A Conversation with Rajiv Gupta on Asia Restructurings
What Are the Drastic Ramifications of the New York State Anti-Money Laundering Actions and Penalty Enforcement?
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the "Federal Reserve") has over several decades defined when an activity engaged in by foreign banks subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "BHCA"), which are thus...more
Randal Quarles, U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Vice Chairman for Supervision, discussed the need to examine post-crisis reforms. Focusing on post-crisis regulations that impact foreign banking...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
1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
Federal Regulators Address the Scope of the Marketing Restriction in the Volcker Rule SOTUS Exemption. The federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing the Volcker rule—The Federal Reserve Board, 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
June 2014 saw the publication of some interagency FAQs on the Volcker Rule (the Rule) and interim procedures from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its examiners to use in assessing progress by national...more
On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC (the “Agencies”) issued the long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally prohibits banking entities —...more
On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC, and CFTC (the “Agencies”) issued the long-awaited final rule (“Final Rule”) construing the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally prohibits banking entities — a...more