SEC & CFTC Announce 2 Public Roundtables on Swaps

Staff from the SEC and CFTC will hold two joint public roundtables in September on issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The first roundtable on September 14 will be on issues related to swap data repository (SDR) registration, functions and responsibilities, the mechanics of data reporting, models for real time public reporting and the effect of transparency on liquidity of block trades and large transaction sizes. The second public roundtable on September 15 will be on issues related to swap execution facilities and security-based swap execution facilities.

See the SEC website for additional information, including how to participate and file comments.