JD Supra

SEC Proposes Rule Related to Use of Derivatives and Financial Commitment Transactions by Regulated Funds

In December 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed a new Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) that would, if adopted, affect the ability of ...
JD Supra

Final rule: The CFTC clarifies the extraterritorial application of cross-border derivatives regulation – implications for the buy side

On 14 September 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled "Cross Border Application of the Registration Thresholds and Certain ...
Reuters

US CFTC proposes rule on derivatives betting on elections, calamities

NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday proposed a rule that would ban listed derivatives used to bet on U.S. elections and other major real world ...
Forbes

Dodd-Frank Failing On Volcker Rule, Derivatives, Credit Rating Agencies

It is no secret that it has become a nightmare for regulators to implement many aspects of the 2,000-page document that has become Dodd-Frank, the most ambitious piece of legislation aimed at the ...