Earlier this year, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its Examination Priorities for 2017. OCIE annually examines regulated entities[1] to ensure compliance, prevent fraud, identify risk, and inform policy. These priorities reflect the practices, products, and services that, per OCIE, present the greatest risks to investors and U.S. capital markets. Regulated entities may use the priorities … Read More
CFTC Extends Deadline to Comply with March 1st Variation Margin Requirements
On February 13, 2017 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission delivered an early Valentine’s Day present to swap dealers and major swap participants by extending the deadline to comply with the variation margin requirements for un-cleared swaps stipulated by Commission Regulation § 23.153 from March 1, 2017 to September 1, 2017.[1] The CFTC’s No-Action Letter announcing this extension, CFTC Letter No. … Read More