Sullivan & Cromwell discusses Extraterritorial Application of CFTC’s Swap Rules
SUMMARY
On September 16, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a broad-based challenge to the interpretive guidance and policy statement issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) in July 2013 relating to the extraterritorial application of the CFTC’s swaps rules adopted pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank” or “Dodd-Frank Act”). The guidance specifically addressed the circumstances under which certain Dodd-Frank requirements, such as the CFTC’s swap reporting rules, mandatory clearing requirement, trade execution requirement, and swap dealer registration and business conduct requirements, would apply … Read more