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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Issues in Fund Finance

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During the course of any lending transaction, lenders will conduct a due diligence review of the borrower, including reviewing any relevant “know-your-customer” information. In the context of a fund finance transaction, this...more

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Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more

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FinCEN’s Proposed Rule to Regulate Investment Advisers: The Questions Industry Should Be Following

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FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...more

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FinCEN Proposes New Rule to Expand Anti-Money Laundering Requirements for Investment Advisers

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Key Points - On February 13, 2024, FinCEN issued an NPRM that seeks to include certain investment advisers in the definition of “financial institution” under the BSA. As described in the NPRM as well as in FinCEN’s fact...more

Carlton Fields

Impact Investing: Keys to a Responsible Exit

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Impact investing has been gaining new prominence recently to respond to the environmental and social challenges that the traditional frameworks of philanthropy alone could not address. Impact investors generally seek to...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Fraud in Subscription Credit Facilities

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Recent press coverage has brought to light allegations of fraud in relation to a subscription credit facility made available to a fund managed by a Florida-based private equity fund manager, JES Global Capital. The...more

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EU Risk Retention Undertakings in U.S. General Equipment ABS: Evolving Market Practice

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For companies seeking to finance general equipment assets via asset backed securitization (ABS) instruments, risk retention has become an important consideration. In response to the latest financial crisis, both the U.S. and...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2016: OECD Common Reporting Standard: The Next Steps

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The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) came into effect on 1 January 2016 in “early adopter” jurisdictions, including the UK and popular fund jurisdictions such...more

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Securitisation: Keeping it Simple?

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On 30 September 2015, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposal for a regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”)1 intended to harmonise existing EU laws applying to securitisations (including proposed...more

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OCIE Warns on Suitability in Retail Sales of Structured Products

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The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a recent “Risk Alert” noting observed deficiencies in broker-dealer supervision and compliance controls over retail sales of structured products –...more

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