SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
Financial Industry Developments - OCC Provides Additional Details to Evaluate Charter Applications From Fintech Companies - On March 15, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") issued a "Draft...more
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for DC has blocked a proposed $37 billion mega-health-care-merger between Aetna and Humana, one of 2 major deals before the courts opposed by the Obama-era DOJ over antitrust...more
As foreshadowed a few weeks ago, the Bank of England has cut its main interest rate to an historically low .25 percent in an effort to address the impact of June’s Brexit vote. The BOE will start bond buying in September....more
In This Issue: SEC Proposed Rule on Money Market Reforms; FDIC Final Rule on Orderly Liquidity Authority; FDIC Credit Risk Assessment Report; CFTC No-Action Relief; CFPB Exam Procedures for New Mortgage Rules; Rating Agency...more