We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 3,914

Avoiding “documentation disadvantages” in OTC derivatives collateral valuation disputes

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2009

Turbulent and illiquid markets have led to an increase in disputes between counterparties to derivatives contracts over the posting of collateral

Federal Reserve Board issues final retail foreign exchange transactions rule

  • BuckleySandler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2013

On April 9, the Federal Reserve Board published a final rule that allows supervised entities to engage in off-exchange foreign currency transactions

The extraterritorial reach of derivative regulation under Dodd-Frank

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets. In 2009, the

CFTC Letter 13-09: relief from reporting requirements for intra-group swaps

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 10 2013

The CFTC recently issued no-action relief from certain swap data reporting requirements for swaps entered into between affiliated

2009 SEC trends

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

What does 2009 hold in store for the SEC?

House bill introduced on exclusion of partnership debt from “acquisition indebtedness”

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2009

House Bill 3497 (Rep. Levin, D-Mich), introduced on July 31, would add a provision to the tax code stating that “acquisition indebtedness” for exempt organizations’ unrelated business taxable income purposes does not include debt incurred by a partnership in purchasing qualified securities or commodities

CFTC seeks comments on request by North American Derivatives Exchange for amended DCO and DCM orders

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has requested public comment on the application of the North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex) (formerly known as HedgeStreet) for an amendment to the CFTC orders designating Nadex as a derivatives clearing organization and a designated contract market

New alternative capital requirement for FDMS effective March 31

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved amendments to Section 11 of National Futures Association’s Financial Requirements, which replace the current alternative capital requirement for Forex Dealer Members (FDMs), based on 1 of net notional value, with a new requirement based on 5 of liabilities to retail Forex customers

Treasury unveils draft OTC derivatives legislation

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

The US Treasury Department released on August 11 draft legislation that seeks to regulate the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market

SEC adopts interim final temporary rules for eligible credit default swaps to facilitate operation of central counterparties

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2009

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted interim final temporary rules granting exemptions under various securities law requirements for credit default swaps (CDS) to facilitate the operation of one or more central counterparties (CCPs) for those CDS