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Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
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As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more
The United States represents a large source of potential capitalthat non-U.S. fund managers often find impossible to ignore. To assist non-U.S. fund managers, we have prepared a checklist that sets out key considerations for...more
The implications of the 2020 election for structured finance are coming into focus. Informed by our discussions in Washington, we can anticipate the likely direction of federal policy over the next two years that will impact...more
On July 31, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the U.S. CFTC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Securities and...more
Introduction - As we approach the final quarter of 2020, we thought it would be helpful to recap one of the significant rule changes of the past few months that is likely to benefit venture capital funds and startup...more
After much anticipation and expectation, on June 25, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, CFTC, FDIC, OCC, and SEC (the “agencies”) finalized an amendment to Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act, commonly known as the...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading...more
There is some (at least regulatory) good news for CLOs this summer. In late June, the Federal Reserve Board, the Treasury Department, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,...more
On June 25, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC, the FDIC, the SEC and the CFTC (collectively, the "Agencies") adopted amendments (the "Amendments") to the regulations implementing section 13 of the Bank Holding Company...more
The Situation: The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
The Federal Reserve Board (the Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more
The five U.S. federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing the Volcker rule — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the...more
On June 25, 2020, federal banking and securities regulators issued new regulations that will ease burdens on banks that involve themselves with certain types of investment funds. By creating new exclusions from the definition...more
On June 25, 2020, five federal agencies (the “Agencies”) finalized amendments to the rules implementing section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “Volcker Rule”) related to the prohibition on investing,...more
Federal Regulators Ease Restrictions on Volcker Rule Covered Funds The federal banking agencies, along with the SEC and the CFTC, have issued a final rule to amend the regulations that implement Section 13 of the Bank...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Additional Disclosure Guidance Related to COVID-19 Pandemic - On June 23, the Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs about the SEC’s Conditional Relief Order and Compliance with Rule 12b-25 - On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance...more
On January 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – PROPOSED RULES – Agencies Propose Volcker Rule Amendments Relating to Covered Funds – On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC proposed...more
Federal Reserve Revises Framework for Determining Control of a Banking Organization The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule to simplify and clarify its regulations for determining control of a banking organization for...more
On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC proposed amendments to certain Volcker Rule restrictions relating to banking entity activities with hedge funds or private equity funds (covered funds)....more
On January 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the Securities and Exchange...more
The federal agencies responsible for the Volcker Rule have proposed to clarify some requirements for exclusion from the definition of “covered fund” and to increase the types of funds excluded from that definition. The...more