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Mayer Brown

Exploring the Unexpected and Often Unwelcome Federal Income Tax Consequences of Debt Modifications

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As a number of debt instruments issued several years ago in a relatively low interest rate environment now have their maturity date approaching in a much higher interest rate environment, borrowers are increasingly seeking to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Worthwhile Proposal for Worthless Debt

In December, Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations updating the standard for determining when a debt instrument held by certain banks and insurance regulated entities will be conclusively presumed to be worthless...more

ArentFox Schiff

The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition (Part I)

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Although July 3 was the first business day on which no USD LIBOR was published, many financial instruments will not reset until the next reset date, based upon the tenor of each instruments’ underlying benchmark, which could...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Long-Term Debt Requirements for Large Banks

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In Short: The Situation: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the "Agencies") have proposed rules...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Yellen Calls on World Bank to Take Decisive Action on Climate Change

On February 9, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, urging the World Bank to “evolve” and be “bolder and more imaginative” in its operational approach to tackling...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ESMA Overview of the Market for ESG Ratings Providers in the EU and FCA Feedback on ESG Integration in UK Capital Markets

Here is a summary of ESG announcements from the European Union’s European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). ...more

Hogan Lovells

With a New Year, Brings a New Rate . . . The Transition from LIBOR Is Now Here

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In March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, announced that sterling, euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen LIBOR panels, as well as panels for one-week...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New UK Climate Disclosure Rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued consultation papers introducing new mandatory climate-linked disclosure requirements. The proposals are consistent with the “roadmap” published by the UK Government, which set...more

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