January 29, 2026
Mayer Brown LLP, 14th Floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
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This event will feature partner-led sessions on the issues demanding your attention NOW (CLE eligible) and strategic conversations about what’s NEXT, including a fireside chat with Richard Clarida (Former Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve Board of…
On November 21, 2025, the Structured Finance Association, on behalf of the risk transfer market, received no-action relief on the issue of registration as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) from the staff of the Division of Market Participants of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). This long-awaited relief provides greater certainty that participants in certain…
On September 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission published a concept release requesting comments on whether to amend the asset-level disclosure requirements for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in Item 1125 of Regulation AB. The release solicits comments on whether to revise the definition of “asset-backed security” and/or other definitions in Item 1101 of Regulation AB. …
Over the past few years, we have seen growing interest in Commercial Paper (CP) programmes with a sustainable focus.
Traditionally used by corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and other issuers for short-term liquidity needs, CP is now being adapted to align with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has recognised…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments that will change the way filers access and manage their accounts on EDGAR (changes collectively referred to as “EDGAR Next” by the SEC). Among other things, EDGAR Next will phase out and ultimately eliminate the EDGAR access codes that filers (and financial printers and other…
Last week, SIFMA released its annual Capital Markets Fact Book, which reports comprehensive data on capital markets activity generally. The U.S. equity markets represent 42.6% of the $115 trillion global equity markets, with the second largest market, the EU, accounting for 11%. U.S. ECM activity saw an increase of 39.9% year-over-year, with $139.1 billion raised…
On July 31, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff in the Division of Corporation Finance posted three new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) related to the rules and forms adopted under Regulation AB, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act with respect to asset-backed securities. C&DIs provide guidance to those who must…
On November 27, 2023, the US Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final Securities Act Rule 192 (“Final Rule 192”) prohibiting certain conflicts of interest in securitization transactions. In general, Final Rule 192 prohibits a “securitization participant” with respect to an “asset-backed security” (“ABS”) from directly or indirectly engaging in any “conflicted transaction” during the applicable…
