Do Banks Still Need Holding Companies?
ESMA reminds firms on rules of reverse solicitation - In a statement published on 13 January 2021, ESMA reminded firms not established or situated in the EU of the MiFID II requirements on the provision of investment...more
Holding company regulatory transaction fees: PRA PS3/21 - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS3/21, on holding company regulatory transaction fees. ...more
CFTC - NFA Proposes Amendments to Compliance Rule 2-9(c) and Interpretive Notice: Compliance Rule 2-9: FCM and IB Anti-Money Laundering Program - On June 15, the National Futures Association (NFA) submitted to the...more
Two recent developments involving the Volcker Rule have significant implications for financial regulation in both the US and internationally. Update 1: Temporary Relief for Certain Foreign Funds - On July 21, 2017, the...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA“) has issued a policy statement on its approach to identifying other systemically important institutions (“O-SIIs“). The statement is relevant to all credit institutions,...more
DOL Fiduciary Standard Proposal. The Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rulemaking including a definition of the term “fiduciary,” a conflict of interest rule for retirement investments, new exemptions and...more
Overview This Client Alert continues Pepper’s observations on the Volcker Rule. Critical attention should be paid to the Volcker Rule’s anti-evasion provision, a powerful tool granted by Congress to the regulatory agencies to...more
The political gamesmanship has begun. According to Maxine Walters “Republicans attempted to move a package of 11 bills that contained controversial changes to provisions relating to derivatives and Volcker rule. The...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) recently issued an order granting the second of three statutorily permitted one-year extensions for compliance by banking entities with the requirements of the...more