The swap rules have three pillars: execution, clearing, and reporting. Transparent execution. Central counterparty clearing. Data reporting and storage.
This might include making false or exaggerated claims, greenwashing, data manipulation, carbon offset fraud, and many other unethical practices. The Dodd-Frank Act provides protections for whistleblowers who report violations of securities law, especially those related to ESG fraud.
Consumer protection, resolution authority, systemic risk regulation, Volcker rule, and derivatives.
Ending bailouts: Reform will constrain the growth of the largest financial firms, restrict the riskiest financial activities, and create a mechanism for the government to shut down failing financial companies without precipitating a financial panic that leaves taxpayers and small businesses on the hook.
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act ("Title VII'), provides that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC') and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC') (collectively, "the Commissions'), in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, shall jointly further define certain key terms ( ...
Dodd Frank divided regulatory authority over OTC derivatives between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The SEC regulates Security-Based Swaps (SBS) and Security-Based Swap Dealers (SBSD). The CFTC regulates Swaps and Swap Dealers (SD).
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act imposed new obligations on swap dealers in respect of swap transactions, including, trading relationship documentation requirements, disclosure obligations, suitability analysis, and heightened obligations when dealing with “Special Entities”.