The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities Via COVID-19 Relief
The U.S. Department of the Treasury requires U.S. issuers—including U.S.-domiciled investment funds1—to report foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. securities every five years on its Treasury International Capital (TIC) Form...more
On October 30, 2023, after continued pressure from legislators and industry participants—and a recent lawsuit—the SEC issued an order providing relief for fixed-income securities sold pursuant to Rule 144A from the public...more
On April 26, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of two actions brought by issuers of collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) against the trustee and master servicer of...more
The European Central Bank has launched a EUR 750 billion bond purchase programme designed to mitigate the enormous economic and financial risks to the Eurozone caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The creation of the "Pandemic...more
Earlier this week, we noted that COVID-19 might be the pin that bursts a corporate debt bubble. Unfortunately, corporate debt is not the only type of debt poised to explode, particularly under mounting pressure from COVID-19...more
In March 2017, the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) announced a new debt multilateral trading facility (“MTF”) targeted at institutional and professional investors, the International Securities Market (the “ISM”). The ISM...more
The regulatory framework for virtual currencies is evolving, as federal and state regulators and courts wrestle with the circumstances in which cryptocurrencies are securities. For instance, the staff of the Securities and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released a revised Form SHC (with corresponding instructions), which is part of the Treasury International Capital (TIC) data reporting system. Form SHC is the mandatory five-year...more
Form Deadline Is March 3, 2017 - Introduction - The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released a revised Form SHC (with corresponding instructions), which is part of the Treasury International Capital (TIC)...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more
In the Official Gazette No. 195 of 22 August 2016, the Italian Government published the Ministerial Decree of 9 August 2016 (the "Decree") that amended the list of countries and territories "allowing an adequate exchange of...more
This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more
Canada’s C$30-billion market for “asset-backed commercial paper” will soon be regulated by Canada’s securities regulators (CSA) for the first time....more
A final credit risk retention rule was recently issued with respect to asset-backed securities (ABS) by the prudential bank regulators (the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance...more