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Financial Reform Legislation: Are You Prepared for What's Coming?
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by arnold

Passage of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the most far-reaching financial regulatory legislation since the Great Depression, has set the stage for major adjustments in the financial services industry. The Act impacts... Read More

Systemically Important Nonbank Financial Institutions: FSOC Approves Final Rule
Posted on 16 May 2012 by Morrison and Foerster LLP

On April 11, 2012, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the "Council") gave more shape to the framework of systemic risk regulation by publishing a final rule (the "Rule") that sets forth the process for the designation of nonbank... Read More

A Whole New Ball Game: “Systematically Important Financial Institution” Designations in the Dodd-Frank Paradigm
Posted on 24 Jul 2012 by K & L Gates LLP

by Daniel F.C. Crowley, Bruce J Heiman, Rebecca H. Laird, Karishma Shah Page, Andres Gil and Collins R. Clark On April 3, 2012, the Financial Stability Oversight Council unanimously approved the release establishing final rules and guidelines for how... Read More