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Holistic medicine needed to revive securitisation

In the immediate aftermath of the crisis, it’s possible that those who identified securitisation as a financing model, rather than loan origination practices, as a principal cause of the crisis were all too ready to charge...more

5/31/2013 - CFPB Derivatives Dodd-Frank FDIC Financing Great Recession SEC Volcker Rule

Tax Talk -- Volume 6, No. 1 -- April 2013

In This Issue: House Ways & Means Committee Proposal Would Require Mark-to-Market for Derivatives and Modify Certain Other Tax Rules; After Months of Anticipation, Final FATCA Regulations Released; Congress Considers...more

4/30/2013 - Affiliates Credit Default Swaps Derivatives Equity Claims FATCA Financial Transaction Tax Forms Mark-To-Market Reorganizations

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 6 -- April 26, 2013

In This Issue: FINRA Issues Guidance on Backtested Performance Data; FINRA’s Ketchum Discusses Structured Products; and Update Regarding TRACE and Rule 144A Securities. Excerpt from FINRA Issues Guidance on...more

4/30/2013 - Exchange-Traded Products FINRA Structured Financial Products

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 5 -- April 12, 2013

In This Issue: FINRA’s 2013 Communication Rules and Revisions to MSDAs; Regulation R and Bank Sales of Structured Products; FCA Temporary Product; and Intervention Rules: Nipping It in the Bud. Excerpt from...more

4/15/2013 - Broker-Dealer Distribution Rules Financial Conduct Authority FINRA FSMA Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act Product Intervention Rules Public Communications Regulation R Structured Financial Products

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 4 -- February 28, 2013

In This Issue: Additional SEC Guidance on Estimated Value Disclosures; 2013 OCIE Examination Priorities Have Implications for Structured Products Issuers and Dealers; EITF and the Federal Funds Rate; and FDIC Proposes to...more

3/1/2013 - Dually Payable Deposits EITF Estimated Value Disclosures OCIE Prioritized Examination SEC Structured Financial Products

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 3 -- February 6, 2013

In This Issue: Reverse Inquiry Transactions in the Spotlight; How Will the Fed’s Proposed Foreign Bank Rules Affect Foreign Bank Debt Financing Activities in the U.S.?; IOSCO Commences Consultation on Benchmarks; and...more

2/7/2013 - Benchmarks Debt Foreign Banks IOSCO Regulation T Reverse Inquiry Transactions Settlement

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 3 -- February 6, 2013

In This Issue: Reverse Inquiry Transactions in the Spotlight; How Will the Fed’s Proposed Foreign Bank Rules Affect Foreign Bank Debt Financing Activities in the U.S.?; IOSCO Commences Consultation on Benchmarks; and...more

2/7/2013 - Benchmarks FINRA Foreign Banks Investors IOSCO Regulation T Reverse Inquiry Transactions SEC Structured Financial Products

Tax Talk -- Volume 5, No. 4 -- January 2013

In This Issue: Fiscal Cliff Diving a.k.a. American Taxpayer Relief Act; CoCo Developments; Tax Effect of Money Market Fund Proposals; IRS Issues Final Regulations on Publicly Traded Property; Assessment of Income from...more

1/28/2013 - American Taxpayer Relief Act FATCA Fiscal Cliff Income Taxes Intergovernmental Agreements IRS Medicare Taxes Money Market Funds Securities

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January 16, 2013

In This Issue: Additional SEC Guidance on Estimated Value Disclosures; FINRA to Continue Its Focus on Structured Products; FINRA’s Ketchum Discusses Structured Products; FINRA Issues Q&A Guidance on New Communications...more

1/17/2013 - Estimated Value Disclosures ETFs ETNs Executive Compensation FINRA Prospectus SEC

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 3, Issue 14 -- December 18, 2012

In This Issue: Dividend Adjustments on the Way; Federal Court Decision Supports Use of “Big-Boy Letters”; FINRA Updates Its Suitability Questions and Answers; FINRA Rule 5123 Excludes Some, But Not All, Options;...more

12/19/2012 - Big-Boy Letters Commodity Pool Dividends ETFs FINRA Fiscal Cliff GFMA

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