The CFTC today approved a final rule on swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements for counterparties to pre-enactment swaps, those swaps executed prior to passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, and transition swaps, those entered into between the law's enactment date and the applicable compliance date for swap data recordkeeping and reporting. The goal of the final rule for these swaps, collectively called historical swaps, is to specify what records must be kept and what data must be reported. The rule is also designed to ensure that historical swap data is available to regulators through

The latest Advisers Act Enforcement Action -- Copeland Wealth Management; IA-3406 (released 05/17/2012).

The latest Advisers Act Enforcement Action -- Belal K. Faruki; IA-3405 (released 05/17/2012).

The SEC yesterday announced that James R. Burns will become a Deputy Director in the Division of Trading and Markets. View press release in full here.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is rescinding the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) documents listed in Attachment A as part of its ongoing implementation of title III of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Cross References: Dodd-Frank Title VII Related Documents: Attachment A: Rescinded OTS Documents Attachment B: Additional OCC Guidance That Applies to FSAs View notice in full here.