Cross-Border

Renminbi Qualified Foreign Limited Partner: an incremental step toward RMB internationalization in the private equity industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/23/2013

In a number of incremental steps, the PRC government has been easing restrictions on the cross-border movement of RMB. The latest step for the private equity industry is the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Limited Partner Program...more

FDIC Division Director James R. Wigand Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans

by Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2013

On May 15, James R. Wigand, Director, Office of Complex Financial Institutions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and...more

Federal Reserve Division Director Michael S. Gibson Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans

by Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2013

On May 15, Michael S. Gibson, Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation of the Federal Reserve, testified before the Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance of the U.S. Senate...more

European Commission Requests ESMA Deliver Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Cross-Border Application of EMIR

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 5/21/2013

On May 13, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a letter (dated April 22, 2013) from Jonathan Faull, European Commission Director General of Internal Market and Services, to Steven Maijoor, ESMA...more

Capital Thinking Updates - May 16, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Norma Krayem, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Joseph Urso, more +Sarah Vilms, Kristin Wells, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/21/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - May 20, 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/20/2013

In This Issue: April Housing Scorecard; Rating Agency Developments; New York State Court Dismisses RMBS Putback Action Against Nomura As Time-Barred; New York State Court Allows Trustee Lawsuit Against DB Structured Products...more

Client Alert: SEC Publishes Cross-Border Release and Reopens Comment Period for Dodd-Frank Rules

by Mara Giorgio, Micah Green, Matthew Kulkin | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held an open meeting to consider: - Whether to propose new rules and interpretive guidance for cross-border security-based swap (SBS)...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 17, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/20/2013

In this issue: - CFTC Adopts Final Rules for Execution Facilities and Other Matters - FINRA Issues Interpretive Guidance on Use of Back Tested Index Data by ETPs - Mississippi District Court Defers to New...more

Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment [Video]

by Greentarget on 5/14/2013

John Corey, Founding Partner of Greentarget, interviews Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment....more

License to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad [Video]

by Reed Smith on 5/14/2013

Our Business Across Borders report series, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, investigates the biggest issues facing global business. The first of five reports and video commentary, Licence to travel, examines the...more

As Nonprofits Expand Their Global Reach, a Special Focus on Tax, Trademarks and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

by Charles Kolstad, Lindsay B. Meyer, Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Introduction - Trademark/Brand Strategy and Protection - U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Corruption - Cross-Border Tax Planning and Compliance Please see...more

Business Across Borders - Licence to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad

by M. Tamara Box, Lindsay East, Daniel Kadar, Edward S. Miller, Cynthia O'Donoghue, Roger Parker, Anker Sorensen, Richard Swinburn, Philip Taylor | Reed Smith on 5/10/2013

Our Business Across Borders report series, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, investigates the biggest issues facing global business. The first of five reports and video commentary, Licence to travel, examines...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The SEC

by Perkins Coie on 5/10/2013

On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed rules and interpretive guidance for parties to cross-border security-based swap transactions. The SEC acted pursuant to its authority...more

Industry Developments - May 08, 2013

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 5/8/2013

On May 1, the SEC proposed rules and interpretive guidance for parties to cross-border security-based swap transactions. ...more

Rubin: Enforcement of US Judgments in England

by Nicholas Greenwood | Morgan Lewis on 5/8/2013

UK Supreme Court decision confirms traditional rules on enforcement of all US judgments in England and reverses a significant liberalisation of cross-border bankruptcy law....more

SEC Issues Proposal Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities

by James M. Brady, Ross Pazzol | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/7/2013

On May 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules and interpretive guidance with respect to cross-border security-based swap activities. Under this proposal, the requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - May 6, 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/6/2013

On April 30, the FHFA issued its progress report on the steps being taken to establish a common securitization infrastructure for MBS. The FHFA is encouraging interested parties to provide written input on the progress...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 3, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/6/2013

In this issue: - SEC Issues Proposal Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities - CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters - Delaware Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant...more

Cross-Border Crashes: How Canadian Healthcare Can Affect Your Settlement

by Law Office of Dean Standish Perkins and... on 4/30/2013

Despite the efforts to prevent accidents, crashes with Canadian drivers are still an all too common occurrence in Washington State. To make matters worse, dealing with Canadian insurance companies can be confusing and...more

European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation into MasterCard

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 4/18/2013

The Commission initiated an investigation last week into the inter-bank fees charged by MasterCard in relation to payments made by card-holders from non-EEA countries, restrictions placed by MasterCard on retailers attempting...more

There is a Border in Cross-Border Proceedings - NASDAQ Purchasers Excluded from Ontario Class in IMAX

by Jonathan Bell, Eric Hoaken, Jeffrey S. Leon | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/3/2013

Those who have been following the progress of the securities class action saga of Silver v. IMAX will be interested to note that another decision in the long-running case has been released. On March 19, Justice van Rensburg...more

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

Challenge: In America, internal investigations into suspicions and allegations of employee misconduct follow an increasingly well-defined approach. But exporting US investigatory best practices raises unexpected...more

Privacy Changes Coming to China

by Gabriel Bloch, Jingxiao Fang, Paul D. McKenzie, Miriam Wugmeister | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/28/2013

Originally published in Privacy & Security Law on 03/18/2013. There is continued focus in China on privacy and data security issues. China still has no omnibus law, but it has promulgated some sector-specific...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: The Role of the Depositary Under the AIFM Directive

by Richard Frase | Dechert LLP on 3/28/2013

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFM Directive”) requires that private funds appoint a “depositary”. To date, there has been no cross-border regulatory requirement for hedge or other private funds to...more

SEC’s Walter Recommends Maximum Reliance On FX Swaps Rules

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/26/2013

The SEC’s Chairman Elisse Walter urged for a plan that would largely rely on foreign regulation for cross-border trades — ones that would only apply to U.S. rules in cases where no comparable regulations existed....more

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Renminbi Qualified Foreign Limited Partner: an incremental step toward RMB internationalization in the private equity industry

FDIC Division Director James R. Wigand Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans

Federal Reserve Division Director Michael S. Gibson Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans

European Commission Requests ESMA Deliver Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Cross-Border Application of EMIR

Capital Thinking Updates - May 16, 2013

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - May 20, 2013

Client Alert: SEC Publishes Cross-Border Release and Reopens Comment Period for Dodd-Frank Rules

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 17, 2013

Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment [Video]

License to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad [Video]

As Nonprofits Expand Their Global Reach, a Special Focus on Tax, Trademarks and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Business Across Borders - Licence to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The SEC

Industry Developments - May 08, 2013

Rubin: Enforcement of US Judgments in England

SEC Issues Proposal Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - May 6, 2013

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 3, 2013

Cross-Border Crashes: How Canadian Healthcare Can Affect Your Settlement

European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation into MasterCard

There is a Border in Cross-Border Proceedings - NASDAQ Purchasers Excluded from Ontario Class in IMAX

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

Privacy Changes Coming to China

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2013: The Role of the Depositary Under the AIFM Directive

SEC’s Walter Recommends Maximum Reliance On FX Swaps Rules

Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment [Video]

License to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad [Video]

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