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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed of New York releases paper analyzing credit card interest rates

On March 31, the New York Fed published a research paper discussing credit card interest rates and what is behind how they are set. The research explored the relationship between the federal funds rate and the annual...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Happy FFFourth! June 2023 - A LIBOR Commencement Speech

The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will stop being published on the basis of panel bank quotes and will be replaced by alternative replacement rates after today. In the spirit of the season, below is the commencement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Transición de la TIIE en operaciones derivadas en México

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El Banco de México (Banxico), el 2 de junio de 2023, publicó un comunicado de prensa relacionado con la transición de la Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio (TIIE) en moneda nacional a plazos mayores a un día hábil...more

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English and Italian courts on opposite sides on the validity of IRS derivative contracts

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The debate of the conflicting trends of Italian lower courts’ case law on the validity of Interest Rate Swap (IRS) contracts following the decision by the Joint Divisions of the Supreme Court No. 8770/202 and following...more

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LIBOR Transition: Potential Higher Interest Rates and Resultant Job Cuts

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How challenging is LIBOR Transition proving to be in the US structured finance market? Like street-corner proselytizers holding signs warning “The End is Near,” world markets, banks, and other financial institutions have...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Transition From LIBOR Appears to Remain on Track (At Least for Now)

As both lenders and borrowers in the financial industry are well aware, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom publicly announced in 2017 that it would no longer compel financial institutions comprising...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.4.2020 | Top Story: DOJ Indicts Top Chicken Industry Execs Over Price-Fixing Allegations

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The DOJ has begun the prosecutorial phase of its chicken price-fixing investigation with a one-count indictment accusing current and former senior execs at Pilgrim’s Pride and Claxton Poultry Farms—including their current...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.20.2019 | Goldman nearing $2B deal with DOJ to resolve 1MDB scandal claims

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Goldman Sachs is reportedly in negotiations with federal prosecutors to resolve claims about its role in the Malaysian 1MDB scandal for upwards of $2 billion. A settlement—which “could include a guilty plea from Goldman’s...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.8.2019 | Top Story: Friday’s Solid Jobs Report Prompts Rate-Cut Concerns

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We managed to miss Jobs Report Friday because of the holiday break, so here’s the lowdown on a very strong set of numbers—224,000 jobs added—and the seemingly incongruous market reaction to the good news (it’s all about the...more

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The Transition Away From USD LIBOR for Swaps - A Report for U.S. Market Participants

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With the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) announcing in July 2017, essentially, its intent to no longer persuade or compel panel banks to make LIBOR submissions by the end of 2021, the future of LIBOR, and its role in...more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 9.22.16

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As most expected, the Fed held rates steady yesterday. Though its divided FOMC and Chair Yellen’s comments about an improving economy seem to portend a rate hike before the end of the year....more

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