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How Regulation of Leveraged Lending Will Change Under President Biden

The change in administration that will take place on Jan. 20, 2021, will likely have significant consequences for leveraged lending market participants. The relatively “soft touch” regulatory approach taken by federal...more

SEC Adopts Amendments to MD&A and Financial Disclosures

On Nov. 19, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and related financial disclosures. ...more

LIBOR Benchmark Administrator to Cease Publication of One-Week and Two-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR on Dec. 31, 2021, and the Remaining...

On Nov. 30, 2020, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. announced that ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA) is proposing the cessation of the publication of  the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR on Dec. 31, 2021, and...more

Trump Administration Proposes Rule to Thwart Resurrection of Leveraged Lending Guidance

On Nov. 5, the federal banking regulatory agencies (the Agencies) gave notice of a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would elevate to the status of a formal rule and enhance the Agencies’ current policy of not issuing...more

SEC Simplifies Financial Disclosure Requirements for Subsidiary Guarantors

On March 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt amendments to the financial disclosure requirements for guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities registered or being registered in Rule 3-10 of...more

FINRA Proposes Amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

On Jan. 30, 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (CAB) rules to expand the range of permitted activities for CABs and their associated persons. ...more

How the SEC’s Proposed Amendments to Financial Disclosures for Acquisitions Will Affect High-Yield Bond Offerings

On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to its rules governing financial disclosures relating to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses....more

Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee Demands FSOC Address Risk in Leveraged Loan Market

In an April 11 letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, in his capacity as chair of the  Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,...more

SEC Adopts Amendments to Implement Fast Act Disclosure Modernization and Simplification

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to adopt amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. ...more

Comptroller of the Currency Announces That OCC Will Not Enforce Leveraged Lending Guidance

On Feb. 27, 2018, Joseph Otting, the comptroller of the Currency, the principal regulator of all national banks, speaking at a conference hosted by the Structured Finance Industry Group in Las Vegas, NV, announced that the...more

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