by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Dec 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
The systematic effect of money market funds on the wider financial system is a topic of hot debate, with finance ministers, regulators, and standard setting bodies all over the globe weighing in. The New York Federal Reserve Bank is the latest to do so, asking...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Dec 12, 2013 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
On December 10, 2013, five federal agencies issued final rules developed jointly to implement section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”). The final Volker Rules prohibit FDIC insured depository institutions...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 26, 2013 | All, Procedural Changes
In a joint letter issued on November 5th, the FDIC, Bank of England, German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, and Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority requested that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association adopt language in derivatives...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
On November 5, 2013, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) launched the second stage of its two-stage quantitative impact study on the proposed regulatory framework for securities financing transactions. As you may recall, on August 29, 2013, the FSB published the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 18, 2013 | All
On November 8, 2013, a three-judge panel of the UK Court of Appeals handed down a much awaited ruling in two LIBOR-related cases. The ruling allows plaintiffs in two cases involving interest rate swap transactions referencing LIBOR to amend their claims to allege that...
