The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently released a report examining the regulatory framework for the asset management and insurance industries (Report). The Report is the third in a series of four reports that...more
12/5/2017
/ Asset Management ,
CFTC ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSOC ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Retirement Plan ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFIs ,
Stress Tests ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Volcker Rule
The FSB continues to plan to revisit whether there are residual entity-specific sources of systemic risk that cannot be addressed effectively by market-wide activities-based policies that would support global systemically...more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body established by the G-20 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, on June 22, 2016 released its third Consultative Document relating to the regulation and oversight...more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which was established by the G-20 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, on June 22, 2016 issued proposed specific recommendations to address certain perceived threats that the asset...more
As U.S. and global regulators continue to evaluate the potential impact, if any, of the asset management industry and its products and activities on financial stability, the regulatory standards that will ultimately be...more
10/6/2015
/ Asset Management ,
Financial Stability Acts ,
FSB ,
FSOC ,
Global Economy ,
IOSCO ,
MMF ,
OFR ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFIs
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) has taken the next step in its consideration of the asset management industry, by issuing a notice requesting public comment on whether asset management products and...more
Full copy of the comment letter recently submitted by Dechert to the Securities & Exchange Commission regarding the Office of Financial Research’s report on "Asset Management and Financial Stability."
Dechert is highly...more
Thomas P. Vartanian, Chair of Dechert’s Financial Institutions practice, responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) request for comments, on behalf of certain clients, by comprehensively criticizing the...more
The Office of Financial Research (“OFR”), an office of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, recently issued a report that may provide a roadmap for future designations by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) of...more