The ERISA Industry Committee
CFTC Releases Final Regulations on Business Conduct Standards
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11 approved final regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act establishing business conduct standards for “special entities” entering into derivatives transactions. Pension plans are included in the definition of “special entities.” … More
ERIC, joined by 22 other organizations, in a January 19 letter urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to expand public outreach… More
CFTC Approves Final Rules on Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11 approved final rules under the Dodd-Frank Act on business conduct standards… More
CFTC Extends Temporary Relief Under Dodd-Frank to July 16, 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on December 23 published in the Federal Register a Final Order that further postpones the… More
Agencies Seek Comments on Status of Stable Value Contracts under Dodd-Frank Swaps Rules
The SEC and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register a request for comments to assist in conducting a… More
ERIC Urges Congress to Fix Swap Provisions in Financial Reform Legislation
ERIC, along with over 150 plan sponsors and organizations, on June 11 urged House and Senate conferees working to finalize the financial… More
ERIC Urges Senate to Drop Provision Imposing Fiduciary Duty on Use of Swaps in Pension Plan Investing
As the full Senate continues debating broad financial regulatory reform legislation (the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of… More
ERIC, joined by 22 other organizations, in a January 19 letter urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to expand public outreach… More
ERIC Urges Agencies to Clarify that Proposed Rules Do Not Inadvertently Limit Employee Benefit Plans Use of Swap Transactions
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on February 22 submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and… More
Senate Passes Financial Reform Legislation, Clearing Way for President’s Signature
The Senate on July 15 passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (conference report for H.R. 4173) by a vote of… More
Senate Approves Financial Services Reform Bill; Retains Provision Imposing Fiduciary Duty on Use of Swaps in Pension Plan Investing
The Senate by a 59 to 39 vote May 20 passed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, legislation to overhaul the nation's… More
CFTC Releases Final Regulations on Business Conduct Standards
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11 approved final regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act establishing business conduct standards for “special entities” entering into derivatives transactions. Pension plans are included in the definition of “special entities.” … More
CFTC Approves Final Rules on Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11 approved final rules under the Dodd-Frank Act on business conduct standards… More
CFTC Extends Temporary Relief Under Dodd-Frank to July 16, 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on December 23 published in the Federal Register a Final Order that further postpones the… More
Agencies Seek Comments on Status of Stable Value Contracts under Dodd-Frank Swaps Rules
The SEC and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register a request for comments to assist in conducting a… More
DOL Says Dodd-Frank Credit Rating Review Provisions Not Applicable to Individual PTEs
Issued in the form of a Frequently Asked Question, the Department of Labor advised that the individual prohibited transaction exemptions… More
SEC Proposes Rules on Business Conduct Standards for Swaps
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 29 unanimously agreed to propose new rules establishing business conduct standards for… More
CFTC Proposes Six Month Delay in Swaps Rulemaking Under Dodd-Frank
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 14 proposed to delay for six months key swaps overnight rules until December 31,… More
Covington & Burling Memo on CFTC Final Rules on Business Conduct Standards
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11, 2012, approved final regulations related to business conduct standards for… More
Covington & Burling Summaries of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
ERIC counsel Covington & Burling has prepared several client bulletins detailing specific provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that we are… More
ERIC Urges Agencies to Clarify that Proposed Rules Do Not Inadvertently Limit Employee Benefit Plans Use of Swap Transactions
ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: February 22, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on February 22 submitted… More
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