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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 8 Aug 2023
CFTC Sets Comment Deadline on Proposed Amendments to Swaps Margin Requirements for Funds
The CFTC set a comment deadline of October 10, 2023 for proposed amendments to uncleared swaps margin requirements. The amendments are intended to…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2023
SEC Re-Approves TBA/CAT-related Changes to FINRA Margin Rule
The SEC re-approved amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 ("Margin Requirements") on "to-be-announced" ("TBA") and other "Covered Agency Transactions." The…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 30 Jun 2023
ICYMI: Webinar on SEC's Proposal to Mandate Central Clearing
On May 24, 2023, representatives from J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Sia Partners and Fried Frank hosted a complimentary virtual seminar on the SEC's…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Global | 24 May 2023
BIS and IOSCO Report on CCP Margin Requirements During Market Volatility
The Bank for International Settlements (in particular, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Committee on Payments and Market…
Lexology PRO | Italy | 17 Sep 2021
Court throws out Vodafone Italia’s margin squeeze fine
An Italian court has quashed the national competition enforcer’s €5.7 million fine to Vodafone Italia for operating a margin squeeze in the bulk text messaging market, two months after overturning another major antitrust ruling against the telecommunications company and its rivals.
Maples Group | Cayman Islands | 19 Jul 2019
Margin Loan Financing in Developing Markets
Margin loan financing in developing markets can expose lenders to a number of risks, including their ability to liquidate shares provided by a…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | USA | 2 Nov 2018
CFTC’s Office of the Chief Economist Issues Report on Initial Margin Phase 5
On October 31, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of the Chief Economist issued a report on “Phase 5” of the uncleared margin rules…
Linklaters LLP | Hong Kong | 17 Aug 2018
SFC circular warning asset managers on margin financing activities disguised as investments: wider market implications
The Securities and Futures Commission said in a circular issued earlier this month that it believes some licensed corporations carrying out asset…
Sidley Austin LLP | Global, USA | 31 Jul 2018
Initial Margin Requirements on the Horizon: FAQs for Buy Side Firms
The regulatory requirements for posting and collecting initial margin (IM) currently apply principally to the uncleared over-the-counter (OTC)…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada, United Kingdom | 17 Apr 2018
UK FCA publishes statement on Cryptocurrency derivatives
On April 6, 2018, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a statement on cryptocurrency derivatives (the FCA Statement) indicating…
