Regulation timeline
| January 13th, 2012 | CFTC Approves Final Rules on Customer Collateral, Business Conduct for Swap Dealers & Major Swap Participants; Approves Proposed Volcker Rule (Fact Sheets via CFTC) Rules Final Rule on the Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral and Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions Final Rules Regarding Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Dealing with Counterparties |
| December 13th, 2011 | CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider Three Final Rules The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics: (1) Final Rule on Real-Time Reporting of Swap Transaction Data; (2) Final Rule on Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; and (3) Final Rule on Effective Date for Swap Regulation. The Meeting is open to the public. |
| December 9th, 2011 | Global Regulators Discuss OTC Derivatives Regulation Leaders and senior representatives of the authorities responsible for the regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in Canada, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States met yesterday in Paris. |
| December 8th, 2011 | CFTC Announces Public Meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee Committee to Focus on Market Structure, the Role of High Frequency Traders, and Interim Recommendations of the Subcommittee on Data Standardization |
| December 7th, 2011 | CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Guidebook for Part 20 Reports The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today issued a Guidebook for Part 20 Reports providing additional guidance and detailed instructions for submitting large swaps trader reports to the Commission. |
| November 19th, 2010 | SEC Proposes Rules on Security-Based Swap Reporting The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose new rules entailing how security-based swap transactions should be reported and publicly disseminated. The rules are proposed under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which generally authorizes the SEC to regulate security-based swaps. The proposed rules (Regulation SBSR) represent an important step in the SEC's continuing effort to increase the transparency of the security-based swap market and fulfill mandates under the Dodd-Frank Act. |
