Dodd-Frank Banking
Here Comes Proxy Access

Banking, Insurance, Public Companies and Securities The SEC has announced that it will “consider” the adoption of proxy access rules on August 25, 2010. It is probably a safe bet that when they are done “considering” the issue they will adopt final rules. Sometimes the final rules are not available for immediate publication and availability is delayed for a couple of […] Read more →

Federal Reserve System Issues Proposed Rule on Jumbo Mortgage Loans
Banking The Federal Reserve Sytsem has issued a proposed rule under Regulation Z issued pursuant to the Truth in Lending Act. The proposed rule would implement Section 1461 of the... Read more →

SEC and CFTC to Hold Roundtable on Governance and Conflicts of Interest in Clearing and Listing of Swaps
Banking, Energy, Insurance, Public Companies and Securities On August 20, 2010, commencing at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 12:00 p.m., staff of the SEC and CFTC (the “Agencies”) will hold a public roundtable discussion at which... Read more →

Swap Rulemakings—CFTC & SEC Hit the Starting Blocks
Banking, Derivatives, Energy, Insurance As the CFTC’s first move in its monumental task of implementing the swap trading provisions of Dodd-Frank, the agency yesterday announced a joint Advanced Notice of Proposed... Read more →