http://haynesboone.com/ Haynes and Boone alerts for the Finance Practice en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:56 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:56 GMT On March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a final order exempting specified transactions by certain regional transmission organizations (“RTO”) and independent system operators (“ISO”) from all but the general anti-fraud and anti-manipulation prohibitions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and related CFTC regulations promulgated thereunder (“Exemptive Order”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Dodd-Frank-Update-CFTC-ISO-RTO-Exemptive-Order Publication 3eb34e8a-d7ab-4f19-b4a8-69847efde26a Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a final rule exempting swaps between certain affiliated entities from the clearing requirement under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and CFTC regulations (“Final Rule”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/CFTC-Inter-Affiliate-Swap-Rule Publication 27c63702-135a-4fa9-9335-59da861e36b9 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In recent months, high profile M&A warranty claims and falling premiums have dramatically increased the utilization of "representations and warranty insurance" (RWI), also known as "warranty and indemnity insurance," in mergers, acquisitions and related transactions. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Tips-for-Purchasing-Representations-and-Warranty-Insurance Publication e02b12b1-c5dd-497a-be0e-062086bd7f31 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A jury in the Northern District of California has convicted David Nosal of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) by accessing his former employer’s computer network without authorization to obtain confidential information for use in a competing business. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/California-Man-Convicted-of-Hacking Publication 53131173-51d5-4899-ae7f-01e500a7c4b2 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), pursuant to its rulemaking authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) , has interpreted guarantees of swap agreements to fall under the definition of a swap... http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Non-ECP-Guarantors-and-ISDA-Mitigation-Tactics Publication 7a4236f3-ab4d-4c2e-a9ad-55028cb505ab Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, advised the Senate Intelligence Committee this week that cyber attacks are the number one threat to national security. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Cyber-Attacks-Threat-National-Security Publication 497bcd34-bd72-43d4-bda6-4a978ef8afc5 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT An increasing number of public companies - particularly banks and financial institutions - are disclosing cybersecurity incidents in their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Public-Company-Disclosure-Cybersecurity Publication 9ad0145c-2311-455c-9324-1a12440f92c2 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pursuant to new rules and interpretations issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and the Securities Exchange Commission under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with related rules, regulations and interpretations, the “Dodd-Frank Act”), a “swap” has been interpreted to include any guarantee of a swap. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Credit-Agreement-Guarantees-Dodd-Frank-Compliant Publication 2a0e82a1-8a94-49c3-84dc-56d585a47ae0 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama recently signed an executive order focused on improving the security of the nation’s infrastructure from cyber attack. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Cybersecurity-Executive-Order Publication f087e0ce-44ad-4e70-806f-05955f63d8bd Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT On January 23, 2013, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a notice for comment on its proposed guidance, Social Media: Consumer Compliance Risk Management Guidance. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Proposed-FFIEC-Guidelines-Social-Media Publication 9a59b0c7-b305-4b6d-bc1a-ba78b482af21 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT End users will be relieved to know that compliance dates for business conduct and documentation rules related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) have now been delayed until May 1, 2013. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/ISDA-Protocol-Compliance-Deadlines-Delayed Publication cf47fdfb-02dd-4aa0-affc-bca61f8e44ac Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT On November 20 and 27, 2012, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) filed two letters with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) requesting an extension of compliance dates for certain new business conduct, portfolio reconciliation and swap trading relationship documentation requirements issued by the CFTC pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3947 Publication ab263617-ad97-4f2b-bd09-e7ada2d55c0b Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT After great delay since its passage in 2010, this fall energy companies and other companies that use swaps as hedges, like insurance, to mitigate commodity risk associated with their business (“End Users”) must start complying with The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3888 Publication bfefefa2-f7a4-420d-933f-19beece81701 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT