Financial Institutions, Regulatory Agenda, Foreign Investment

The Big Beautiful Bill and the Effects on Bank Lending Into the US

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/2/2025

Every year, foreign lenders make thousands of loans to U.S. entities. The U.S. withholding tax on the related interest payments has been generally stable since 1984. The general rule is that interest paid under these loans...more

Fintechs Branching Into the United States

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/10/2025

The federal banking agencies under a second Trump Administration are expected to be more receptive to industry proposals geared toward growth. We've previously explored national trust banks to streamline state licensing....more

Sukuk markets keep close eye on standards review

White & Case LLP on 12/12/2024

The sukuk market is keeping a close watch on a proposed set of Sharia guidelines that could significantly change how sukuk instruments are structured and distributed - The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organization...more

Expanded Export Controls and Sanctions Require Heightened Compliance for All Industries

Buchalter on 10/1/2024

A Changed Regulatory Environment – Companies who think that U.S. export controls and sanctions do not apply to their products and channels of trade should reassess that position. As an example, approximately US$1.1 billion in...more

On the existence of a pan-European reverse solicitation regime under MIFID II, and importance on a 'Hard' BREXIT

A&O Shearman on 7/12/2024

This client memorandum concerns a highly technical point of considerable practical importance. It challenges aspects of the received wisdom that, for post-Brexit cross-border investment business conducted from the U.K....more

"PACTE": French President Macron's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation

Jones Day on 7/2/2018

The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more

Observation 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Volcker Rule and the Implications for Foreign Banks Investing in...

Troutman Pepper on 10/20/2015

1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more

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