Administrative Law, Securities Law, Bankruptcy

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

by William W. Kannel, Adrienne Walker | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 12/15/2012

Detroit’s increasingly distressed financial condition has created a dynamic and rapidly evolving situation where the potential of a Chapter 9 filing appears to be the subject of renewed discussion and legislative attention. ...more

"MF Global and the New UK Special Administration Regime"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/19/2012

The MF Global UK Limited (MFG UK) case is the first opportunity for market participants to observe the impact of the UK’s new Special Administration Regime (the SAR) for failed investment banks. Background The SAR...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - June 4, 2012

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/4/2012

In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · Fed Rule on Supervised Securities Holding Company Registration · MSRB Request for Comment on Trade Size Reporting System · MSRB Concept Release on...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - June 1, 2012

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/4/2012

In this issue: - NASDAQ Proposes Liberalization of Independence Exception Provisions - FINRA Provides Additional Guidance on New Suitability Rule - CFTC Roundtable to Discuss Proposed Regulations Implementing...more

Community Banking Excellence - April 2012

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/11/2012

In This Issue: - Interview with a Community Banking Professional: Mark Williamson, President of High Point Bank - Creditors' Rights: Top 10 Bankruptcy Truths Bankers Should Know by Rayford K. (Trip) Adams III...more

CFTC Adopts Customer Property Segregation and Other Swap Regulations; Proposes Volcker Rule

by Dechert LLP on 2/2/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 11, 2011 finalized three important rules and proposed one additional rule as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010...more

CFTC Final Rule on Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/11/2012

On January 11, pursuant to Section 724(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC adopted a final rule regarding the protection of cleared swaps and collateral belonging to cleared swaps customers of futures commission merchants...more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Approves Final Rules Regarding...

by White & Case LLP on 10/10/2011

On September 13, 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) approved a final rule (the “Final Rules”) to be issued jointly by the FDIC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”)...more

InfoBytes, September 2, 2011 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/9/2011

Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • Courts • Miscellany • Firm News • Firm Publications • Mortgages • Securities • Litigation • Privacy/Data Security Excerpt from "Courts" Bankruptcy Panel...more

FDIC Board Approves Proposed Rule on "Living Wills" and Credit Exposure Reports for Large Organizations; Announces Remedies for...

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/11/2011

The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved on March 29 a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for covered systemic organizations to file and report resolution plans and credit...more

Dodd-Frank Act Creates Significant Changes in Bankruptcy Law Affecting Derivatives and Other Trading Counterparties

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 9/22/2010

After months of negotiations and conferences among key legislators, President Obama signed into law a final version of regulatory reform legislation on July 21, 2010. More than 2,000 pages long, the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more

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