Financial services regulatory reform will continue to be active in 2021, with the Biden Administration focused on activity at the intersection of financial regulation and social policy. As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Spring Forward Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current and
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The Road Ahead for Financial Regulatory Reform in a Time of Democrats in Control
By John Banes, Luigi L. De Ghenghi, Randall D. Guynn, Jai R. Massari, Daniel Stipano, Gabriel D. Rosenberg, Margaret E. Tahyar, Zachary J. Zweihorn, Kyoko Takahashi Lin & Veronica M. Wissel on
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Today, we released our deck “The Road Ahead for Financial Regulatory Reform in a Time of Democrats in Control.” This deck describes our view of the road ahead for financial regulatory reform under a Biden Presidency, and updates the deck we published shortly after the 2020 election to reflect the…
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Financial Services Regulatory Reform in the Biden Administration: Key Areas of Focus
On November 9, 2020, we released our deck “Financial Services Regulatory Reform in the Biden Administration: Key Areas of Focus.” This deck describes our view of the road ahead for financial regulatory reform under a Biden Presidency and a Republican Senate. We see most of the action coming from the…
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Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—2020 Vision Edition
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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Visual Memorandum: Final Tailoring Rules for U.S. Banking Organizations
The U.S. banking agencies have completed one of the most important steps towards rebalancing the U.S. bank regulatory framework since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed in the wake of the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis. The agencies have adopted final rules to tailor enhanced prudential standards and U.S. Basel III…
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“Off the Rack”: Federal Reserve Finalizes Tailoring Rules with Few Changes
The Federal Reserve has finalized its rules to further tailor the regulatory framework for enhanced prudential standards and the U.S. Basel III capital and liquidity requirements applicable to domestic banking organizations and foreign banking organizations (Final Tailoring Rules). Compared to the proposed rules that the U.S. banking agencies…
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Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Fall Focus Edition
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…
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Davis Polk Client Memorandum: Banking Agencies Simplify Capital Rules for Non-Advanced Approaches Firms
The U.S. banking agencies have released a final rule amending the U.S. Basel III capital rules to simplify the capital treatment of capital deductions and recognition of minority interests for non-advanced approaches banking organizations, as well as implementing certain technical amendments applicable to both advanced approaches and non-advanced approaches banking…
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Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Summer Spotlight Edition
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…
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U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Custody Bank Relief under the Supplementary Leverage Ratio
The U.S. banking agencies have proposed allowing custodial banking organizations to exclude certain central bank deposits from the calculation of total leverage exposure, the denominator of the U.S. Basel III supplementary leverage ratio (SLR). The proposal implements Section 402 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection…
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