CFTC Finalizes ABA-Advocated Relief on Swap Clearing for BHCs, S&LHCs
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today finalized a rule that exempts from clearing requirements certain swaps entered into by financial ...
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SEC, CFTC Approve Joint Rule Aligning Margin Levels for Security Futures
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a joint final rule today to harmonize their ...
ABA, Groups Applaud Agencies’ Recent Swap Regulation Actions
ABA joined a coalition of financial trade groups last week welcoming action by financial regulators to provide regulatory relief to ...
CFTC Finalizes Rule on Cross-Border Swap Requirements
By a three-to-two vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday approved a final rule on the cross-border application of registration ...
Agencies Finalize Rule to Amend Initial Margin Requirements for Inter-Affiliate Swaps
Five federal financial regulatory agencies today finalized a rule that removes the requirement for covered swap entities to collect initial ...
BAFT, ITFA to Develop Fallback Language for Master Participation Agreements
As financial institutions around the globe continue preparing to transition financial contracts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate, which ...
ABA Opposes Prohibition of ‘Post-Trade Name Give-Ups’ for Anonymous Swaps
In a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today, ABA urged the agency not to move forward with ...
CFTC Proposes New, Amended Position Limits for Derivatives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday proposed new and amended regulations regarding speculative position limits.
FSB: Banks Need to Move Now on Post-Libor Plans
Financial firms that have not started their work to transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate and making fallback plans ...
SEC Adopts Changes to Security-Based Swaps Rules
The Securities Exchange Commission today finalized a package of proposed changes and guidance related to the regulation of cross-border security-based ...
