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The Desk: April Edition

March is over and all of our brackets are busted. We hope you have been enjoying, Moore & Van Allen’s very own, Jay Bilas’ coverage on ESPN. In this month’s newsletter we will walk you through the CFTC’s continued updates on...more

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SIDRU Judgment: Hedging Transaction Not Rendered Speculative Even if It Exposes Party to Unlimited Risk

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The Context: In the wake of the Saint-Leu-la-Forêt decision of May 28, 2018, France's Court of Cassation issued an important decision on structured swaps concerning legal actions brought by public authorities against banks...more

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Update: Prudential Regulators Delay Compliance Deadline for New Swap Margin Rules

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If you have been following our alerts on the pending deadlines (and the delays of these deadlines by certain regulators) of the new swap variation margin rules (New Swap Margin Rules) that were due to go into effect on March...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Re-Proposal of Position Limits Regulation - On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously approved to re-propose rules that...more

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Agencies Adopt Final Rule on Swap Margin Requirements

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (“OCC”), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Farm Credit Administration (“FCS”), and the Federal...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 6.20.16

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Here’s a sign of the times, or at least, the changing tenor of banking in America. After years of exclusivity that saw it refusing customers with less than $10 million on hand, Goldman Sachs is opening itself up to common...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.24.16

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Tribune’s not only given a hard “no” to Gannett, but it’s got some new firepower (and capital) on its side thanks to a $70.5 million investment by Nant Capital—a group “founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong, a billionaire who has...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.4.16

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MetLife, accused by regulators of misleading tens of thousands of customers about variable annuities—“a product that retirees seek out for safety,” will pay a $25 million dollar fine for its actions. It’s the second-largest...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Prudential Regulators Release Final Margin Rules for Swaps

On October 22, 2015, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation held an open meeting at which it voted to adopt: (i) final rules governing margin and capital requirements for uncleared swaps and (ii) an interim final rule to...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Banking Regulators Adopt End-User Exemption for Swap Margin Requirements

New Margin Requirements - The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a final rule to establish margin requirements for swaps that are not cleared through a clearinghouse. This action is...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Financial Entity Update: The CFTC’s Proposed Margin Rules for Uncleared Swaps – Know Thyself

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To clarify our intended audience, in the Financial Entity Update we will address issues germane to entities that trade swaps but are neither dealers nor commercial end users. This includes a broad and diverse group of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - June 2015 #5

UK Regulators Implement Tougher Pay Rules for Banking Institutions’ Senior Managers: The United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have adopted new rules regarding the remuneration of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 49

In this issue: - Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors - Agencies Amend Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules - FINRA Proposes...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

What Really Happened to the Swap Pushout Rule and Dodd-Frank Sleepers From Cromnibus

The swap pushout rule was originally embodied in Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Among other things, it prohibited “federal assistance” to any “swaps entity.” Insured depository institutions were subject to this...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

ESMA Publishes Guidelines on the EU Implementation of CPSS-IOSCO Principles - On September 4, ESMA published the translation of guidelines and recommendations on implementing the principles for financial market...more

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