The CFTC Division of Market Oversight granted time-limited relief to the Irish bank subsidiary of a UK-based financial institution to act as reporting counterparty for certain swaps with U.S. persons.

The SEC Division of Corporate Finance granted a Spanish bank exemptive relief from certain tender offer requirements.

The SEC granted no-action relief to an Indian based issuer in order to allow it to conduct a partial tender offer for shares of the company.

The House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit raised concerns over potential European "encroachment" on U.S. clearinghouse oversight.

Cadwalader attorneys analyzed the national security implications of corporate deals involving foreign investors under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018.

The operator of a binary options trading firm agreed to settle CFTC charges for engaging in off-exchange options trading without being properly registered as a futures commission merchant.

SEC Chair Jay Clayton encouraged the Investor Advisory Committee to consider approaches to regulation that foster competition in areas where competition may be limited.

A CFTC supplemental rule proposal was published in the Federal Register which would permit low-risk derivatives clearing organizations that are exempt from registration to offer clearing to U.S. persons under certain circumstances.

The CFTC proposed rule changes on the treatment of DCO registration requirements in a cross-border context.

ISDA provided guidance on post-Brexit cross-border financial services for UK market participants.