Swap dealer
Shell unit seeks to register as swap dealer
Shell becomes second energy company to seek swap dealer status under Dodd-Frank
BP registers as swap dealer
BP registers its US-based energy trading subsidiary as a swap dealer, becoming the first oil and gas major to opt for dealer status under Dodd-Frank
Energy Risk Canada: Rules on derivatives dealers need work, regulator says
Alberta securities regulator acknowledges proposals on derivatives dealer registration have alarmed energy firms
US public utilities take CFTC fight to Congress
Frustrated by inaction at the CFTC, public utilities champion new law on Dodd-Frank special entities threshold
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit: Some non-US dealers leaving buy-side trades unreported
Citadel and Fortress have found some foreign banks unwilling to accept Dodd-Frank reporting rules, conference hears
Energy Risk USA: Dodd-Frank implementation 'maddening', says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner blasts “adhocracy” of last-minute exemptions to Dodd-Frank rules
CFTC: O'Malia on a mission to fix Dodd-Frank flaws
With the end of the agency's marathon Dodd-Frank Act rulemaking in sight, CFTC commissioner Scott O'Malia wants to go back and fix what he sees as mistakes. By Peter Madigan
CFTC's Gensler: Industry is ready for March 11 clearing deadline
Preparations are "running very smoothly" says CFTC chairman, ahead of first clearing deadline
Energy firms scramble to avoid swap dealer label
Switching to futures and rewriting corporate websites could help reluctant energy companies avoid having to register as swap dealers under Dodd-Frank, reports Alexander Osipovich
US firms returning to iron ore derivatives after SGX and CFTC clear regulatory obstacles
The CFTC’s no-action relief letter issued late last year and SGX’s upcoming iron ore futures contract have ended uncertainty and brought back hesitant market participants
Firms shy away from public utilities despite CFTC relief
No-action letter not enough to convince counterparties to trade with public utilities
Dodd-Frank and its impact on Asia
States of confusion
Dealers working to keep Asian entities outside Dodd-Frank
As the CFTC prepares to finalise its rules on extraterritoriality, some firms in Asia are working to minimise the impact on non-US entities
Volumes of swaps trades between US and Asian firms recover
A recent Dodd-Frank-led decline in swap volumes between Asian and US counterparties has been reversed following CFTC intervention
CFTC may alter stance on physical gas deals
Agency expected to respond to natural gas industry fears about Dodd-Frank swap definition
CFTC offers last-minute Dodd-Frank relief
Agency eases compliance burden for commodity and energy firms
Counterparties abandon US public utilities over Dodd-Frank fears
Publicly owned utilities say a growing number of energy companies are refusing to trade with them ahead of the deadline for swap dealer registration
Asian energy markets liquid enough to sidestep Dodd-Frank compliant firms
The extraterritorial impact of the US Dodd-Frank could be sidestepped by Asian players opting to conduct swap trades with players outside of the regulation’s orbit
Fingerprint, aggregation fears hit swap dealer countdown
Prints and be damned
CFTC cross-border guidance a threat to ‘systemic stability’, say Asian regulators
Leading regulators from across Asia complain of the potentially negative impact of the US regulator’s latest proposals
Errors in CFTC extraterritorial guidance to be amended
A CFTC source acknowledges that inconsistencies in the proposed interpretative guidance on the cross-border application of Dodd-Frank will have to be ironed out
