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Over the last month or so, various facets of the American economy have been quickly overwhelmed by the numerous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the second interview in our series of interviews with local business...more
Since the 2008 financial crisis, a non-US bank seeking to establish or maintain a US presence has been required to comply with a set of stringent regulatory requirements, but a recently adopted rule (Final Rule) limits their...more
Last week, the federal banking agencies issued two notices of proposed rulemaking designed to lessen regulatory requirements on small and regional banking organizations....more
The OCC’s announcement to move forward considering fintech charter applications has potentially significant industry, policy and practical implications. This presentation explores industry reaction to the OCC’s decision,...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
A Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulatory Technical Standards on the reporting of financial information under the Capital Requirements Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...more
The European Banking Authority published final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the criteria for the application of preferential treatment in cross-border intragroup credit or liquidity lines, or within an...more
And now to return to our commentary a few weeks back about the stultifying impact of ill-thought through rules and regulations (at best) (Brexit has intervened). This is our Regulatory State which broadly attempted to pick...more
Well-meaning initiatives to end the era of US bailouts have also dried-up market liquidity. That could be almost as dangerous - Banks perform critical functions in our economy, one of which is maturity transformation....more
The European Banking Authority published an Opinion on the European Commission's intention not to endorse final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on additional collateral outflows, prepared under the Capital Requirements...more
2014 was a year replete with new legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting federally regulated financial institutions. The key initiatives introduced or implemented in 2014 are outlined in our annual year in review....more
On December 16, 2014, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) (collectively, “Agencies”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) amending the...more
In general, banking organizations are currently permitted to calculate their exposure with respect to derivatives transactions on a net basis under relevant regulatory capital and liquidity coverage ratio rules if such...more
In this issue: - Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors - Agencies Amend Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules - FINRA Proposes...more
On October 10, the European Commission (Commission) adopted two delegated acts (Delegated Acts) under the Capital Requirements Regulation ((EU) 575/2013) (CRR)...more