Capital Requirements

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

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 19, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/22/2013

In this issue: - FINRA and ISG Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements - NFA Amends FCM Capital Requirements for Forex Transactions with ECPs - Delaware Supreme Court Upholds...more

The Extraterritorial Reach of Derivative Regulation Under Dodd-Frank

by Eileen Bannon | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/15/2013

In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets. In 2009, the members of the G-20 agreed that: (i) the OTC derivatives contracts should be...more

BI issues policy on multiple licenses and bank branches

by White & Case LLP on 4/5/2013

Background - On 2 January 2013, Bank Indonesia (“BI”) issued Regulation 14/26/PBI/2012 on the business activities and branch or office networks of banks (“Regulation 14”). Regulation 14 has been keenly anticipated by market...more

Some UK Banks Need More Capital

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/14/2013

Andrew Bailey, Head of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, told Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee that some banks need more capital. Reuters reports that some of Britian’s largest banks need more cpaital, but the...more

European Lawmakers Agree To New Capital Rules And Caps On Bank Executive Pay

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/11/2013

On February 28, the European Parliament announced that negotiators from the Parliament and the European Council agreed to alter bank capital rules and limit executive pay. The capital requirements, developed to implement...more

House Members Reiterate Small Bank Concerns Over Basel III

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/28/2013

On February 19, House Financial Services Committee members Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC, and the FDIC regarding the lawmakers’ concerns about the...more

Extension of Comment Period on SEC Capital and Margin Rules

by Ian Cuillerier | White & Case LLP on 2/21/2013

Introduction - On October 18, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Release No. 34-68071 containing its proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) relating to the capital, margin and segregation...more

CFTC Orders Enskilda Futures To Pay $125,000 For Margin Errors

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/20/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and settled charges with Enskilda Futures Limited (EFL) for failing to meet capital requirements....more

Federal Reserve Board Releases Proposed Rules to Strengthen the Oversight of U.S. Operations of Foreign Banks

by King & Spalding on 2/15/2013

The Federal Reserve Board last month proposed new rules intended to strengthen the oversight of U.S. operations of foreign banks. The proposal implements provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more

CFTC Proposal Poses “Monumental” Challenge to FCMs [Video]

by MarketsReformWiki on 2/13/2013

A rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) designed to strengthen safeguards for customer deposits at futures commission merchants (FCMs) is threatening to overhaul the futures brokerage system. The...more

A Proposed Fundamental Shift in US Foreign Bank Supervision

by Glen R. Cuccinello, Ernest (Ernie) T. Patrikis, Duane D. Wall, Francis Zou | White & Case LLP on 1/11/2013

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) has devoted some time to considering how to address the potential threat to the financial stability of the United States posed by a foreign bank with banking...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

Asia Derivatives Update: Korean Banks Strong On Cap Levels; China & FX

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/26/2012

The South Korean banking sector is already well ahead of international regulatory benchmarks for capital requirements, according to Lee Sangche, deputy chairman for international affairs at the Financial Services Commission,...more

Baker & McKenzie: APRA releases final package of Basel III reforms

by Lewis Apostolou, Bill Fuggle, Astrid Raetze | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 12/21/2012

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a package of final measures to complete APRA's implementation of the Basel III capital reforms for authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) in Australia....more

OSFI Releases Final Capital Adequacy Requirements Guideline

by Stephen Clark, Victoria Graham, Kashif Zaman | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/11/2012

On December 10, 2012, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) issued the final version of the revised Capital Adequacy Requirements Guideline (the Guideline). The Guideline has been revised...more

The Proposed Capital Rules: Application to Bank Assets

by Dwight C. Smith, III | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/6/2012

Introduction - The publication on June 7, 2012, of three related capital proposals by the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation present...more

European Banking Federation Requests Delay in Implementation of CRD IV

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 12/5/2012

The European Banking Federation (EBF) published a letter dated November 21 to Michael Barnier, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, formally requesting a year long delay for the introduction of Capital...more

Approach to Implementing CRD IV Transitional Provisions – FSA Announcement

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 11/9/2012

On October 30, the FSA announced its approach to implementing the transitional provisions in the proposed Capital Requirements Directive IV framework (CRD IV). The announcement, published on an FSA webpage, was made in...more

FSA Rules on Data Collection on Remuneration Policies

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 11/9/2012

On November 1, the FSA published policy statement 12/18 ‘Data collection on remuneration policies’ (PS12/18). PS12/18 sets out the FSA’s rules in line with the requirements in the capital requirements directive CRD3 and the...more

Proposed Rules Could Change Penalty Box for Life Company Lenders

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 11/1/2012

As commercial real estate lenders, life insurance companies have a unique approach on dealing with potential losses or loan loss reserves in their mortgage loans holdings. Unlike bank mortgage lenders, who apply their risk...more

CFTC Flooded with Delay Requests Ahead of Swaps Deadline

by Shipkevich PLLC on 10/5/2012

Lobbying groups in the derivatives industry are bombarding the CFTC with requests to delay new derivatives rules set to go into effect on October 12....more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/30/2010

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law. The U.S. Congress designed the Act to address what it perceived to be a vast number of failures that led to the...more

Dodd-Frank Bill Reshapes Businesses

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/16/2010

The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”) represents the most ambitious and thorough regulatory reform of the laws governing the financial industry since the Great Depression....more

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

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 19, 2013

The Extraterritorial Reach of Derivative Regulation Under Dodd-Frank

BI issues policy on multiple licenses and bank branches

Some UK Banks Need More Capital

European Lawmakers Agree To New Capital Rules And Caps On Bank Executive Pay

House Members Reiterate Small Bank Concerns Over Basel III

Extension of Comment Period on SEC Capital and Margin Rules

CFTC Orders Enskilda Futures To Pay $125,000 For Margin Errors

Federal Reserve Board Releases Proposed Rules to Strengthen the Oversight of U.S. Operations of Foreign Banks

CFTC Proposal Poses “Monumental” Challenge to FCMs [Video]

A Proposed Fundamental Shift in US Foreign Bank Supervision

Dodd-Frank Implementation: Navigating the Road Ahead

Asia Derivatives Update: Korean Banks Strong On Cap Levels; China & FX

Baker & McKenzie: APRA releases final package of Basel III reforms

OSFI Releases Final Capital Adequacy Requirements Guideline

The Proposed Capital Rules: Application to Bank Assets

European Banking Federation Requests Delay in Implementation of CRD IV

Approach to Implementing CRD IV Transitional Provisions – FSA Announcement

FSA Rules on Data Collection on Remuneration Policies

Proposed Rules Could Change Penalty Box for Life Company Lenders

CFTC Flooded with Delay Requests Ahead of Swaps Deadline

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform

Dodd-Frank Bill Reshapes Businesses

CFTC Proposal Poses “Monumental” Challenge to FCMs [Video]

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