Harvard University must pay its own defense costs in the ongoing legal challenges to its affirmative action program after losing a battle with its insurance carrier, Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich)....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under a reconstituted Commission, is signaling a new era of aggressive enforcement of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Significant Violations and Penalties -
United States-
On...more
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced the future cessation and loss of representativeness of worldwide LIBOR rates.
Potential Detrimental Developments -
Recent Events -
On Friday, March 5,...more
3/11/2021
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CFTC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Interest Rates ,
ISDA ,
Libor ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
Financial institutions should work with outside counsel to ensure that their internal policies and external actions minimize conduct that may violate state and Federal laws and regulations, and incentivize employees to reward...more
12/3/2020
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Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Collusion ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fannie Mae ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
Freddie Mac ,
Interest Rate Swaps ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Liquidity ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New York ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tax Revenues ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Variable Rates ,
Whistleblowers
The focus of regulators in the United States and the United Kingdom had been to correctly transition away from LIBOR due to past bank manipulations.
After nearly two (2) years in the making, the International Swaps and...more