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Post election update

  • Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2012

The voters have now spoken in one of the most hotly contested and expensive races in American history, and the net effect of countervailing political winds was ironically to perpetuate the political status quo

Financial services legislative and regulatory update

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

What had been a relatively quiet week, where until Friday it seemed like the biggest news was that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was working on his

Financial services legislative and regulatory update - October 10, 2011

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 10 2011

The theme of this past week is anger, primarily espoused by the Occupy Wall Street protests who continue to garner attention for their disenchantment with the financial services industry, corporate America and government

Financial services legislative and regulatory update - December 19, 2011

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2011

In what now accounts for standard operating procedure, the past week saw a flurry of last minute activity, as the threat of having to stay in Washington, DC for the week before Christmas appeared to provide the leverage necessary for Congress to finish up much of its end of the year business

Preparing to file report of foreign financial accounts by June 30, 2011

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 22 2011

By June 30, 2011, every U.S. person who owns or controls a foreign financial account must report those accounts to the IRS on form TD 90.22-1, (the FBAR form) if the value of the accounts totaled more than $10,000 at any time during calendar year 2010

European Parliament contemplates global financial institution tax

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • February 23 2010

Today, the European Parliament Economic Affairs Committee issued a press release stating that "a globally implemented tax to discourage excessive risk-taking by financial institutions and to ensure the industry pays for the damage caused by the financial crisis should be considered."

Senators propose bonus tax

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2010

On February 4th, Senators Barbara Boxer and Jim Webb introduced the Taxpayer Fairness Act, a bill that would impose a tax on bonuses of $400,000 or more paid by financial firms that received at least $5 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program funds

The D.C. update

  • Locke Lord LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 6 2010

The Senate reconvened on Monday, August 2, and will likely wait until Labor Day to consider any major legislation

The D.C. update

  • Locke Lord LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 30 2010

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) passed away Monday, June 28, after a serious illness

U.S. FATCA creates potential compliance issues for Canadian financial institutions

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

Our insurance group colleague Stuart Carruthers recently authored an article regarding the potential compliance issues emanating from certain provisions of the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

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