On Feb. 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c6-1 to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions from two business days after trade...more
Structured finance transactions, whether of the CLO or CDO variety, are highly regulated today, following the losses certain types of these products suffered in and around the 2008 financial crisis. Nevertheless, with the...more
New York City Council recently passed the Climate Mobilization Act, which contains six measures designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by the city’s built environment. ...more
6/4/2019
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An innovative type of securitized asset is increasingly popular among fund managers, specifically bonds backed by commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) special tax assessments. ...more
On July 31, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its planned Fintech report, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials, Fintech and Innovation.” ...more
The regulatory landscape of the U.S. fintech industry could soon see a milestone development, as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is expected to release its long-awaited position on a proposed charter for...more
With the long-awaited U.S. rules requiring a level of risk retention in securitizations recently going into effect, an added wrinkle has been created by a slight difference in how “U.S. person” is defined in different...more
5/5/2017
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