The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) recently issued a proposed rule that would codify and clarify when a company is presumed to have a controlling influence over the management and policies of a second company (Proposed...more
7/3/2019
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Bank Holding Company Act ,
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Private Equity ,
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Proxy Contests ,
Public Comment ,
Voting Control Test ,
Voting Shares
Campaign promises rarely turn into specific actions, but when they do, they are necessarily impacted by the dynamics of the legislative process. History suggests, however, that the policies of candidates can be a predictor of...more
10/12/2016
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Federal Reserve ,
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FSOC ,
Hillary Clinton ,
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Mergers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Policy Terms ,
Presidential Elections ,
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SIFIs ,
Too Big to Fail ,
Trump Administration ,
Volcker Rule
The Federal Reserve Board (Board) recently adopted final rules representing the most significant change in U.S. regulation of foreign banking organizations (FBOs) since the International Banking Act of 1978. Perhaps most...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) in December 2012 issued a proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) for the enhanced supervision of foreign banking organizations (“FBOs”) and any foreign...more
7/8/2013
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Board of Directors ,
Business Assets ,
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Compliance ,
Debt ,
Dodd-Frank ,
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Financial Institutions ,
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Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Supervision
While several foreign banking organizations (“FBOs”) were restructuring their U.S. presence to reduce the impact of U.S. regulation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) recently countered with...more