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Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - What had been a relatively quiet week, where until Friday it seemed...more

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 29‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/1/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; and Executive Branch. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The past week could be best described by one word. Chaos. In the House, a scheduled...more

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 22, 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - It was another incredibly busy week, but obviously our thoughts and...more

Senate Banking Committee Approves Nominees For Top CFPB, SEC Spots

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/27/2013

On March 19, the Senate Banking Committee approved Mary Jo White to serve as SEC Commissioner/Chair through June 2014, and Richard Cordray to serve a five-year term as CFPB Director. The vote on Ms. White was 20-1. Senator...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 25‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/26/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - Members rushed out of town at the end of last week for a two-week...more

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Remains In Limbo

by Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/19/2013

The authority and leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a body created by Dodd-Frank to regulate consumer protection of financial products and services, continues to remain in limbo in the wake of the...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

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 11‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/11/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - As the first full week of the Federal government’s sequestration comes to a...more

President Obama Re-nominates Richard Cordray For CFPB Director, Nominates Mary Jo White For SEC Chair

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/4/2013

On January 24, President Obama announced his re-nomination of current CFPB Director Richard Cordray. Mr. Cordray has led the Bureau since January 2012 when President Obama used his recess appointment authority to install the...more

Ex-SEC GC: Financial Markets Aren't Rigged, They're Broken [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/19/2012

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg Law) -- Ralph Ferrara, partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the problems presented by high frequency trading and potential solutions. Ferrara says that certain policy...more

Reed Says Market Disruptions Are "Wake Up Call" On Computerized Trading [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 9/19/2012

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg Law) -- Senator Jack Reed, Democrat from Rhode Island, talks to Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about an upcoming hearing in front of a subcommittee for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on how high speed...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- July 30, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 7/31/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - With many of the world’s eyes turning to London this...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- July 16, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 7/17/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week Last week provided an excellent frame by which to view the current political...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- June 18, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 6/19/2012

In This Issue: Leading The Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; International; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week The theme of this past week once again, was...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- June 11, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 6/12/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week On Sunday, Spain announced that it would be seeking a bailout...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- May 29, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/30/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Senate; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; International; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week With the...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- April 30, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/2/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week This past week marked the beginning of...more

President Nominates Former Ohio Attorney General To Serve As Director Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 7/29/2011

President Barack Obama formally nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Bureau, which is charged under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more

Covered Bonds: 2011 – The House

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/17/2011

2010 saw about $30 billion of covered bonds issued in the U.S. by foreign banks. 2011 is starting off strong with approximately $17 billion issued so far. But, no U.S. banks are issuing covered bonds. In the absence of a U.S....more

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - May 6, 2011

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/10/2011

After a two-week recess, Congress, the Senate and this update are back, having returned to a very different world then when they left. Although initially it seemed that the assassination of Osama Bin Laden may have been the...more

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - January 16, 2011

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 1/19/2011

As expected, little time was wasted in the 112th Congress before a bill was introduced to repeal the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This past week Rep. Michele Bachmann (RMN) along with her...more

Are Social Investors Mounting A Campaign For Minority Rule?

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/16/2010

As discussed in this prior post, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires that companies include in their proxy statements not less frequently than every six years “a separate resolution...more

Advisory Votes On Executive Compensation May Have Teeth

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/9/2010

While the executive compensation votes mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act are just advisory, they do have the potential for significant impact. With the popularity of majority vote requirements in uncontested elections,...more

A Proxy Is Not A Vote And Why It Matters

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/2/2010

As discussed in this prior post, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed rule amendments to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s executive compensation advisory votes mandates. Regrettably, the SEC’s proposal...more

The Dodd-Frank Act: A New Era of Financial Regulation and the Implications for the Insurance Industry

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/3/2010

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act) into Law. The passage of the Act ends the first, lengthy chapter of financial services reform that in many ways...more

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Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 29‚ 2013

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 22, 2013

Senate Banking Committee Approves Nominees For Top CFPB, SEC Spots

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 25‚ 2013

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Remains In Limbo

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

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 11‚ 2013

President Obama Re-nominates Richard Cordray For CFPB Director, Nominates Mary Jo White For SEC Chair

Ex-SEC GC: Financial Markets Aren't Rigged, They're Broken [Video]

Reed Says Market Disruptions Are "Wake Up Call" On Computerized Trading [Video]

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- July 30, 2012

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- July 16, 2012

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- June 18, 2012

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- June 11, 2012

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- May 29, 2012

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- April 30, 2012

President Nominates Former Ohio Attorney General To Serve As Director Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Covered Bonds: 2011 – The House

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - May 6, 2011

Financial Services Regulatory Reform Update - January 16, 2011

Are Social Investors Mounting A Campaign For Minority Rule?

Advisory Votes On Executive Compensation May Have Teeth

A Proxy Is Not A Vote And Why It Matters

The Dodd-Frank Act: A New Era of Financial Regulation and the Implications for the Insurance Industry

Ex-SEC GC: Financial Markets Aren't Rigged, They're Broken [Video]

Reed Says Market Disruptions Are "Wake Up Call" On Computerized Trading [Video]

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