This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected global governance and securities law developments during the third quarter of 2015 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and financial...more
10/22/2015
/ Audit Committee ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
G20 ,
Latin America ,
London Stock Exchange ,
MiFID II ,
OECD ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Resource Extraction ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
Six federal agencies have finalized long-anticipated joint rules imposing risk retention, or “skin-in-the-game,” requirements for securitizations. The new rules, when they become effective over the next two years, will impose...more
10/24/2014
/ Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Higher-Risk Securitizations ,
HUD ,
New Regulations ,
OCC ,
Regulation AB ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Volcker Rule
On August 27, 2014, the SEC adopted new rules for credit rating agencies implementing 14 rulemaking requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”). The new rules are designed...more