Regulatory Developments -
FDIC Rule Amends Filing Requirements and Processing Procedures for Changes in Control -
On Dec. 16 the FDIC announced the adoption of a final rule amending the FDIC's filing requirements...more
12/23/2015
/ Accredited Investors ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Change in Control ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulatory Developments -
Client Alert: SEC Issues New Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8:
Goodwin Procter’s Capital Markets practice has released a client alert on the SEC’s Division of...more
11/5/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions (GSIFI) ,
Interim Rule ,
Management Proposals ,
Margin Requirements ,
Ordinary Business Exception ,
Proposed Regulation ,
RAISE Act ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation SCI ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Resale Exemption ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
SIFMA ,
Startups ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Trinity Wall Street ,
Wal-Mart
Regulatory Developments -
New Hampshire Governor Signs Into Law a Bill Recodifying Banking, Credit Union and Trust Company Laws:
On July 28, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan signed into law SB 188, an act...more
Regulatory Developments:
SEC Approves New Debt Research Rule and Amended Equity Research Rule -
On July 16, the SEC approved FINRA Rule 2241, which modifies and clarifies existing rules related to research analysts,...more
7/23/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
OCC ,
Private Student Loans ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Seed Financing ,
Tibble v Edison Int ,
Volcker Rule
SEC Focus on Disqualification Waivers. When negotiating a settlement of an SEC enforcement action against a registered financial services firm – or one that hopes one day to become registered – it is vital to consider the...more
3/19/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disqualification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Impact of Regulation on Community Banks: Harvard Study and Senate Banking Committee Hearing Highlight Differing Views. FDIC Director of Risk Management Supervision Doreen Eberley testified last week before the Senate...more
2/19/2015
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Alternative Mutual Funds ,
Bad Actors ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Pool ,
Community Banks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Municipal Securities Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senate Banking Committee
Editor’s Note -
FDIC Highlights Efforts to Provide Regulatory Relief for Community Banks: On February 10, 2015, Doreen Eberley, Director at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), testified before the U.S....more
2/12/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
Community Banks ,
FDIC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hedging ,
Nonbank Firms ,
NYDFS ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senate Banking Committee
Editor’s Note:
Spotlight on the Credit Risk Retention Rule: The OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, SEC, FHFA and HUD announced the adoption of a joint final rule (the Rule) to implement the credit risk retention...more
12/31/2014
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Editor’s Note -
Spotlight on FINRA Retrospective Rule Review: On December 9, FINRA announced it had issued reports on its retrospective review of two groups of rules – a report on the rules on communications with the...more
12/11/2014
/ ACH Payments ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Examination Manual ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Banks ,
Guidance Update ,
Information Reports ,
NACHA ,
NFA ,
OCC ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supervision ,
Transparency