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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Capital Ratio: Roundup of Upcoming UK Regulatory Reforms for Financial Institutions

UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more

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Agencies Propose Volcker Rule Amendments Relating to Covered Funds

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On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC proposed amendments to certain Volcker Rule restrictions relating to banking entity activities with hedge funds or private equity funds (covered funds)....more

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Volcker Rule: Community Bank Exemption

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On July 9, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”), U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Volcker Rule Developments

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At the end of last week, the Fed and the other banking agencies issued an interpretation that applied to investments in certain foreign funds by foreign banking organizations that are subject to the Volcker rule. Such banks...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Reserve Officially Extends Volcker Rule Conformance Period with Respect to “Legacy Covered Funds” to July 21, 2017

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), consistent with its previously announced intention, extended the conformance period with respect to investments in and relationships with covered funds...more

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Observation 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Volcker Rule and the Implications for Foreign Banks Investing in...

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1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more

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Volcker Rule – Five Years On

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After years of delays, changes and significant debate, the Volcker Rule is now, largely, in full effect. Sold to a sometimes intellectually incurious Congress and the electorate as a central piece of legislation to limit...more

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CLOs Under the Volcker Rule: New Exemptions, New Issues, New Obligations

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Under the final version of the Volcker Rule issued this week, issuers and sponsors of new CLO issuances should consider structuring CLOs to conform to the exclusions contained in the rule, and banks and bank affiliates that...more

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Summary of the Volcker Rule

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On December 10, 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity...more

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