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SEC Expands Scope of Fund “Names Rule”

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted significant changes to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Names Rule), as well as certain forms and disclosure requirements on September 20, 2023...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to the Fund “Names Rule” - November 2023

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted amendments1 to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund “Names Rule” (“Amendments”). In the Release, the SEC noted that the Amendments...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Enhancements to Prevent Misleading or Deceptive Investment Fund Names

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On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted, by a 4-1 vote, to adopt certain amendments (the “final rule” or the “amendments”) to Rule 35d-1 (the “Names Rule”) under the Investment...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ISDA Amendments to Master Agreement Relating to Default Notice Provision and Characterisation of Credit Support Annexes

As a response to member feedback relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a period of consultation with its members beginning in 2022, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published a number...more

Hogan Lovells

Checklist of key legal issues for derivatives counterparties amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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The current COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted many derivatives transactions. This note sets out a checklist of key legal issues market participants may need to consider in relation to OTC derivatives contracts....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Force Majeure Clauses and Financially Settled Transactions Under the ISDA Master Agreement

Key Points - - The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement has a force majeure clause, but the 1992 ISDA Master does not. - A force majeure defense is unavailable unless payment/delivery is actually prevented. - Under a Force...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Trial to Address Collateral Call and Dispute Resolution Provisions of ISDA Agreements

In a case with potentially broad implications for participants in the leveraged loan and derivatives markets, Justice Eileen Bransten will conduct a bench trial starting next week in the long-running dispute between a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Update: Dodd-Frank Rules Impact End-Users of Foreign Exchange Derivatives - Companies That Hedge Foreign Exchange Exposures Need...

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) was enacted. Title VII of Dodd-Frank amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and other federal securities laws to provide a...more

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