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Further setback for the CFPB director’s authority?

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 17 2013

A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision yesterday holding that a "recess" appointment to the National

Key issues for Yankee CDs

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

Yankee CDs are certificates of deposit issued by U.S. branches of non-U.S. banks. Some Yankee CDs are issued by a federally licensed branch that is

DOJ turns FCPA spotlight on financial services sector as enforcement efforts in Latin America continue

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer, Direct Access Partners, and a

Financial services in 2013 and beyond: adapting to the new regulatory climate

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2013

The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act," or "Dodd-Frank") in 2010 was a watershed moment in

IOSCO consultation report on financial benchmarks

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • May 6 2013

As we have previously reported, a Task Force of the International Organization of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO") published a consultation on

After months of anticipation, final FATCA regulations released

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued final regulations2 implementing

CFPB uses novel interpretation, increases compliance burden for gift card issuers through its first preemption determination

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

On April 19, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced it was making a determination to preempt a provision of Tennessee

SEC and CFTC issue identity theft rules

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 19 2013

Today, April 19, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") published in the Federal

The UK’s Financial Services Act 2012: some key features

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

In the late 1990s, the UK Financial Services Authority (the "FSA") was created by Gordon Brown, the incumbent-Chancellor of the Exchequer, combining

Regulation R and bank sales of structured products

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

Federal and state banks, including those that are affiliated with issuers of structured products, remain important participants in the distribution