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Regulatory Reform – News and Resources - Archive
Implementation Status
Volcker Rule
Living Wills and Orderly Liquidation
Regulatory Capital and Basel III Framework
Derivatives Regulation
Securitization and Securities
Client Alerts, Articles, Related Resources and Presentations
Financial Institutions and Regulatory Reform
Broker-Dealers
Employee and Executive Compensation
Mortgages
Additional Presentations
Regulation of Private Funds
Whistleblowers
Credit Rating Agency Reform
Regulatory Developments in Europe
Foreign Banks
Consumer Protection
Implementation
Status
Dodd-Frank Implementation Status as of October 1, 2012
CFPB Actions as of October 1, 2012
Final Rules & Milestones as of October 1, 2012
Final Studies & Reports as of October 1, 2012
Final Rules & Studies (By DFA Reference) as of October 1, 2012
Final Rules & Studies (By Agency) as of October 1, 2012
CFPB Actions as of July 23, 2012
Final Rules & Milestones as of July 23, 2012
Final Studies & Reports as of July 23, 2012
Final Rules & Studies (By DFA Reference) as of July 23, 2012
Final Rules & Studies (By Agency) as of July 23, 2012
Dodd-Frank: Implementation as of January 31, 2012
Final Rules & Studies (By DFA Reference) as of December 31, 2011
Final Rules & Milestones as of December 31, 2011
Final Studies & Reports as of December 31, 2011
Final Rules & Studies (By Agency) as of December 31, 2011
Final Rules & Studies (By DFA Reference) as of December 31, 2011
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Financial
Institutions and Regulatory Reform
Client Alerts and Articles
12/2011
Market Solutions, Vol. 20, No. 4,
Financial Markets Association
(reprinted with permission).
9/2011
Market Solutions, Vol. 20, No. 3,
Financial Markets Association
(reprinted with permission).
7/22/2011
FTC Rescinds FCRA Commentary in Handoff to CFPB
7/15/2011
Federal Reserve and FTC Publish Final Credit Score Disclosure Rules
6/2011
Market Solutions, Vol. 20, No. 2,
Financial Markets Association
(reprinted with permission).
5/23/2011
Federal Reserve Board Proposes New Regulatory Scheme for Remittance Transfers
5/16/2011
Savings and Loan Holding Companies: Supervision by the Federal Reserve Board
3/14/2011
Proposed Budget Cuts to FinCEN's "Project Gateway
3/2011
Market Solutions: Vol. 20, No. 1, Financial Markets Association.
Used by permission.
2/10/2011
FDIC Approves Final Rule of Assessments, Dividends, Assessment Base and Large Bank Pricing
2/2/2011
AmericanWest Bancorporation: How a Section 363 Sale in Bankruptcy Provides a Viable Recapitalization Option for Troubled Banks
1/3/2011
A Return to Simplicity Paved with Complexity
,
Bloomberg Banking & Finance Report
, Vol. 4, No. 1. Used by permission.
12/2010
Market Solutions: Vol. 19, No. 4
, Financial Markets Association. Used by permission.
6/28/2010
More on Regulatory Reform
6/25/2010
Reconciliation: A Summary Scorecard on Regulatory Reform
(Part II)
6/24/2010
Reconciliation: A Summary Scorecard on Regulatory Reform
(Part I)
5/3/2010
New Q&As on the Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions, April 23, 2010
4/2010
International Briefings: Proprietary Trading
by Anna Pinedo and James Tanenbaum
First published in International Financial Law Review. Used by permission.
3/15/2010
SEC Approves Money Market Fund Reform to Better Protect Investors
11/16/2009
SEC Proposes Regulation of Dark Pools
11/13/2009
What Counts? An Update on the Debate Concerning Regulatory Capital
9/18/2009
Federal Reserve Issues Policy on Consumer Compliance Supervision for Nonbank Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies and Foreign Banking Organizations
9/4/2009
Enhanced Supervisory Procedures for Newly-Insured FDIC-Supervised Institutions
8/31/2009
FDIC Final Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions
7/7/2009
FDIC Issues Proposed Guidelines Restricting Private Equity Investments in Failed Banks
7/5/2009
Proposed Interagency Guidance on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management
9/23/2008
Federal Reserve Board Liberalizes Rules for Investments in Banks
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Volcker
Rule
Client Alerts and Articles
10/6/2010
Financial Stability Oversight Council Seeks Public Comments and Input for Volcker Rule Study and Recommendations
3/4/2010
Treasury Provides More Details on the Volcker Rule
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Living Wills and Orderly Liquidation
Client Alerts and Articles
11/2011
Living Wills User Guide
9/16/2011
Living Wills: FDIC Approves Final Rules
8/19/2011
SIFI Resolutions and Living Wills: The Financial Stability Board Proposal (and some U.S. and UK observations)
7/11/2011
Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking Update: Final Rule Concerning OLA and Status Update on Living Wills
3/31/2011
Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking Update: Proposal for Living Wills and Credit Exposure Reports
9/16/2011
Living Wills: FDIC Approves Final Rules
8/19/2011
SIFI Resolutions and Living Wills: The Financial Stability Board Proposal (and some U.S. and UK observations)
7/11/2011
Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking Update: Final Rule Concerning OLA and Status Update on Living Wills
3/31/2011
Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking Update: Proposal for Living Wills and Credit Exposure Reports
8/31/2010
Dodd-Frank, Title II: Where the FDIC and the "Orderly Liquidation Authority" Meet the Bankruptcy Code
1/25/2010
FDIC and BOE Memorandum of Understanding
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Derivatives
Regulation
Client Alerts and Articles
11/10/2011
Are We There Yet? Progress on International OTC Derivatives Reform
10/31/2011
Higher, Wider, Deeper: EU Commission Publishes MiFID II and MiFIR Proposals
9/6/2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Tackles Fund Use of Derivatives
7/15/2011
International Reform of OTC Derivative Regulation: How Level Is The Playing Field?
12/30/2010
2010 Derivatives Rulemaking Wrap-Up
12/13/2010
Fraud, Manipulation and Deception: CFTC and SEC Proposed Rules
10/28/2010
Recent Action by the Department of the Treasury Regarding Foreign Exchange Swaps and Foreign Exchange Forwards
6/29/2010
Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community
3/26/2010
SEC Staff to Evaluate Use of Derivatives by Funds
7/2009
The Standard-Bearer
by Anna Pinedo and James Tanenbaum
First published in Financier Worldwide July 2009. Used by permission.
6/2009
Credit Derivatives: Recent Regulatory Developments in the United States
by David Kaufman and David Trapani
First published in Futures & Derivatives Law Report June 2009. Used by permission.
4/20/2009
Credit Derivatives: Recent Regulatory Developments
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Broker-Dealers
Client Alerts and Articles
10/6/2011
SEC Release Adopts New Rule 13h-1 and Form 13H; Large Trader Reporting
6/3/2011
Dodd-Frank Update: SEC Proposes Bad Actor Disqualifications for Private Placements under Regulation D
4/18/2011
FINRA to Repropose Rule Addressing Participation of Broker-Dealers in Private Placements
3/15/2011
SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Incentive-Based Compensation Practices for Larger Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
3/2011
Standard of Care for Broker-Dealers, Fiduciary Duty and Other Compliance Issues
2/2011
International Briefings: Fiduciary Duty for US Broker-Dealers? By Anna Pinedo and James Tanenbaum. Reproduced with permission from International Financial Law Review.
1/28/2011
SEC Releases Study on Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers
11/8/2010
SEC Adopts Final Rule Regarding Risk Management Controls for Broker-Dealers with Market Access
7/19/2010
A Fiduciary Duty for Broker-Dealers? How Dodd-Frank May Change the Way Broker-Dealers Conduct Business
2/5/2010
SEC Proposes Rule Regarding Risk Management Controls for Broker-Dealers with Market Access
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Regulatory Capital and Basel III
Framework
Client Alerts and Articles
8/22/2011
CRD4 – Maximum Harmonisation but Minimal Harmony?
8/12/2011
Defining Global Systemically Important Banks and Additional Loss Absorbency Requirements
8/5/2011
UK Treatment of Capital Instruments Under Basel III – A Taxing Issue
7/29/2011
Basel Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Remuneration
6/22/2011
Basel Committee Revises Basel III on the Capital Treatment for Bilateral Counterparty Credit Risk
6/13/2012
The Federal Banking Agencies' Regulatory Capital Proposals - A Summary
4/2011
Possible Structures to Address Bail-In Proposals
1/21/2011
The Minimum "Bail-in" Criteria for Regulatory Capital
1/3/2011
A Return to Simplicity Paved with Complexity
,
Bloomberg Banking & Finance Report
, Vol. 4, No. 1. Used by permission.
12/23/2010
Basel III: The (Nearly) Full Picture
10/25/2010
BCBS Principles for Enhancing Corporate Governance
10/2010
Dodd-Frank and the Capital Markets
by Anna Pinedo and James Tanenbaum. Published in Financier Worldwide. Used by permission.
9/15/2010
The New Global Minimum Capital Standards Under Basel III
8/25/2010
Super-Absorbent Bank Regulatory Capital
8/6/2010
A Little Bit Less and a Bit Longer: Update on Basel Capital and Liquidity Reforms
2/2/2010
More, More, More: A Summary of the Basel Proposals
1/25/2010
Banking Agencies Issue Final Regulatory Capital Rule Related to FAS 166 167
11/13/2009
What Counts? An Update on the Debate Concerning Regulatory Capital
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Employee
and Executive Compensation
Client Alerts
6/3/2011
New Golden Parachute Compensation Disclosure and Shareholder Advisory Vote Requirements
4/15/2011
SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence Rules
3/15/2011
SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Incentive-Based Compensation Practices for Larger Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
2/16/2011
Regulatory Developments Affecting Compensation at Financial Institutions: A Comparative Perspective
1/31/2011
SEC Adopts Say-on-Pay Rules
1/24/2011
Financial Sector Remuneration in the UK and the EU
10/25/2010
BCBS Principles for Enhancing Corporate Governance
10/20/2010
Incentive Compensation for Financial Institutions: Balancing Business Drivers and New Regulatory Oversight
10/19/2010
SEC Proposes Say-on-Pay Rules
8/2/2010
Revisiting Your Key Corporate Governance and Disclosure Policies
7/21/2010
The Corporate Governance and Compensation Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act
12/18/2009
SEC Adopts New Compensation and Governance Disclosure Rules
3/2/2009
A New Era for Executive Compensation: Recovery Plan's Retroactive Restrictions and Say-on-Pay Mandate
11/10/2008
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act's Effect on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
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Mortgages
Client Alerts
9/1/2011
Commission Suggests Tighter Restrictions on REITs and ABS
5/31/2011
Mortgage REITs Poised to Benefit from Role in Emerging Housing Finance Market
4/28/2011
Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Ability-to-Repay Rule
3/3/2011
Final Rule on Escrow Accounts for First Lien Jumbo Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
12/29/2010
Clarification of Interim Rule Relating to the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act
12/20/2010
Proposed Increase in Dollar Threshold for Coverage by Regulation Z
12/16/2010
Final Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines
11/1/2010
Interim Final Rule on Real Estate Appraisals
9/17/2010
Proposed Rule to Enhance Consumer Protections and Disclosures for Home Mortgage Transactions
8/31/2010
Final Rule Governing Loan Originator Compensation Practices
8/23/2010
Final Rule for Disclosure Relating to the Acquisition of Legal Title to a Mortgage Loan
8/20/2010
New Interim Rule Requiring Disclosure of Interest Rate and Payment Summary for Mortgage Transactions
8/18/2010
Federal Reserve Proposal for Mandatory Escrow Accounts
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Private Funds
Client Alerts and Articles
11/15/2011
Form PF: Systemic Risk Reporting for Private Fund Advisers
9/6/2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Tackles Fund Use of Derivatives
7/28/2011
SEC Proposes Rules Amending the "Qualified Client" Standard and Issues Final Order Revising Dollar Amount Tests
7/28/2011
An Analysis of the SEC's Implementation of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act
7/19/2011
Advisor Exemptions and Implementation
6/24/2011
SEC Implements Advisers Act Provisions of Dodd-Frank; Extends Investment Adviser Registration Deadlines
3/4/2011
Investment Adviser Registration for Private Equity Fund Managers
3/2011
A Revised Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
2/2011
Real Estate Fund Structuring: The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
by Kenneth Muller and Seth Chertok. Reproduced with permission from PREA Quarterly.
1/25/2011
SEC Proposes Amendments to Its Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
1/24/2011
The Impact of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act on Investment Advisers
by Kenneth Muller and Seth Chertok. Reproduced with permission from Bloomberg Finance L.P.
1/2011
SEC Implements Advisers Act Provisions of Dodd-Frank Act
by Kenneth Muller and Seth Chertok. Reproduced with permission from INSIGHTS.
12/2010
The SEC's Proposed Rule Regarding the Family Offices Exemption
by Kenneth Muller and Seth Chertok. Reproduced with permission from Bloomberg Finance L.P.
11/29/2010
Give Risk a Chance (Venture Funds)
10/15/2010
All in the Family: Family Offices
7/19/2010
Changes in Registration and Reporting Requirements for Private Funds under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in the Dodd-Frank Act
6/14/2010
An Examination of the Private Equity Proposals in the Senate Reform Bill
by Kenneth Muller and Seth Chertok
Reproduced with permission from Securities Regulation & Law Report.
2/25/2010
Structured Thoughts: Update on the Proposed AIFM Directive
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Whistleblowers
2/9/2011
The SEC Speaks: Aggressive Enforcement to Intensify in 2011
1/27/2011
Employment Law Commentary, January 2011: Encouraging Internal Reporting of Potential Fraud Through Cultures of Compliance
11/4/2010
SEC Issues Proposed Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
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Securitization
and Securities
Client Alerts
9/6/2011
Securities Holding Companies – Registration Rules Proposed by Federal Reserve
9/29/2011
SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Conflicts of Interest Rules
9/1/2011
Commission Suggests Tighter Restrictions on REITs and ABS
8/1/2011
ABS Shelf Eligibility Re-Proposal
6/10/2011
Credit Risk Retention Rule Comment Period Extended
5/31/2011
Mortgage REITs Poised to Benefit from Role in Emerging Housing Finance Market
5/25/2011
Impact of Dodd-Frank's Risk Retention Rules on CLOs: Regulatory Agencies' Failure to Account for Crucial Differences among Asset Classes has Potential to Stunt CLO Market, Causing Real Harm to Commercial Lending Markets
5/10/2011
Transatlantic Navigation of Securitization Reforms: A Guide
4/7/2011
U.S. Retained Credit Risk Rules Take Shape
3/1/2011
Lehman Brothers Flip Clause Appeal Set to Be Heard Before UK Supreme Court
2/28/2011
Flip Flop on Flip Clauses Continues by Elana Hahn. Reproduced with permission from Total Securitization
3/16/2011
The Obama Administration's Housing Finance Reform Proposal: Opportunity for the Private Markets
2/4/2011
Securitization Update
10/15/2010
…In Other Securitization News
10/5/2010
FDIC Issues Final Safe Harbor Rule
10/2010
Dodd-Frank and the Capital Markets
by Anna Pinedo and James Tanenbaum. Published in Financier Worldwide. Used by permission.
7/21/2010
Dodd-Frank Act Securitization Reform; New SEC ABS Office
6/29/2010
Conference Committee Securitization Reform
5/14/2010
FDIC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Securitization Safe Harbor; Seeks Comments on Securitization Reforms
4/20/2010
Historic Changes Proposed for ABS Offering Rules
3/19/2010
FDIC Extends Securitization Safe Harbor Yet Again; Gains More Time to Further Consider Securitization Reforms
3/18/2010
Proposed Securitization Reforms Under the Revised Financial Reform Bill in the U.S. Senate
12/23/2010
CRD3 Changes to Trading Book, Re-securitisations and Securitisations
12/18/2009
FDIC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Securitization Safe Harbor; Seeks Comments on Securitization Reforms
12/11/2009
Update: House Passes Securitization Reform
11/18/2009
FDIC Extends Securitization Safe Harbor and Portends Further Securitization Reforms
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Credit
Rating Agency Reform
Client Alerts
5/26/2011
SEC Proposes New Rules and Amendments to Implement: Dodd-Frank Provisions Concerning Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations
5/24/2011
Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking Update: SEC Proposal for Removal of Certain References to Credit Ratings in Rules 101 and 102 of Regulation M
5/26/2010
CESR Consultations on the EU CRA Regulation
4/7/2010
An Update on Regulations Affecting Credit Rating Agencies
10/12/2009
SEC Proposes New Credit Rating Disclosure Requirements for Issuers
4/28/2009
The EU Rating Agency Regulation
2/4/2009
SEC Adopts and Proposes Reforms Relating to Credit Ratings Agencies
12/4/2008
SEC's New and Proposed Credit Rating Agency Rules
8/5/2008
SEC Proposals for Credit Rating Agency Reform: Potential Impact on the Asset-backed Markets
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Regulatory
Developments in Europe
Client Alerts and Articles
6/22/2011
Basel Committee Revises Basel III on the Capital Treatment for Bilateral Counterparty Credit Risk
5/10/2011
Transatlantic Navigation of Securitization Reforms: A Guide
4/29/2011
ICB Interim Report on UK Banking Reform
4/21/2011
Stepping Into the Shadows
4/18/2011
Review of UK Covered Bond Framework
4/2011
Possible Structures to Address Bail-In Proposals
3/14/2011
FSA Product Intervention
3/1/2011
Lehman Brothers Flip Clause Appeal Set to Be Heard Before UK Supreme Court
2/17/2011
European Resolution and Recovery Framework for Financial Institutions
2/16/2011
Regulatory Developments Affecting Compensation at Financial Institutions: A Comparative Perspective
1/24/2011
Financial Sector Remuneration in the UK and the EU
12/23/2010
CRD3 Changes to Trading Book, Re-securitisations and Securitisations
12/22/2010
European Commission Consultation on the Review of MiFID
12/17/2010
Amendments to the Prospectus Directive
12/17/2010
Structured Thoughts: EU Commission's Further Consultation on PRIPs
11/17/2010
The New EU Directive on AIFMs
11/5/2010
Structured Thoughts: Joint Report of the 3L3 Task Force on PRIPs
9/22/2010
Proposed European Regulation on Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps
9/20/2010
Draft EU Regulation on OTC Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories
9/16/2010
The New EU Financial Regulatory Framework
7/7/2010
CEBS Guidelines for Equity Capital Requirements of Financial Institutions
6/21/2010
A Step Forward or Backward? FSA to be Broken Up
2/10/2010
Structured Thoughts: Structured Products Regulatory Developments: an update on the EU actions on PRIPs
12/29/2009
The Will to Live: Recovery and Resolution Plans for UK Banks
12/15/2009
New UK Bank Levy on Employee Bonuses
11/13/2009
What Counts? An Update on the Debate Concerning Regulatory Capital
7/9/2009
UK White Paper on Reforming Financial Markets
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Foreign Banks
Client Alerts and Articles
2/25/2010
Structured Thoughts: Update on the Proposed AIFM Directive
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Consumer Protection
4/8/2011
Summary of Final CARD Act Clarifications
3/2/2011
Federal Reserve and FTC Propose Credit Score Disclosure Rules
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