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Federal Reserve Announces Update For One Firm's Individual Capital Requirements

As we previously reported, on August 29, the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") announced the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1.

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FDIC Outlines Major Reforms

At the September 2025 meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill laid out an ambitious set of reforms designed...

United States Finance

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Butler Snow LLP

Arnold & Porter Discusses The CLARITY Act

For over a decade, regulators, market participants, and Congress have wrestled with the challenge of regulating crypto assets. This relatively nascent asset class, underpinned by novel technology...

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

Investment-Related Highlights

The NAIC Summer National Meeting was held in Minneapolis from August 10-13, 2025. This Legal Update reports on selected investment-related topics from the Summer National Meeting...

United States Insurance

MB

Mayer Brown

Special Qualified Small Business Stock Issues Applicable To Pooled Investment Fund Partnerships

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

Federal Reserve Board Hosts Capital Conference To Further Capital Reform Efforts

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

CRD VI—European Banking Authority Report On Direct Provision Of Services From Third Country Institutions

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

US FDIC Requests Comment On Industrial Loan Company Framework

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Issue Joint Statement On Crypto-Asset Safekeeping By Banking Organizations

United States Finance

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Treasury Secretary Bessent Outlines Strategic Vision For Financial Regulatory Reform At Federal Reserve Capital Conference

United States Finance

AP

Anderson P.C.

Federal Banking Agencies Propose Revision To Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio

United States Finance

SJ

Steptoe LLP

US Banking Regulators Propose Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Reform

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

The EU Makes Significant Changes To The Securitisation Regulations And Associated Prudential Rules

European Union Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Proposed Rulemaking To Amend ESLR

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Still On The Fence About Hiring A Lawyer? Here's Why Timing Matters (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Crowley Law LLC

Fair Use In AI Training: What Is Considered "Transformative?" (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

Out With A Whimper: BCBS Publishes Climate Disclosure Framework

On June 13, 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") published its framework for the disclosure of climate-related financial risks.

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

From TCFD To CRFR: Decoding The Basel Committee's Climate Disclosure Drive

On June 13, 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a voluntary framework for climate-related financial risk disclosures, marking a significant advancement in global...

United States Finance

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Jones Day

New York Enacts Landmark Buy Now Pay Later Regulation Amid Federal Regulatory Recalibration

In a significant consumer protection move, New York has enacted legislation within its FY 2026 budget to regulate BNPL products — installment-style credit often offered at the point of sale...

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Project Finance Laws And Regulations Why The World Needs Multi-Sourced Project Financings (And Project Finance Lawyers…) 2025

Project financing has evolved significantly since it was first used to finance maritime operations and infrastructure developments in ancient Greece and Rome.

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

New SBA Final Rule Implements Significant Changes To SBIC Program

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

What's Happening At The SEC? (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Great Fund Insights: Co-Investing 101: Shared Risk, Shared Reward

United States Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

The JC Report On The Functioning Of The European Securitisation Regulation: An Unhelpful Regulatory Intervention For Europe's CLO And Securitisation Markets

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

NAIC Advances Initiatives On Insurance Company Investments At Spring National

United States Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The (Likely) New Banking Regulators In Their Own Words

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

Regulatory Monitoring Newsletter, February 2025

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Federal Reserve And FDIC Withdraw From The Network For Greening The Financial System

United States Insurance

MB

Mayer Brown

CRT Transactions In The EU, U.K. And The U.S.

Worldwide Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

The European Union Kicks Off Its Consultation On The Reform Of Its Securitisation Framework

European Union Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulatory Monitoring Newsletter, February 2025

The BCBS has published its work programme and strategic priorities for 2025/2026, which include: (i) Basel III implementation; (ii) risk assessment and safeguarding resilience...

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Federal Reserve And FDIC Withdraw From The Network For Greening The Financial System

The Federal Reserve and FDIC have withdrawn from the Network for Greening the Financial System due to concerns that its activities exceeded the Federal Reserve's and the FDIC's statutory mandates.

United States Insurance

MB

Mayer Brown

CRT Transactions In The EU, U.K. And The U.S.

In this bulletin, we consider the current state of the EU, U.K. and U.S. markets for credit risk transfer ("CRT") transactions, with a particular focus on the fund finance market.

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

The European Union Kicks Off Its Consultation On The Reform Of Its Securitisation Framework

The European Commission has produced the first leg of its long awaited consultation on the function of the EU Securitisation Framework ("ESF") in the form of a paper setting out consultation questions.

European Union Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have To Increase Their Capital Requirements?

United States Real Estate

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Proposal: Update And Thoughts

On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Basel III Endgame proposal was published in the Federal Register. The comment period ended on January 16, 2024...

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Outline CRR III / CRD VI - Final Basel III Standards

The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017...

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: The Diverging Paths Of Private Funds Regulation (Podcast)

When it comes to the regulation of alternative asset managers, Europe and the US have – until now – been on parallel paths.

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Travers Smith LLP

CRD6: Implications For US Fund Finance Lenders

The European Union's new Capital Requirements Directive 6 (CRD6) introduces significant regulatory changes for non-EU banks operating within EU Member States.

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Codifying And Demystifying: The CFTC Adopts Amendments To Capital And Financial Reporting Requirements For Swap Dealers Largely Based On Prior Relief

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Regulators Preparing To Finalize Basel IV

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Implications Of An Early Extension Of A 364-Day Credit Facility

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Vice Chair Barr Delivers Remarks On Fed's Counterparty Credit Risk Supervisory Priorities

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Licensing Link - February 15, 2024

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Fractional CFO: What Is It And What To Expect

United States Commercial

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Bennett Thrasher

Georgia On The Mind: An Explainer For Payments Companies Considering The Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank Charter

United States Finance

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Venable LLP

New York Governor Hochul Seeks To Strengthen And Expand State Consumer Protection Laws

United States Consumer

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WilmerHale

The Benefits Of Term Debt Tranches In Fund Finance Products – And What To Consider When Utilizing Term Debt

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Fed's Proposed Rule Post-Silicon Valley Bank Falls Short

United States Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

CFTC Proposes Revisions To Clarify Capital And Financial Reporting Requirements For Bank And Non-Bank Swap Dealers

United States Finance

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Regulation Round Up

European Union Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Interview With Bill Hulse From The US Chamber Of Commerce (Podcast)

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

US NAIC Fall 2023 National Meeting Highlights: Major Investment-Related Initiatives

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

FDIC Director McKernan Discusses Basel III Endgame

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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