On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed revisions to the restrictions on brokered deposits (the “Proposal”). The Proposal is intended to strengthen the restrictions to reflect the FDIC’s experience since earlier revisions in 2020 and the regional bank failures of 2023. This is generally accomplished by undoing key elements of the
FSB Raises Concerns With CP and CD Markets
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
Outline CRR III / CRD VI – Final Basel III Standards
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
SEC and FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Certain Investment Advisers
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
SEC Adopts Amendments To Regulation S-P
On May 15, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) to Regulation S-P under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), which governs the treatment of nonpublic personal information about consumers by certain financial institutions, to modernize and enhance the protections under the regulation.
The Amendments require broker-dealers
Liability Management in the EU. An Overview
Webinar | May 21, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT
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Mayer Brown’s Capital Markets and Financial Services Regulatory Team cordially invites you to our 30-minute Know-How Webinars. Over the course of this series, we will report on the main 2024 developments relevant to capital markets, structured products, derivatives, and financial regulatory
A ‘Byte-Sized’ Breakfast Discussion: Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategies and Regulator Expectations
- Delve into emerging cybersecurity threats and defenses, including API security and vendor risk;
- Discuss the current regulatory framework and proposed SEC cybersecurity
1% Stock Buyback Tax: US Treasury IRS Release Proposed Regulations
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.
MB Microtalk: FINRA Notice on Private Placements – Part 3
In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Tim Nagy discusses FINRA Regulatory Notice 23-08, which provides supplemental and updated guidance on private placements.
Read our related client alert.
This microtalk is a part of a series on the FINRA Notice on Private Placements. Parts 1, 2 and 4 are available on our MB Microtalk
MB Microtalk: FINRA Notice on Private Placements – Part 2
In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Tim Nagy discusses FINRA Regulatory Notice 23-08, which provides supplemental and updated guidance on private placements.
Read our related client alert.
This microtalk is a part of a series on the FINRA Notice on Private Placements. Parts 1, 3 and 4 are available on our MB Microtalk