by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Mar 19, 2012 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
CFTC Chairman, Gary Gensler, says he believes that the days of the opaque swaps market are ending and a new era of transparency and commonsense rules of the road is on the horizon. Gensler’s October 10, 2012 address before the George Washington University Center...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Mar 19, 2012 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Just in time for the CFTC and SEC’s final swaps provisions, State Street and TABB Group have published a paper, Charting New Territory: Buy-Side Readiness for Swaps Reforms, based on a survey of buy-side firms examining where the investment community stands on a...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 19, 2012 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The Chairman of the CFTC, Gary Gensler, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on May 22 on the progress of his agency’s regulatory reform of swaps. Gensler’s testimony included details on the CFTC’s plans for...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 13, 2012 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
At its January 11 meeting, the CFTC adopted final business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants. These rules were proposed in December of 2010, and have garnered much attention and significant comment from the industry.These rules govern how...
