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Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 29‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/1/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; and Executive Branch. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The past week could be best described by one word. Chaos. In the House, a scheduled...more

Capital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Karen Kudelko, Erin McGrain, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, more +Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/24/2013

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

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 22, 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - It was another incredibly busy week, but obviously our thoughts and...more

Federal Reserve Board Approves Final Rule Related To Systemically Important Financial Institutions

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 3, the Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule that establishes the requirements for determining when a company is “predominantly engaged in financial activities.” ...more

Federal Reserve Board Approves Final Rules Defining When Significant Nonbank Firms are “Predominantly Engaged in Financial...

by Charles M. Horn | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/5/2013

On April 3, the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) published a final rule (“Rule”) specifying when a financial company that may be made subject to systemic regulation under Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Accountability...more

The Basel Committee Proposes to Double Down on Counterparty Exposure Limits

by Charles M. Horn, Oliver I. Ireland, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/4/2013

On March 26, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”) published a Consultative Document in which it proposes a revised supervisory framework for measuring and controlling large counterparty exposures...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Corporate Restructuring

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

The global reach of capital markets, financial difficulties in the eurozone and the multinational nature of many businesses and financial institutions have increased the importance of understanding legal, business and other...more

Rodge Cohen: Dodd-Frank Fixes "Too Big To Fail" [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/23/2012

Rodge Cohen, partner and senior chairman at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the regulatory landscape for banks and financial institutions in the United States after the implementation of...more

Insights Special Edition: "Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/19/2011

Dear Clients and Friends: In October, federal agencies proposed two new sets of regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposals — to implement the Volcker Rule and to create standards to designate certain nonbanks...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Postscript: Toward a New Regulatory...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

The Volcker Rule was advanced as a means of protecting the public from the risks of negative externalities and the effect of distorted incentives (or “moral hazard”) arising from proprietary trading activities by financial...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Regulation of Systematically Important...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

Overview of the Proposed Rule On October 11, 2011, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Council) released its second notice of proposed rulemaking (the SIFI Notice) implementing its authority under Section...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: The Proposed Regulations and Insurance Company...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

An insurance company is a “covered banking entity” if it controls or is affiliated with an insured depository institution (as defined in Section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), which includes any bank, thrift,...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Sponsorship...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

The Volcker Rule prohibits a banking entity from sponsoring or investing in a hedge fund or private equity fund, subject to certain exceptions. The proposed regulations expand the definitions of “hedge fund” and “private...more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/30/2010

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law. The U.S. Congress designed the Act to address what it perceived to be a vast number of failures that led to the...more

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Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 29‚ 2013

Capital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- April 22, 2013

Federal Reserve Board Approves Final Rule Related To Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Federal Reserve Board Approves Final Rules Defining When Significant Nonbank Firms are “Predominantly Engaged in Financial...

The Basel Committee Proposes to Double Down on Counterparty Exposure Limits

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Corporate Restructuring

Rodge Cohen: Dodd-Frank Fixes "Too Big To Fail" [Video]

Insights Special Edition: "Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals"

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Postscript: Toward a New Regulatory...

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Regulation of Systematically Important...

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: The Proposed Regulations and Insurance Company...

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Sponsorship...

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: Congress Enacts Sweeping Financial Reform

Rodge Cohen: Dodd-Frank Fixes "Too Big To Fail" [Video]

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