Dodd-Frank Banking
Legislation Amending Volcker Rule Passes in House
Banking, Investment Advisers The Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act (HR 4096) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Volcker Rule adopted by the regulators limited the ability of bank holding companies and their affiliates, including investment advisers, to sponsor covered funds. Consequently, according to the current regulations, a covered fund cannot use the name of a […] Read more →
FDIC Provides Corporate Governance Guidance to Community Banks
Banking, Uncategorized The FDIC issued a special edition of Supervisory Insights, “A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket... Read more →
OFR Analyzes Changes in Regulatory Use of Credit Ratings Since Dodd-Frank
Banking, Broker-Dealer, Public Companies and Securities Treasury’s Office of Financial Research has released a brief entitled “Credit Ratings in Financial Regulation: What’s Changed Since the Dodd-Frank Act?” The... Read more →
New Proposed Rules on Banker Incentive Compensation Released
Banking, Broker-Dealer, Employment, Executive Compensation The National Credit Union Administration, or NCUA, became the first of six Agencies to unveil a revised rule proposal under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act: prohibiting... Read more →