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On July 23, 2014, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS), the governmental agency that regulates the financial services and insurance industries in New York, released proposed regulations governing the use of virtual currencies in New York State …
The following post comes to us from Ronald Masulis, Scientia Professor of Finance at the Australian School of Business. It is based on his recent paper, Trading Rules, Competition for Order Flow and Market Fragmentation, which is co-authored by Amy …
On July 21, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) accepted a consent agreement, subject to final approval, to settle charges with two Internet resellers of Universal Product Code (UPC) barcodes accused of violating Section 5 of the FTC …
With the stock market regularly surpassing record highs, housing prices surging 13.6 percent in 2013 alone, and unemployment down to 6.7 percent, it is easy to forget just how dire the economic outlook appeared just five years ago. It is …
With over $186 billion in average daily trading volume, the To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) market serves as a significant funding and hedging vehicle for consumer mortgage origination. Although a large portion of the TBA market is comprised of highly liquid agency MBS, …
High frequency trading has more enemies than friends, but the key question is what are the costs of reform. Attorney General Schneiderman’s pending suit against Barclays PLC for allegedly misrepresenting that its dark pool (known as “LX”) was “safe” from …
For nearly 15 years, the United States has had the worldwide corruption enforcement stage to itself, reaping billions of dollars in fines and settlement payments from companies that have acknowledged engaging in bribery in foreign countries. That monopoly, however, may …
The following post comes to us from Brent J. Horton, Associate Professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. It is based on his recent paper entitled “For the Protection of Investors and the Public: Why Fannie Mae’s Mortgage-Backed …
The following post comes to us from David M. Driesen, University Professor at the Syracuse University College of Law. It is based on his article, “Legal Theory Lessons from the Financial Crisis,” which is forthcoming in the Journal …
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2014-18[1] (the “Ruling”) to clarify that stock options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), properly designed, can be used as a form of compensation to managers of hedge funds and other “nonqualified …
The following remarks were delivered by Commissioner Kara M. Stein of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before the Peterson Institute for International Economics on June 12, 2014. A copy of the speech is also available here.
Thank you, …
The following post comes to us from Henry T. C. Hu, Professor at the University of Texas School of Law. It is based on his recent paper, “Disclosure Universes and Modes of Information: Banks, Innovation, and Divergent Regulatory Quests,” which …
The following post comes to us from Carlos Berdejo, Associate Professor at Loyola Law School. It is based on his recent paper entitled “Going Public After the JOBS Act,” which is forthcoming in the Ohio State Law Journal and is …
The following post comes to us from James F. Reda, Managing Director, Kimberly A. Glass, Principal, and David M. Schmidt, Senior Consultant, all in the HR & Compensation Consulting Practice at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. It is based on …
The need for risk and compliance officers is skyrocketing as lenders and financial market participants remain under strict scrutiny in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. recently announced plans to add 13,000 officers …
The following post comes to us from Eilis Ferran, Professor of Company and Securities Law, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, and is based on her recent paper, “European Banking Union: Imperfect, But It Can Work,” which is available here…
The following post comes to us from Dan Ryan, Financial Services Advisory Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and is based on a PwC publication.
The US Liquidity Coverage Ratio (“LCR”) debuted in October 2013 when the federal banking agencies – Federal …
In a decision on March 7, 2014, the Delaware Court of Chancery found RBC Capital Markets, LLC liable for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors of Rural/Metro Corporation in connection with the sale of …
On April 8, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged CVS Caremark Corp. (“CVS”) with violating the federal securities laws by failing to accurately disclose significant financial setbacks and overstating its financial performance through improper accounting.[1] CVS, which has …
The following post comes to us from Omri Ben-Shahar, Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Carl E. Schneider, Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. It is based on their recent paper entitled “The Futility of …