The SEC adopted "risk mitigation" requirements applicable to security-based swap dealers, including portfolio reconciliation and compression, and swap trading relationship documentation.
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The CFTC voted to (i) approve a final rule amending regulations governing derivatives clearing organizations, (ii) propose a prohibition on "post-trade name give-up" at swap execution facilities and (iii) propose new cross-border rules governing registration requirements applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants.
The SEC proposed rules requiring that resource extraction issuers "disclose payments made to foreign governments or the U.S. federal government for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals."
In a 3 to 2 vote, SEC approved a proposal amending the definitions of "accredited investor" and "qualified institutional buyer" to increase accessibility to private capital markets.
The SEC approved the 2020 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and, in addition, approved the related annual accounting support fee.