure for the offers or sales to persons located in the United States of a non-narrow-based security index futures contract traded on a foreign board of trade (Foreign Index Futures Contract
CFTC proposes implementation schedule for clearing and trade execution requirements
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- September 28 2011
The CFTC also proposed transition rules designed to provide additional time for compliance with the clearing and trade execution requirements established under Dodd-Frank
CFTC issues proposed rule on compliance schedule for trading documentation and margin requirements under Dodd-Frank
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- September 28 2011
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued for comment a proposal for the phased implementation of the trading documentation and margin requirements for swaps under Dodd-Frank
Commodities trading House and Senate introduce bills to curb speculation in energy market
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- September 28 2011
On September 21, 2011, the House and Senate introduced companion draft bills to drastically limit the ability of speculators to artificially drive up energy prices
FERC requests CFTC exclude power contracts from swap definition
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- August 3 2011
In a comment letter to CFTC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has requested that the CFTC clearly set forth in final rulemaking that various power contracts, such as forward capacity sales contracts, are not derivatives subject to CFTC jurisdiction to avoid overlap between the jurisdiction of FERC and the CFTC
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- Jurisdiction - USA
- Workarea - Derivatives
- Author - Sylvie A. Durham