Derivatives and Repo Report Perkins Coie LLP

Kari Larsen, partner in Perkins’ New York office, talks to Cameron Prell, head of government policy & legal at Xpansiv CBL Holding Group, an environmental data and trading platform. Kari and Cam discuss recent activity in the environmental commodities and derivatives markets, the potential impact of a report titled Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, and other recent regulatory actions. They also address what they think will happen in these markets in the future.

In this episode, Todd Zerega and Andrew Cross discuss the use of derivatives on cryptocurrencies by institutional investors. Specific attention is given to regulatory and product development considerations for registered investment advisors and fund sponsors, as well as technical considerations related to exchange-traded futures on bitcoin and other similar listed products.

In this episode of the Derivatives and Repo Report, Steve Keen joins Todd Zerega and Andrew Cross to discuss the requirements of Rule 18f-4, the new “derivatives rule”. Particular attention is given to the rule’s limits on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and what happens when those limits are exceeded.

In this episode, Todd Zerega and Andrew Cross discuss three timely topics: (1) recent market developments that may result in an effective 18-month deferral of the transition from LIBOR to a replacement reference rate, (2) changes to CFTC Regulation 4.5 related to the designation of a registered investment company’s commodity pool operator, and (3) margining of delayed delivery mortgage-backed securities under FINRA Rule 4210.

A discussion with Andrew Cross on the ISDA’s new LIBOR fallback protocol and guidance for FCMs holding virtual currencies and single security futures.