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The UK Digital Securities Sandbox is officially open

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On September 30, 2024, the UK Digital Securities Sandbox was officially declared open. The announcement was made by the Bank of England (BoE) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following the consultation earlier...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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Regulatory monitoring - July 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more

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CRT and SRT trades: an introductory guide for issuers and investors - June 2024

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Our new report provides a practical introduction to credit risk transfer (CRT) and significant risk transfer (SRT) trades. It is a comprehensive starting point for new issuers, investors and other stakeholders. While CRT...more

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UK Grants Equivalence to EEA UCITS Under Overseas Funds Regime

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Overseas Funds Regime) (Equivalence) (European Economic Area) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/635) were made on May 13, 2024 and enter into force on July 16, 2024. Established by the...more

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New UK Securitization Regime Set to Start on November 1, 2024

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The Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were made on May 22, 2024 and come into force for the most part on November 1, 2024. The Amending Regulations supplement the new U.K. securitization regime established under the...more

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European Commission Consults on Draft Delegated Regulation for OTC Derivatives Identifying Reference Data

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The European Commission has published consultation for a draft Delegated Regulation supplementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation as regards OTC derivatives identifying reference data to be used for the...more

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eWpG – Bilingual version (GER – EN)

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In an effort to further facilitate your navigation through the complex landscape of digital securities, we have taken the initiative to translate an essential piece of German legislation – the Act on the Introduction of...more

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eWpRV – Bilingual version (GER – EN)

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In an effort to further facilitate your navigation through the complex landscape of digital securities, we have taken the initiative to translate an essential piece of German legislation – the Regulation on Requirements for...more

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Ireland | Chambers 2024 Global Practice Guide on Securitisation

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1. Specific Financial Asset Types - 1.1 Common Financial Assets - A wide range of asset classes have been securitised by Irish special purpose entities (SPEs): residential mortgages; commercial mortgages; auto loans;...more

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Amendments to the Mexican Securities Market Law and the Investment Funds Law

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On December 28, 2023, a decree was published to reform and add several provisions to the Mexican Securities Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores) and the Investment Funds Law (Ley de Fondos de Inversión) (the "Reform...more

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Update für Wertpapierinstitute: Wertpapierinstituts-Inhaberkontrollverordnung verkündet

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Am 15. Januar 2024 wurde die Wertpapierinstituts-Inhaberkontrollverordnung im Bundesgesetzblatt verkündet, die Verordnung ist am heutigen Tage in Kraft getreten. Inhaberkontrollverfahren bei Wertpapierinstituten - Die...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Decades-Old Question Answered: Term Loans Are Not Securities

A recent appellate ruling, Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., rejected the contention that syndicated term loans should be treated as securities, affirming the long-held view by market participants that these loans are...more

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DFPI Says No MTA License Required To Issue Tokenized U.S. Dollars

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Earlier this month, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued a quasi interpretive opinion regarding whether the unnamed requestor must be licensed under California's Money Transmission Act to...more

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Will President Trump's Regulation Cuts Reduce Ongoing Disclosure for Bond-Financed Projects?

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President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2017, signed an executive order entitled "Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System," which directed the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators,...more

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Full Steam Ahead for the Through-Train – Part Two: The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

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The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Shanghai Train”), a pilot program for establishing mutual stock market access between Mainland China and Hong Kong, was announced in April 2014 by Premier Li Keqiang at the Boao Forum...more

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"MiFID 2: Reforming the Regulation of EU Securities and Derivatives Markets"

The European Union has begun a wide-ranging and radical reform of its securities and derivatives markets through MiFID 2, which is scheduled to be implemented across the EU by January 3, 2017. Implementation is dependent on a...more

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ECON Publishes Draft Reports on Regulation on Banking Structural Reforms and Regulation on Securities Financing Transactions

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The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has published two draft reports on (i) the proposed Regulation on banking structural reforms and (ii) the proposed Regulation on securities financing...more

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National Securities Regulator Moves Forward; Draft Legislation Published

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On September 8, 2014, the governments of Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement formalizing the terms of the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory...more

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Observation 1.1.1 On The Volcker Rule: Community Banks – Compliance

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On December 10, 2013, the federal banking agencies jointly issued final regulations to implement the “Volcker Rule,” added to the Bank Holding Company Act by Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, to prohibit banking entities and...more

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CFTC Issues Advisory Concerning Commodity Trading Advisors and Swaps

On December 23, CFTC provided guidance regarding requirements imposed on commodity trading advisors (CTAs) resulting from Dodd-Frank on the potential new advisory obligations of CTAs....more

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Banking Regulators Say That Volcker Rule Does Not Require Immediate Sale of Collateralized Debt Obligations Backed by Trust...

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The FRB, the FDIC, and the OCC (the “Agencies”) issued a joint FAQ clarifying certain aspects of the treatment of interests in collateralized debt obligations backed by trust preferred securities (“TruPS CDOs”) under the...more

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Federal, Ontario and BC Governments Announce New Securities Regulator

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On September 19, 2013, the finance ministers of Canada, Ontario and British Columbia announced an agreement in principle to create a new securities regulator through a "cooperative capital markets regulatory system". ...more

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