by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 19, 2022 | All, Cross-Post, Formal Regulatory Remedies
A collection of the globe’s most significant securities trade associations[1] joined forces to file a comprehensive response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) second public consultation on the prudential treatment of banks’...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Feb 11, 2022 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Cross-Post
Widespread adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) could revolutionize cross-border payments by reducing friction and making it possible for T+1 or even T+0 settlement of cross-border trades. The Fed’s Digital Currency discussion paper is the central bank’s...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Oct 19, 2020 | All, Commentary, Cross-Post, Disclosure Regimes
Sustainable investing is becoming more important to investors when creating portfolios. As a result, institutions often follow policies with formal environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to guide their investments. They commit substantial resources to ESG...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Ed Blount | Sep 29, 2020 | All, Commentary, Cross-Post
European commissioners are reviewing a study from their securities and market authority (ESMA) that includes a recommendation for new laws to combat unfair trading practices and an extended remit for National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to conduct snap audits of...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Mar 19, 2019 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies, Procedural Changes
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the findings of its preliminary study of multiple withholding tax (WHT) reclaim schemes. ESMA conducted this preliminary study at the request European Parliament (EP) and has launched another more...