On November 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved two new proposed rules pursuant to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). One proposed rule, according to the SEC release, would “help prevent fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with security-based swaps.” It would do so by ensuring … Continue reading Securities, Commodities, and Exchanges: SEC Proposes New Dodd-Frank Rules, by Jonathan Rusch