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Nearly at the buzzer, CFTC affords end-users relief from Dodd-Frank reporting requirements

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

On the brink of the compliance date for arguably one of the most burdensome requirements that end-users face under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

DOL resolves important ERISA issues about cleared swap transactions

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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February 14 2013

In Advisory Opinion 2013-01A (February 7, 2013), the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an important advisory opinion addressing the treatment under

ISDA accepting comments on draft Dodd-Frank "Protocol 2.0"

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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February 5 2013

Pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Customer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC

Court rejects safe harbor defenses for futures customers

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

On January 4, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion that strikes a significant blow against the

Camping on "the street": a first step in the reform of the taxation of financial instruments and products

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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January 29 2013

On January 24, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Camp (R-MI) released a discussion draft of proposals to reform the taxation of certain

The CPO and CTA regulatory regimes: what operators of and advisers to commodity pools should expect in 2013

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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January 17 2013

There were a number of significant changes to the regulatory regime for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) in 2012

Insurance safe harbor affords little certainty for non-US insurers

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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January 3 2013

As market participants are aware, the definition of "swap" that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) added

CFTC announces beginning of real-time reporting and swap dealer registration requirements and releases list of provisionally registered swap dealers

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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January 2 2013

Today, Wednesday, January 2, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that final rules pertaining to: (1) real-time reporting of

CFTC extends compliance dates for Dodd-Frank requirements necessitating amendments to existing trade documentation

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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December 21 2012

On December 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), by private vote, adopted interim final rules (Interim Final Rules) to amend the

Court dismisses Chamber of Commerce and ICI lawsuit over amendments to CFTC Rule 4.5

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

On Wednesday, December 12, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a joint U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) and Investment Company Institute (ICI) lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) alleging that the CFTC violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in adopting amendments to CFTC Rule 4.5 earlier this year

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