Finance & Banking, Insurance, Securities Law

Greenberger: Derivatives Legislation Would Seriously Weaken Dodd-Frank [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/10/2013

May 10 (Bloomberg Law) -- Michael Greenberger, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that a new set of legislation making its way through the House of Representatives could...more

Federal Court Dismisses $31 Million FDIC Suit as Time-Barred

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 4/30/2013

On April 22, Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed as time-barred the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) $31 million suit against JPMorgan...more

Expanding Market for Insurance and Risk Securities Promises High Risk, High Reward - and High Potential for Claims

by Daniel Murphy, Jerry Phillips | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/29/2013

The securities marketplace has experienced a resurgence of interest in insurance- and risk-linked securities, primarily as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. First introduced after the Northridge earthquake...more

Potential Broker-Dealer Pitfalls for Private Investment Funds and their Managers

by Pryor Cashman LLP on 4/23/2013

April 23, 2013 Following on its recent enforcement action (the “Ranieri Order”) against a private equity fund manager for causing a third-party finder’s failure to register as a broker-dealer, the Securities and Exchange...more

NFA Chairman Chris Hehmeyer Talks Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

by MarketsReformWiki on 4/2/2013

One of the issues that emerged from the MF Global collapse was the complex and often frustrating US bankruptcy process. In the case of MF Global, futures customers’ claims were lumped in with other creditors. As such, it took...more

CLO Update: New FDIC Rules on "Higher Risk Securitizations"

by Matthew Clark | Dechert LLP on 3/28/2013

The FDIC's new rules (promulgated per the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act) for calculating deposit insurance assessments for insured depository institutions, including "large institutions" and "highly complex...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: New Rules for China’s RQFII Regime

by Angelyn Lim, Kylee Zhu | Dechert LLP on 3/27/2013

At the January Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), Mr. Guo Shu Qing, stated that Mainland China could increase the level of investment quotas for both the...more

As Clear as Mud! The Investment Diversification Rules for Private Placement Insurance Products

by Gerald Nowotny on 3/25/2013

A. Overview - The investment diversification rules are a critical element in planning for private placement insurance products. One of the underlying marketing premises for the attractiveness of private placement...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 18‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/18/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Leading the Past Week - It was another busy week on the Hill and in the Administration, but it may have...more

Ritholtz: Insurance Regulators Should Oversee Derivatives [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/14/2013

March 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- Barry Ritholtz, CEO at Fusion IQ, and Tangent Capital Partners' Bob Rice talk with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the current state of the derivatives market and a recent initiative by ISDA to...more

Wager, Insurance, Bucketing or Swap?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/5/2013

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned Professor Joan Heminway’s recent essay on crowdfunding. She notes that some crowd funding arrangements may “may look less like investment instruments commonly known as common stock or...more

Federal District Court Issues First Ever Post-Trial Order Requiring Bank To Reimburse Monoline Insurer Over Loans Backing MBS

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/18/2013

On February 6, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that loans underlying two trusts issued by a Michigan bank breached the representations and warranties in the contracts the bank entered with...more

DOJ Brings Civil Fraud Action Against S&P

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/11/2013

On February 4, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in the Central District of California against two Standard & Poor’s entities in connection with credit ratings S&P provided for certain RMBS and CDOs....more

New Rules Coming into Effect Affect Retirement Plans Entering into Swaps

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

New rules affecting ERISA-covered retirement plans entering into swap transactions will come into effect in May 2013. These rules, known as the “Business Conduct Standards,” implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank...more

District Court Declines to Hold Private Equity Funds Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

In Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, a U.S. district court in Massachusetts held that investment funds managed by private equity firm Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Sun...more

After the Love is Gone – Tax Planning Considerations for Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Managers in a Post-Carried...

by Gerald Nowotny on 1/28/2013

Overview - The issue of carried interest taxation as obscure an issue as it is, has gotten all kinds of attention in the media over the last several years. Most recently, the issue garnered national attention during...more

The New Year Brings New Sanctions Against Iran

by King & Spalding on 1/25/2013

As 2013 begins, the United States has reiterated its commitment to countering the threat posed by Iran by passing new legislation, issuing new regulations and guidance, and bringing into effect new requirements to increase...more

Deferral of the Swaps Push-Out Requirement, But Only for Insured Federal Depository Institutions

by Ian Cuillerier, Ernest (Ernie) T. Patrikis, Duane D. Wall | White & Case LLP on 1/17/2013

An insured federal depository institution may request a transition period to comply with the “push-out” requirements of section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”)...more

Iran Sanctions Update

by Jonathan M. Epstein | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/16/2013

The United States continues to impose additional layers of sanctions on Iran. The rate of change and complexity of U.S. sanctions laws present challenges, particularly where these sanctions have extraterritorial effect on the...more

The End of Unlimited FDIC Insurance: How Banks Can Retain—and Depositors Can Protect—Their Uninsured Deposits

by Steven Schnitzer, Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/10/2013

In an attempt to limit the flight of deposits from insured depository institutions resulting from the 2008 fiscal crisis, Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provided temporary,...more

English Court of Appeal Decision on Multiple Causes and Mitigation of Loss

by Chen Foley | Sedgwick LLP on 1/9/2013

In Ace European Group & Ors v Standard Life Assurance Limited, [2012] EWCA Civ 1713, the English Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle that where a loss has multiple causes, the insured’s entitlement to an indemnity in...more

Dodd-Frank Implementation: Navigating the Road Ahead

by Jay G. Baris, Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, Leonard N. Chanin, Henry M. Fields, Rick Fischer, Oliver I. Ireland, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares, David H. Kaufman, David M. Lynn, Jerry R. Marlatt, more +Barbara R. Mendelson, Thomas J. Noto, Obrea O. Poindexter, James Schwartz, Andrew M. Smith, James R. Tanenbaum | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/29/2012

Table of Contents: Introduction; Financial Stability Reform; Resolution Planning; Agencies and Agency Oversight Reform; Securitization Reform; Derivatives Regulation; Investor Protection Reform; Credit Rating Agency...more

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Greenberger: Derivatives Legislation Would Seriously Weaken Dodd-Frank [Video]

Federal Court Dismisses $31 Million FDIC Suit as Time-Barred

Expanding Market for Insurance and Risk Securities Promises High Risk, High Reward - and High Potential for Claims

Potential Broker-Dealer Pitfalls for Private Investment Funds and their Managers

NFA Chairman Chris Hehmeyer Talks Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

CLO Update: New FDIC Rules on "Higher Risk Securitizations"

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: New Rules for China’s RQFII Regime

As Clear as Mud! The Investment Diversification Rules for Private Placement Insurance Products

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 18‚ 2013

Ritholtz: Insurance Regulators Should Oversee Derivatives [Video]

Wager, Insurance, Bucketing or Swap?

Federal District Court Issues First Ever Post-Trial Order Requiring Bank To Reimburse Monoline Insurer Over Loans Backing MBS

DOJ Brings Civil Fraud Action Against S&P

New Rules Coming into Effect Affect Retirement Plans Entering into Swaps

District Court Declines to Hold Private Equity Funds Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

After the Love is Gone – Tax Planning Considerations for Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Managers in a Post-Carried...

The New Year Brings New Sanctions Against Iran

Deferral of the Swaps Push-Out Requirement, But Only for Insured Federal Depository Institutions

Iran Sanctions Update

The End of Unlimited FDIC Insurance: How Banks Can Retain—and Depositors Can Protect—Their Uninsured Deposits

English Court of Appeal Decision on Multiple Causes and Mitigation of Loss

Dodd-Frank Implementation: Navigating the Road Ahead

The European Commission Adopts AIFMD Implementing Regulation

Allianz To Pay $12.3M To Settle SEC’s Bribery Allegations

Court Dismisses In Part RMBS Suit Against Countrywide, Dismissed In Entirety Against Bank of America

Greenberger: Derivatives Legislation Would Seriously Weaken Dodd-Frank [Video]

NFA Chairman Chris Hehmeyer Talks Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

Ritholtz: Insurance Regulators Should Oversee Derivatives [Video]

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