Requiring systemically important financial institutions to prepare living wills has the potential to be one of the most effective tools in improving risk management, reducing systemic ris...
Davis Polk is pleased to announce the first installment of the “Davis Polk Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report.” This short presentation, to be issued monthly, uses empirical data t...
Yesterday seven federal agencies jointly finalized a proposed rule under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that would subject financial institut...
On March 23, 2011, the FDIC published its second notice of proposed rulemaking to implement its new Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA) under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Second NP...
A proposed rule issued under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act would subject financial institutions with $1 billion of assets to substantive and...
The final regulations implement the conformance period during which banking entities must bring their activities, investments and relationships into compliance with the prohibitions and r...
On February 8, 2011, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment setting forth suggested definiti...
In the wake of the recent purchase of AmericanWest Bank by a joint venture between a Goldman Sachs fund and Oaktree Capital, we have received numerous client inquiries regarding the diffe...
On September 18, 2010, the SEC proposed amendments which would require both financial and nonfinancial companies to disclose additional information in registration statements and periodic...
On September 12, 2010, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee Oversight Body” and the ...
