Morrison & Foerster will host two half-day sessions to mark the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act. The first session occurs on July 7 (details below) and the second session is scheduled for July 21st.
The event schedule for July 7 includes:
Breakfast & Sign In
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
The Volcker Rule and Other Banking Rules
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
- Purpose and interplay with other Dodd-Frank
requirements
- Industry responses in anticipation of a rule
- Status and progress of other important banking rules
Charles Horn, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Christopher Laursen, Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting
Matthew Richardson, Professor, New York University Stern School of Business and Co-author of Regulating Wall Street: The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance
Dwight Smith, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Ratings Developments
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
- Review of the provisions of Dodd-Frank related
to rating agencies
- Review of EU rating agency developments
- Ratings and securitization
- Removal of ratings from regulations
- Oversight of credit rating agencies
- Use of ratings in offerings of fixed income securities
David Lynn, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Matthew Richardson, Professor, New York University Stern School of Business and Co-author of Regulating Wall Street: The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance
Peter Went, Senior Researcher, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Break
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Capital
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- Dodd-Frank and Basel III regulatory capital issues
- Bail-in capital and contingent capital
- Structuring, tax and ratings considerations
Thomas A. Humphreys, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Oliver Ireland, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Anna Pinedo, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Jan Larsen, Senior Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting
Lunchtime Discussion –
The New Regulatory Environment:
What Will It Mean for You?
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
- SIFI designation and regulation
- Bank holding company model
- Treatment of nonbank financial institutions
- Importance for non-SIFI banks
Charles Horn, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Oliver Ireland, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Dwight Smith, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
CLE credit is pending.