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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2024

Across industries, companies are facing new and uncertain regulatory pressures and demands in areas including artificial intelligence, sustainability, algorithmic pricing and fintech-bank relations. In this issue of The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Reserve Board Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Banking-As-A-Service Provider

On June 14, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released a cease and desist order against an Arkansas-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider for compliance and risk management failures. As part of the order, the bank is...more

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Digital Asset SCPS Consultation Guidance

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "Authority") released its Digital Asset Business Single Currency Pegged Stablecoins (SCPS) Consultation Guidance (the "Guidance"). The Guidance seeks to provide information and...more

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FDIC Proposes Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total...

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On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed guidelines establishing standards for corporate governance and risk management for covered institutions with total assets of $10 billion...more

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One Size Fits All: The FDIC’s Proposed Corporate Governance and Risk Management Guidelines

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The FDIC has proposed guidelines that would establish corporate governance and risk management expectations for FDIC-regulated banks with $10 billion or more in total assets. The FDIC is doing so in a rulemaking under its...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2023

Changing CEOs is one of the most critical decisions any board faces. In this issue of The Informed Board, we offer tips on how to avoid the mistakes we most often see. We also explain the problems companies could face if the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

BCLP

2022 Governance Best Practices Survey

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Even the strongest corporate boards benefit from a regular infusion of fresh ideas. Culture, composition and governance practices - all of these are critical elements for boards to fulfill their oversight role, support...more

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California Banks And Limitations On Distributions To Shareholders

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Chapter 5 of the California Corporations Code imposes specific limitations on distributions to shareholders.  Because California chartered banks are formed under the California General Corporation Law, one would expect that...more

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[Virtual Event] Compliance Solutions Across Industries - June 9th, 8:55 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Compliance Solutions Across Industries - Are you looking to: - Create a stronger compliance program for your organization? - Explore key takeaways from recent international and domestic enforcement actions? -...more

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ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

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Financial Regulatory Observer – March 2019: Navigating uncertainty: Corporate governance for foreign banks in the US

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With the regulatory agenda for the US operations of foreign banks in a state of flux, Kevin Petrasic, Paul Saltzman, Glen Cuccinello, Will Giles and Alexander Abedine of global law firm White & Case provide a map to help...more

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Current Topics in Bank Governance and Recommended Practices

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Banking is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. In recent years, that regulatory burden has grown, as has the complexity of the risks faced by the industry....more

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Federal Reserve Hits Wells Fargo with Unprecedented Enforcement Action (Part I of II)

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In an extraordinary action, with significant ramifications for the financial industry, the Federal Reserve recently announced a series of enforcement actions against Wells Fargo....more

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Examiners are Carefully Scrutinizing Financial Institutions’ Compensation Arrangements

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It has come to our attention that some examiners have recently been carefully scrutinizing financial institutions’ employee compensation arrangements. Although it now appears unlikely that the proposed Dodd-Frank rules on...more

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Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts

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Host Jonathan Hightower is joined by Ken Achenbach to discuss this week's proposed guidance from the Federal Reserve on the effectiveness of bank boards. In addition, at the outset of the episode Jonathan and Ken reviewed...more

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FDIC Provides Corporate Governance Guidance to Community Banks

The FDIC issued a special edition of Supervisory Insights, “A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket Guide for Directors.” This special corporate governance...more

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FDIC’s Corporate Governance Guidance Reinforces Board of Directors’ Role in Cybersecurity Preparedness

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has long considered a community bank’s board of directors as one of the most important elements in the successful operation of a bank. Nearly thirty years ago, the FDIC issued its...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

FDIC & Cyber: Words of Warning to Financial Institutions and their Boards

Financial institutions sit atop a wealth of personal information – not to mention money. In an interconnected world in which sensitive customer information is stored on servers and in the cloud – and online and mobile...more

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