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On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, SEC and CFTC (the Agencies) proposed amendments to the covered fund provisions of the Volcker Rule. The proposed amendments address long-standing concerns with the over-broad definition of covered fund, the treatment of foreign funds (both public and private), and the…
Continue Reading Volcker 2.1: Agencies Propose Revisions to Covered Fund Provisions

The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) recently revised guidelines (the 2019 Guidelines) on how it will identify and address financial stability risks are a major shift from the guidelines it issued in the immediate aftermath of the Financial Crisis.  The 2019 Guidelines draw upon lessons learned from…
Continue Reading Client Memorandum: FSOC Shift to an Activities-Based Approach Signals an Emphasis on the Risks to Financial Stability from Digital Transformation

Financial services regulatory reform will continue to be active in 2020, with developments percolating in all three branches of government.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the 2020 Vision Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas,…
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The Federal Reserve has approved its long-awaited Final Rule amending and restating the 165(d) resolution planning rule. The FDIC is expected to soon approve an identical rule.  The Final Rule is largely unchanged from the Federal Reserve’s and FDIC’s May 2019 joint 165(d) Rule Proposal, and among other things:

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Financial services regulatory reform continues to evolve in 2019.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Fall Focus Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, agencies and actors.  We will continue to track these issues and…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Fall Focus Edition

On June 21, 2019, the SEC adopted security-based swap (SBS) capital, margin and segregation requirements (the SEC Rules) for SBS dealers (SBSDs) and major SBS participants, revised the capital and segregation requirements for broker-dealers that are not SBSDs to the extent they engage in SBS…
Continue Reading Visual Memorandum: SEC’s Security-Based Swap Capital, Margin and Segregation Rules

The main lesson from the CFPB symposium on “abusive acts or practices” is that there won’t be any clarity anytime soon.  In response to long-lasting concerns from the financial services industry that the indefinite scope and meaning of what amounts to an “abusive” act or practice generates uncertainty and impedes…
Continue Reading Additional Clarity Could be Coming on the CFPB’s “Abusive” Acts or Practices Authority—But Don’t Hold Your Breath

In his final speech to the FIA, Chairman Giancarlo last week discussed three cross border swaps proposals that he will schedule for Commission consideration before he steps down on July 15.  Giancarlo has been particularly focused during his tenure on advancing a cross border swaps framework based on regulatory deference…
Continue Reading Giancarlo Races to the Cross Border Line

Financial services regulatory reform continues to evolve in 2019.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Summer Spotlight Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, agencies and actors.  We will continue to track these issues and…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Summer Spotlight Edition

U.S. federal banking regulators plan to revive efforts to regulate financial institution incentive compensation, as required under Section 956 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act).  The Wall Street Journal reports that the current effort is in its “early stages” and is being…
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