CFTC Proposes Relief from Swaps Clearing Requirements
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week issued a proposal intended to provide relief for market participants from the swaps ...
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ABA Welcomes 18-Month Extension for SCCL Final Rule
ABA today welcomed the Federal Reserve’s proposal for an 18-month extension of the compliance date for limits on the amount ...
Trade Groups Support Proposed Changes to Swap Margin Rules
The American Bankers Association joined several industry groups in a comment letter to the financial regulatory agencies this week supporting ...
ARRC Issues Recommendations on Risk-Free Rates in Cross-Currency Swaps
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee today released a document offering preliminary considerations for the use of risk-free rates in interdealer ...
CFTC Provides Relief to Certain Legacy Swap Amendments
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday issued a no-action letter to allow certain amendments to legacy swaps—those that were executed ...
ABA, Financial Trade Groups Call for Changes to Margin Rules
The American Bankers Association joined several financial trade organizations in a letter to the prudential regulators earlier this week calling ...
SEC Proposes Changes to Derivatives Regulatory Framework
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week issued a proposal and interpretive guidance aimed at improving its framework for regulating ...
Fed Seeks Comment on Reg EE Coverage Expansion
As part of its efforts to monitor and maintain financial stability, the Federal Reserve is proposing to include new categories ...
CFTC Approves Rule Providing Relief for Swaps Dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted today to expand the de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition for swaps ...
Agencies Facilitate Transfers of Legacy Swaps Under ‘Hard Brexit’
With uncertainty rising around the United Kingdom’s pending withdrawal from the European Union, five federal regulatory agencies today issued an ...
