The Financial Stability Board (FSB) recently issued a report on vulnerabilities in the markets for commercial paper (CP) and negotiable certificates of deposit (CDs). The report analyzes the structure of the markets, identifies vulnerabilities, and suggests reforms that policy makers might consider. It acknowledges that limitations exist, and, therefore, the adoption of the reforms will

The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) in December 2017 and set out in the BCBS standard “Basel III: Finalising post-crisis reforms” (BCBS 424).

To implement these standards, the European Commission has amended the Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) 575/2013, as

On May 22, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763 – the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) – the first time a chamber of Congress has passed major digital asset legislation.  While the prospects of FIT21 becoming law remain very uncertain, FIT21 is an important milestone in the

On May 13, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (the “CIP Proposal”) that would apply customer identification program obligations to SEC registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers. In this Legal Update, we provide

The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service recently issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 4501 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the 1% stock buyback excise tax. The tax applies to stock repurchases and “economically similar transactions” undertaken by publicly traded US (and certain foreign) corporations beginning on January 1, 2023.

On January 16, 2024, the comment period closed for the US banking regulators’ Basel III Endgame proposal. Nearly 200 comment letters were submitted from the financial sector, commercial user, and the general public.

Mayer Brown has been actively engaged on this important rulemaking. We have helped clients draft numerous comment letters, including for the

New Topics and Content Highlight FINRA’s Increased Focus on Cybersecurity, Crypto Assets, Artificial Intelligence, Market Integrity, Off-Channel Communications and Other Key Risk Areas

On January 9, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”), which builds on the structure and content of FINRA’s prior reports

The Financial Stability Oversight Council recently released its annual report.  Not surprisingly, this year’s report reviewed the banking failures in the early part of the year.  In discussing the “vulnerabilities in the banking sector” that resulted in the bank failures, the Report cited poor risk management practices and heavy reliance on uninsured deposits as

On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority published its “Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR“) and investment labels” policy statement (PS23/16) (the “Policy Statement”). The Policy Statement introduces a set of new rules aimed at tackling greenwashing, including investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how terms like “ESG”, “green” and “sustainable”

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has finalized its cybersecurity regulation for banks, branches and agencies of foreign banks, insurance companies, mortgage loan originators, mortgage loan servicers, mortgage brokers, licensed lenders, sales finance companies, money transmitters and other financial services