Welcome to Greenberg Traurig’s LIBOR Transition Newsletter, where we provide updates, analysis, and occasional commentary on the latest developments relating to the highly anticipated phasing-out of LIBOR at the end
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published responses to three frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) regarding customer due diligence requirements for “covered financial institutions” (
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Proxy advisory firms (Proxy Firms) have long provided institutional investors advice and recommendations with respect to management and shareholder proxy proposals. In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Continue Reading The SEC’s 2020 Amendments to Proxy Rules and Supplemental Guidance to Investment Advisers on Proxy Voting Responsibilities
On July 17, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) announced the terms of an expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to include loan
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On June 25, 2020, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a final rule that attempts to resolve the legal uncertainty created by the 2015 holding of the U.S. Court
Continue Reading FDIC Follows OCC Lead in Attempt to Clarify Madden Uncertainty
In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized rules creating the BitLicense for virtual currency exchanges operating in New York state. New York is currently the only
Continue Reading New York State Department of Financial Services Proposes Framework for a Conditional BitLicense
On June 25, 2020, the five commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), by a vote of three-to-two, withdrew proposed Regulation Automated Trading (Reg. AT), and by a vote
Continue Reading CFTC Cancels and Replaces Proposed Regulation AT
On June 22, 2020, in Liu v. SEC, the Supreme Court affirmed in an 8-1 ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission may continue to pursue disgorgement awards under
Continue Reading SEC Disgorgement Lives to See Another Day After Supreme Court’s Liu v. SEC Ruling
Legislative measures implemented by the Italian government in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to ensure a more favourable framework for the granting of new financing and tackling liquidity shortage
Continue Reading COVID-19 Pandemic: Banking & Finance ‘Phase 2’ Measures in Italy
On May 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates national banks, released a Final Rule intended to strengthen and modernize the implementation of the