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The End of Libor

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For a variety of reasons, as has been widely reported, LIBOR is to cease to be published by the end of 2021 and this expected elimination of the index upon which financing transactions are based raises serious tax and non-tax...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

FHFA Increases 2016 Multifamily Lending Caps - On May 4, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it increased its 2016 multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from $31 billion to $35...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US Withholding Tax on Dividend Equivalent Payments Under Swaps

The US Department of the Treasury has issued regulations with respect to withholding on “dividend equivalent” payments made to a non-US long party on swaps and other financial instruments that are linked to US equities. These...more

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IRS Delays Effective Date for New Regulations on Embedded Loans in Swaps

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The Treasury and the IRS have delayed implementation of the recently announced rule change that treats certain types of upfront payments on swaps as loans for federal income tax purposes (including for purposes of the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Tax Policy Update

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The number of “Action Items” detailed in the OECD’s report released yesterday to combat base erosion and profit shifting strategies among multinational corporations. The recommendations have drawn criticism from some GOP...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New 871(m) Regulations Finalize Dividend Equivalent Payment Withholding Rules for Equity Derivatives

On September 17, 2015, the IRS and the Treasury Department issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the “new regulations”) that provide the rules for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

CFTC Issues Proposed Amendments to Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Cleared Swaps - On August 19, The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed amendments to existing rules relating...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - July 2015 #3

Et tu, CFE? CBOE Futures Proposes Amended Disruptive Practices Rules and New Related Policies and Procedures: CBOE Futures Exchange became the latest designated contract market to propose specific rules to ban disruptive...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New Temporary and Proposed Regulations Offer Welcome Clarification on Application of the Embedded Loan Rule

On May 8, 2015, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published temporary and proposed regulations under IRC §§ 446 and 956 (T.D. 9719; REG-102656-15), clarifying when nonperiodic payments made pursuant to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - November 15, 2013

In this issue: - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 11 New C&DIs - Register for Our 2014 Proxy Season Update Webinar - CFTC Issues Cross-Border Transactions Advisory - CFTC Issues Guidance...more

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