Dodd Frank
May 3, 2011 • Vol 14 No 38

IN THIS ISSUE:

  1. Treasury Proposes to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards from Mandatory Central Clearing and Exchange Trading Requirements under Dodd Frank
  2. FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
  3. OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions
  4. SEC Proposes Removal of References to Credit Ratings in Rules and Forms under the 1934 Act
  5. Goodwin Procter Issues Client Alert on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Provision in Consumer Contract Barring Class-Wide Arbitration
  6. SEC Extends Comment Period on Rule Proposal that Would Require Exchanges to Establish Listing Standards Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants
  7. SEC and CFTC Jointly Propose Rules and Interpretive Guidance Regarding Swap, Security-Based Swap and Mixed Swap Matters Pursuant to Dodd-Frank
  8. CFTC Staff Issues Concept Document in Advance of CFTC-SEC Public Roundtable on Dodd-Frank Implementation
  9. CFTC Proposes Rules Requiring Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting
  10. CFTC Proposes Capital Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Not Subject to a Prudential Regulator
  11. CFTC Proposes Rules Establishing Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
  12. CFTC Proposes Rules Designed to Protect Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral
  13. CFTC Proposes Amendments to CFTC Regulations to Conform to Requirements in Dodd-Frank Act
Goodwin Procter Issues Client Alert on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Provision in Consumer Contract Barring Class-Wide Arbitration
Goodwin Procter issued a Client Alert that analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion and its likely impact.  In that decision, the Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce an arbitration provision in a consumer contract even if the provision bars class‑wide arbitration and even if otherwise applicable state law declares such a provision to be void.

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