Over the past few years, we have seen growing interest in Commercial Paper (CP) programmes with a sustainable focus.
Traditionally used by corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and other issuers for...more
2/18/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Sustainable Projects
On May 22, 2024, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a report on vulnerabilities in the markets for commercial paper (CP) and negotiable certificates of deposit (CDs). The report analyzes the structure of the markets,...more
Following the financial sector disruptions in 2023, financial institutions turned first to covered bonds for funding and the covered bond market demonstrated its resilience. Just as the covered bond market remained available...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted new rules that require public companies to disclose substantial information about the material impacts of climate-related risks on their business, financial...more
3/11/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
MD&A Statements ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On July 27, 2023, US federal banking regulators issued proposals to (i) significantly revise the riskbased regulatory capital requirements for certain midsize and larger US banking organizations (the “Capital Proposal”) and...more
On July 27, 2023, US federal banking regulators issued proposals to (i) significantly revise the riskbased regulatory capital requirements for certain midsize and larger US banking organizations (the “Capital Proposal”), and...more
On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a public statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses, available here: ESMA32-1399193447-441 Statement on sustainability disclosure in...more
Recent failures of certain domestic and international banks and resulting government intervention, acquisitions and subsequent developments have resulted in significant disruption in the bank sector. Compliance with U.S....more
3/27/2023
/ Banking Crisis ,
Business Disruption ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 10-Q ,
Form 8-K ,
Investment Portfolios ,
MD&A Statements ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Companies will be affected in a variety of ways by the receivership of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank or any other similarly situated financial institution. Companies may face difficulty accessing bank facilities or the...more
3/14/2023
/ Banks ,
Capital Formation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Insolvency ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Receivership ,
Silicon Valley
On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted, in substantially the form it had proposed, amendments to the requirements for statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan...more
On September 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to update the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants provide to investors. The proposed rules would rescind...more
9/25/2019
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Statistical Analysis
On September 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules to update the statistical disclosures that banks and loan registrants provide to investors, and eliminate disclosures that overlap with SEC rules,...more
9/19/2019
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Comment Period ,
Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Statistical Analysis
In a recently published Practical Law Capital Markets Global Guide 2018 article, “Covered Bonds and the US Market,” Partner Jerry Marlatt provides an overview of the two basic models for covered bonds, together with the...more