SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
Towards the end of 2023, non-bank financial intermediaries ("NBFIs") accounted for approximately 41% of the EU’s total financial assets, against a figure for banks of 36%. This dominance and growth, together with the...more
Deposit Insurance - Are the deposits at my bank FDIC-insured? Deposits held at FDIC-insured depository institutions are insured up to $250,000 per depositor for deposits held in the same “right and capacity.”...more
Recent Events in the Banking Industry - Developments in 2023 surrounding various financial institutions, including failures and a government-led merger, combined with changing macroeconomic conditions, have created...more
The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more
Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30 - On July 13, the FDIC issued a financial institution letter announcing that FDIC-supervised financial institutions are encouraged to...more
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a statement announcing that it intends to terminate, with effect from 30 September 2020, the temporary approach to value-at-risk (VAR) back-testing exceptions it announced...more
The Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) is the central bank of the United States and primarily interacts with banks and financial institutions to conduct monetary policy and promote the stability of the U.S. financial system....more
Several federal agencies have announced various measures to help the United States respond to the economic dislocations from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This Dechert OnPoint summarizes several significant initiatives...more
The three US federal banking agencies have taken additional steps to enable the financial system to continue functioning during the pandemic. The three US federal banking agencies — the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
Late in the evening March 18, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of a new Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF2020) to enhance the liquidity and functioning of prime money markets. The...more
Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019 - The Government of Ireland approved the general scheme of drafting of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing)...more
In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
On May 5, 2017, the European Money Markets Institute (“EMMI“) published a report on the outcome of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR“) pre-live verification (“PLV“) program. The PLV program has given EMMI an...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Jobs Act Amendments - On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it has adopted amendments to increase the amount of money companies can...more
Financial Industry Developments - OCC Provides Additional Details to Evaluate Charter Applications From Fintech Companies - On March 15, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") issued a "Draft...more
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for DC has blocked a proposed $37 billion mega-health-care-merger between Aetna and Humana, one of 2 major deals before the courts opposed by the Obama-era DOJ over antitrust...more
The emissions cheating scandal that recently cost VW $4.3 billion and a mess of criminal indictments isn’t, it seems, confined to the Germans. We heard months ago about a similar probe into Mitsubishi, and yesterday we...more
OCIE released its 2017 exam priorities on January 12. The priorities list was most notable for being shorter than prior years. But that likely means only more focus, rather than less vigor....more
Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Division of Market Oversight Reminds Market Participants of the Upcoming Expiration of Certain No-Action Relief From the Ownership and Control Final Rule - On November 16,...more
As foreshadowed a few weeks ago, the Bank of England has cut its main interest rate to an historically low .25 percent in an effort to address the impact of June’s Brexit vote. The BOE will start bond buying in September....more
The Treasury Dept’s Office of Financial Research has found that money-market funds are increasingly entering into direct repurchase loans with large investors and insurers—another sign that “participants in short-term lending...more
The SEC’s opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors over whether the electric automaker breached securities laws by failing to disclose to investors the fatal crash involving one of its cars in self-driving mode...more
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Issues Advisory on Update to List of FATF Identified Jurisdictions - FinCEN has issued an advisory to financial institutions summarizing updates made by the FATF to the list of...more
On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a new rule and amendments to rules and reporting forms under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), designed to standardize...more