Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Andrea Eisfeldt
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Regulators step up pressure to implement LIBOR transition plans
Podcast: CFTC Issues LIBOR Transition Relief for Swaps
Podcast: Credit Funds: Replacing LIBOR – Steps To Consider Taking Now
Wayward Financial Institutions Facing Increasingly Stricter Punishment
Weekly Brief: New DOJ Tact Pushes Bank Subsidiaries To Admit Guilt
Weekly Brief: Will RBS Plead Guilty In LIBOR Scandal?
Corporate Law Report: U.S. Manufacturing, Social Media, Online Endorsements, Hart Scott Rodino, More
Weekly Brief: Lawyers Advised To Accept New Reality
Jonathan Armstrong on Global Regulatory Cooperation
As market participants prepare to submit comments on the recent proposal of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) (available here) to require the temporary publication of a “synthetic” 1-, 3- and 6-month USD LIBOR,...more
On July 19, the Federal Reserve issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPR”) that would implement the Federal LIBOR Act. The NPR focuses primarily on identifying the particular version of SOFR that will apply to legacy...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
In This Issue. Federal agencies issued a joint statement regarding an orderly transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an updated...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) to facilitate the transition away from Libor (the London Interbank Offered Rate) in the consumer credit market, and...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on several issues related to digital technology and innovation, as well as proposed...more
In This Issue. Federal financial regulators brought January to an impactful conclusion last week. On the morning of January 30, five federal financial regulators issued a proposed rule that would fundamentally modify the...more
In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from October 2019 to early January 2020 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on use of derivatives by registered...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” - On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments...more
On October 9, 2019, the United States Treasury Department published proposed regulations that address the federal tax consequences of the expected phase-out of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) after 2021 and possible...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) to address concerns and reduce uncertainty regarding the tax impact of the anticipated...more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued proposed regulations providing guidance to taxpayers on the tax consequences of modifying financial instruments and contracts in advance of...more
The U.S. tax authorities have issued substantial guidance related to the phase-out of LIBOR – relevant to lenders, borrowers and parties to financial instruments of virtually every type. In proposed regulations (“the...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations that provide guidance on the transition from LIBOR. One set of such regulations provides that substituting a “qualified rate,” such as the Secured Overnight...more
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) addressing the transition from London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) to the use of...more
The Situation: The LIBOR manipulation scandal and vanishing liquidity in the London inter-bank market for time deposits led the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to announce that at the end of 2021, banks would no longer be...more
The Bank of England (“BoE”) has initiated a review of its own exposure to LIBOR, and in particular, the exposure to the collateral that banks and other financial firms are asked to provide when borrowing from the BoE under...more
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC“) released consultations on U.S. dollar (“USD“) LIBOR fallback contract language for bilateral business loans and securitizations for public feedback. ...more
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC“) released additional information regarding its support of the transition from U.S. dollar (“USD“) LIBOR....more
The replacement of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) in contracts evidencing loan, derivative and other transactions with maturities extending beyond 2021 is a massive undertaking involving legal and compliance...more
Federal Reserve Seeks Comments on LIBOR Alternatives - On August 24, 2017, the U.S. Federal Reserve requested public comments on a plan for the New York Federal Reserve and the Office of Financial Research to come up with...more
On August 24, the Federal Reserve Board (the Board) requested public comment on a proposal for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in cooperation with the Office of Financial Research, to produce three new reference rates...more