The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) recently issued a proposed rule that would codify and clarify when a company is presumed to have a controlling influence over the management and policies of a second company (Proposed...more
7/3/2019
/ Asset Management ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
CBCA ,
Controlling Influence Test ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Federal Reserve ,
HOLA ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Non-Controlling Interests ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Contests ,
Public Comment ,
Voting Control Test ,
Voting Shares
Many private equity, hedge and mutual funds constantly have to confront the complex control rules that may impact even the smallest of investments in banks or bank holding companies (BHCs). The issue may be as simple as...more
7/5/2016
/ Activist Hedge Funds ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FRB ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Funds ,
Mutual Funds ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Proxy Contests ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs)
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has become sensitized to safety and soundness concerns relating to shareholder protection arrangements. These arrangements are generally designed to protect existing shareholders of bank...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) in December 2012 issued a proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) for the enhanced supervision of foreign banking organizations (“FBOs”) and any foreign...more
7/8/2013
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Assets ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Debt ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Banks ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Supervision