On Sunday evening, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors — including all uninsured depositors — after...more
3/17/2023
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Banks ,
Biden Administration ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
On Sunday evening, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors—including all uninsured...more
3/14/2023
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Banks ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
A flurry of activity on January 27 signaled continued skepticism from the Federal Reserve of crypto-asset-related activities generally and open, public or decentralized networks in particular....more
From June 2 to June 4, leading central bankers, policymakers, regulators, private sector CEOs, civil society members and academics gathered for the Green Swan 2021 Global Virtual Conference.
The conference was co-hosted...more
6/8/2021
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
European Central Bank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Financial Reporting Standards ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Paris Agreement ,
Professional Conferences ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Transparency ,
United Nations
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank announced several unprecedented emergency measures, including unlimited purchases of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities, three new lending facilities, and expansion of two programs...more
3/24/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Facilities ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Secondary Markets ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
State of Emergency
In a significant move to provide liquidity to U.S. corporations, the Federal Reserve Board announced today that it will establish a Commercial Paper Funding Facility (“CPFF2020”). The Federal Reserve’s action parallels its...more
The Federal Reserve Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing revisions to Regulations Y and Regulations LL. The proposal would revise and clarify the standards for determining when a company exercises...more