Davis Polk discusses SEC Issuance of Reporting Rules for Security-Based Swaps

On February 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) and proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) on the reporting and public dissemination of security-based swap (“SBS”) information, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street …

Davis Polk discusses SEC Release of Final Municipal Advisor Registration Rules, Part II: Permanent Registration Process

The following is based on a memo from Davis Polk, published on October 7, 2013, which is available here.  The original memo contains many useful tables and definitions which have been omitted from this post.

On September 18, 2013, …

Davis Polk discusses SEC Release of Final Municipal Advisor Registration Rule, Part I: Who is a Municipal Advisor?

On September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted its final rule on the permanent registration of municipal advisors (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule replaces the current temporary registration scheme for municipal advisors

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Davis Polk on CFTC Finalization of Cross-Border Swaps Guidance and Establishment of Phase-in Compliance Schedule

On July 12, 2013, the CFTC adopted long-anticipated final cross-border guidance (the “Final Guidance”) that provides guidelines for the application of the CFTC’s swap regulatory regime to cross-border swap activities. At the same time, the CFTC adopted a phase-in compliance

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