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In my article, The Pension System and the Rise of Shareholder Primacy, which has recently appeared in the Seton Hall Law Review, I explore the influence of the pension system on corporate governance, particularly shareholder primacy and the relationship …
Federal Reserve Issues Interim Final Rules Addressing Application of New Basel III-Based Capital Framework for Purposes of the 2013-2014 Capital Plan and Stress Test Cycle
The Federal Reserve recently issued two interim final rules that clarify how covered companies must
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) jointly issued a final policy framework (the “Policy Framework”) establishing minimum standards for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The Policy Framework is a result …
Shuanghui International Holdings Limited (“Shuanghui”) and Smithfield Foods, Inc. (“Smithfield”) announced on Friday that the companies have received notice from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that its national security review of the proposed acquisition by
The following post is based on a recent Gibson Dunn memo, available here, that was originally published on August 27, 2013.
This post provides a brief summary of a number of recent developments and trends in corporate governance and
Beyond the general aspects of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new JOBS Act rules previously discussed in this series of articles, issuers who rely on new Rule 506(c) for an onshore offering and Regulation S and foreign private …
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) caused quite a stir in 2012 when it changed its rules to require investment advisers to mutual funds that invest to any significant degree in derivatives, to register as “Commodity Pool Operators” (CPOs). The …
The following comes to us from special counsel Assia Damianova and partner Nick Shiren of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in London.
On 17 July 2013, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”)1 …
Charles Michael is a partner at Brune & Richard LLP in New York and is the editor of the SDNY Blog, available here.
In an opinion Monday, Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern …
Federal District Court Expresses Skepticism That Dodd-Frank Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction Provision Overturns Morrison in Government Enforcement Actions
In a memo we wrote on the day the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law, we discussed a provision in that law seemingly intended …
On July 22, 2013, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) is due to be implemented in every member state in the European Union. One of the most immediate areas where the AIFMD will have an impact on the activities …
On July 12, 2013, the CFTC adopted long-anticipated final cross-border guidance (the “Final Guidance”) that provides guidelines for the application of the CFTC’s swap regulatory regime to cross-border swap activities. At the same time, the CFTC adopted a phase-in compliance
Discussing the Legal Theory of Finance (LTF) on the Marketplace of Ideas has been a great experience. I want to thank my colleague Kathryn Judge for coming up with the idea and for writing an inspiring blog post that raises …
In A legal theory of finance, Katharina Pistor outlines a theory designed to deal with the law-finance paradox, that is, the observation that when “the full force of law is relaxed or suspended to take account of changes in …
Richard Shamos is an Associate in the Investment Management practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in New York.
The relationship between free markets and government is perhaps one of the most prominent economic issues of modern political economy. In …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published its first major policy treatment of sovereign debt restructuring since 2003. It was prompted by the flawed restructuring in Greece, high profile litigation against Argentina, and recurring crises in smaller …
On June 26, in a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, “Examining How the Dodd-Frank Act Could Result in More Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts,” former FDIC Chair Shelia Bair testified to being “surprised at the lack of concern over the designation of …