by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 16, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
During their most recent meeting, the Financial Stability Oversight Council revealed that the asset management sector remains an area of concern to the super-regulator. According to minutes of the November 2, 2015 meeting, the FSOC has identified six categories of...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Oct 19, 2015 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies, Procedural Changes
In a nearly four-hour hearing held on December 8, 2015, members of the House Financial Services Committee grilled the heads of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), accusing the FSOC of a poor transparency and lack of responsiveness to legislators’...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Feb 19, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Over the objections many, including asset managers, insurance companies, and even legislators and other regulators, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has pushed ahead with its mandate to identify risks to financial stability that could arise from the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 20, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Cross-Post, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Borrower default indemnification, sometimes referred to as a “securities replacement guarantee,” is fairly common in the securities lending industry. Under the typical arrangement, should a borrower of a security fail to return it at the end of the loan, the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jun 6, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In a May 29, 2014 white paper, Blackrock responded strongly to the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) 2014 Annual Report which raised concerns about asset managers and securities lending. In particular, Blackrock’s paper takes issue with FSOC’s assertion...
