On November 13, the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a final policy statement titled “Contractual Stays in Financial Contracts Governed by Third-Country Law” (the PRA Policy Statement). These...more
On January 8, 2015, the U.S. Senate approved legislation, by a 93-4 vote, to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”). The legislation, dubbed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (the...more
1/12/2015
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Covered Entities ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Margin Requirements ,
Pending Legislation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Terrorism Insurance ,
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On September 3, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) jointly adopted, with certain federal banking regulators, re-proposed rules that will require registered swap dealers, security-based swap...more
9/25/2014
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
IOSCO ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Margin Requirements ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swap Market ,
Swaps