Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
The corporate hybrid bond market has recently drawn the attention of corporate bond issuers, investors and rating agencies. In a falling interest rate environment and generally constructive primary and secondary European debt...more
NEW YORK, October 23, 2024 – Leading international law firm Proskauer today revealed the results of its Q3 2024 Private Credit Default Index (“Default Index” or the “Index”), with an overall default rate of 1.95%. The Q3...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought more actions targeting regulated entities for recordkeeping violations related to employees using noncompany communications platforms, and both the SEC and the U.S....more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC recently announced a number of enforcement actions relating to recordkeeping failures,...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
One of the best things about fund finance is that there is always something new and exciting happening in our space. New players come online, and new products and solutions solve issues that pave the way for fund borrowers to...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies. Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against two credit rating agencies for alleged violations relating to recordkeeping, disclosure and internal controls....more
Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly nearing a settlement with a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) over its failure to preserve certain credit-ratings...more
The EU published a new Sustainable finance package 2023 on June 13, 2023. The package includes - - A Proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, which aims to enhance the quality of ESG...more
The Advocate General (AG) Pikamäe of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued his opinions in three cases concerning the credit rating agency SCHUFA Holding AG (SCHUFA) on 16 March 2023....more
Los servicios de contabilidad, la formación de empresas y fideicomisos o los servicios de consultoría de gestión ahora están fuera del alcance de los ciudadanos rusos según el anuncio de la Oficina de Control de Activos...more
Accounting Services, Trust and Corporate Formation, or Management Consulting Services are now off limits to Russian Nationals as per the May 8, 2022 U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)...more
Recently, the States of Idaho and Utah --both controlled by the Republican Party--sent letters to S&P, one of the three major credit rating agencies, objecting to its inclusion of ESG criteria in its assessment of the...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO letter to Credit Rating Agencies setting out its expectations on the actions CRAs should undertake to minimize risks to consumers, market integrity and...more
On 25 October 2021, the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (the Court) announced its decision, issued in early October, to submit two questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the scope of the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a statement reminding firms about potential financial crime risks linked to Afghanistan. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1415 supplementing the Securitisation...more
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more
Fitch hosted a webinar last week discussing Private Equity Collateralized Fund Obligations (“PE CFOs”). The webinar focused on the performance of PE CFO transactions through the COVID-driven downturn, market and regulatory...more
Following the end of the Brexit transition period, debt capital markets participants may now need to consider both EU rules and the parallel UK rules for EU and UK transactions, particularly those that are cross-border. ...more
In this Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement announcing its intention to revisit Trump-era qualified mortgage (QM) final rules; the Biden Administration announced changes to the Small...more
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we consider the Experian enforcement action. Recently, the UK Data Protection Authority, the...more
Even though COVID-19 has taken a toll on consumer spending and supply chains, the food and beverage industry has shown resilience and continues to tap credit markets - High yield bond and leveraged loan issuance for...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced that it is extending the consultation response dates to assist market participants as they implement arrangements to ensure business continuity during the...more
In light of the quickly changing economic situation presented by COVID-19, consumer lenders should be quickly preparing for the impact of COVID-19 on their customers. In addition, because lenders are also businesses...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a follow-up report on its 2018 Thematic Report on the fees charged by credit rating agencies and trade repositories. ESMA directly supervises all CRAs and trade...more