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Even as a number of Dodd-Frank regulatory rules remain in limbo, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) said Tuesday it has completed the transition on its exchange of cleared over-the-counter (OTC) energy swaps to futures.

As the clock winds down on the deadlines to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Monday is expected to clear up questions in the market pertaining to the deadline for registration of swap dealers.

The final rules under the Dodd-Frank Act to be issued in the near future would make clear that only parties that “make markets for others on a routine basis,” would be subject to rules governing swap dealers, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler told a congressional committee last Wednesday.

The final rules under the Dodd-Frank Act to be issued in the near future would make clear that only parties that “make markets for others on a routine basis,” would be subject to rules governing swap dealers, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler told a congressional committee Wednesday.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, has requested comments from the public to assist it in making recommendations to help federal agencies develop regulations to bar banks from engaging in proprietary trading and from maintaining certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, has requested comments from the public to assist it in making recommendations to help federal agencies develop regulations to bar banks from engaging in proprietary trading and from maintaining certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds.

New rules designed to carry out the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act are expected to generate more than 200 registered swaps dealers and 20-30 new entities registered as swaps execution facilities or designated contract markets, while derivatives clearing organizations increase from 14 to about 20, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday.

New rules designed to carry out the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act are expected to generate more than 200 registered swaps dealers and 20-30 new entities registered as swaps execution facilities or designated contract markets, while derivatives clearing organizations increase from 14 to about 20, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday.