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Basel Committee And IOSCO Suggest Delay In Final Implementation Phases Of Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared...

On 3 April 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced that, due to the impact on the global financial system of the rapid spread of...more

Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Receives Royal Assent

Following the result of the UK’s referendum in 2016 on leaving the European Union, the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the United Kingdom and the European Union on 23 January 2020 finally received Royal Assent from...more

1/27/2020  /  EU , UK , UK Brexit , Withdrawal Agreement

Structured Thoughts: News for the Financial Services Community, Volume 10, Issue 3

In this issue of Structured Thoughts, we discuss: ..New Regulation Best Interest, and its impact on the structured products market. ..The SEC’ June 2019 request for comment on simplifying, harmonizing and improving the...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the Financial Services Community, Volume 10, Issue 1

FINRA RESTATES AND UPDATES GUIDANCE AS TO PRE-INCEPTION INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA - In a January 2019 interpretative letter, the Financial Industry Authority (FINRA) provided guidance to a registered broker-dealer as to the...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community Volume 9, Issue 5

UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY CALLS FOR INPUT ON PRIIPS - On July 26, 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom issued a Call for Input in relation to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community Volume 9, Issue 3

FINAL CANADIAN BAIL-IN RULES: IMPACT ON STRUCTURED NOTES OFFERED IN THE UNITED STATES - In March 2018, the Canadian government released its final regulations relating to “bail-in instruments” issued by Canadian...more

The Decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favour of LSTA in CLO Risk Retention Suit

This brief summary of the decision delivered on 9 February 2018 will be of interest to anyone involved in the CLO business in the United States....more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 9, Issue 1

Linking to ETFs vs. Linking to Indices - A person studying structured products issuances for the first time might think he is having a case of double vision. On the one hand, there are a variety of products linked to...more

2018: Business As (Un)usual – European Financial & Regulatory Developments into 2018

2017 in the UK and the rest of Europe seems to have been primarily a year devoted to implementation – both of political decisions already made and of legislation that had already been enacted. On the political front, Brexit...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 8, Issue 9

Structured Product Red Herrings: Rule 433 and Rule 424(b) - Red herrings for most offerings of structured products registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as...more

International Investor Sentiment Toward Brexit - Views From Major Tech And Financial Centers

Amid the uncertainty Brexit has created, foreign investors are assessing their existing and prospective investments in the UK, with particular focus on Brexit’s potential impact on EU-UK trade and labor mobility. No one has a...more

SEC Staff Solves Section 28(e)-MiFID II Compliance Conundrum—For Now

In a series of three “no-action” letters, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published guidance to address concerns by U.S. broker-dealers and investment advisers about how to comply with Markets in...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 8, Issue 7

LIBOR: The End Game - Since the announcement on July 27, 2017 by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) that the LIBOR rate would be phased out after 2021, much has been written about the complications of switching...more

The Rise of the ESAs: EU Proposals to Extend Direct Supervision of Financial Markets

On 20 September 2017, the European Commission published a package of measures designed to increase the powers of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), primarily by transferring certain powers of regulation and...more

Replacing Familiar Benchmarks: Preparations to Phase Out the IBORs

Long a mainstay of the financial world, the floating “IBOR” rates, based on the rates of actual or purported interbank offered loans, are now being swept slowly into the dustbin of history. The quantity, in both number and...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 8, Issue 6

Canadian Bail-in and TLAC Rules: Impact on Structured Notes Offered in the United States - Introduction - In June 2017, the Canadian government released draft regulations relating to “bail-in instruments” issued by...more

Evolution Not Revolution: The New EU Prospectus Regulation

The EU’s new Prospectus Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 June 2017 and enters into force 20 days after such date, so 20 July 2017. The vast majority of its provisions will have effect from 21...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 8, Issue 5

Implementing the DOL Fiduciary Rule - Background - On June 9, 2017, key provisions of the fiduciary rule adopted by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) will become applicable for most broker-dealers, as well as many...more

Proposed EMIR II – Key Points for Derivatives Markets Participants

On 4th May 2017, the European Commission announced its proposals to amend the current European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Reg. No. 648/2012) (“EMIR”). The proposals stem from its public consultation and Call for...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 8, Issue 3

SEC Rolls Out “POSITIER” - The SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate used a recent March 9, 2017 open meeting and related “Evidence Summit” to announce its new investor research initiative, “POSITIER.”1 This new acronym...more

UK Regulations: Urgent Action Required from Loan-based Crowdfunding Platforms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a “Dear CEO” letter on 28 February 2017 that requires urgent action from firms which operate a loan-based crowdfunding platform that facilitates loans to lending...more

Uncertain Seas: European Financial and Regulatory Developments into 2017

Charting New and Dangerous Waters - Lloyd George and Epictetus may be long gone but their words have much resonance with the events of 2016. The political fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (“EU”)...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community - Special Issue

Final TLAC Rules and Structured Products - On December 15, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) issued its final rules regarding long-term debt and total loss absorbing...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 7, Issue 12

FDIC Adopts New Recordkeeping Requirements for Large Banks – Modifies Original Proposal as to Brokered CDs - In November 2016, the FDIC approved a final rule establishing recordkeeping requirements for insured...more

Shaping MREL for European (and non-European) Banks

The European Commission (“Commission”), on 23 November 2016, released its legislative proposals to amend the EU’s Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (“BRRD”) to provide more detailed rules relating to the setting of MREL...more

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