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CFPB moves quickly to launch nonbank supervision program

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 12 2012

Despite Republican efforts to prevent such a move, on January 4, 2012, President Obama used a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”

In watershed decision, federal court dismisses shareholder class action against directors and officers of failed bank

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2011

The road to recovery for shareholders of failed banks and other companies that lost value in the wake of the Great Recession just got a lot tougher

President’s Working Group on Financial Markets recommends money market fund reform

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2010

Yesterday, the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released a report describing a number of proposed money market fund (MMF) reforms

European Commission presents vision for taxing financial sector

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 11 2010

On Friday, the European Commission (EC) issued its assessment of proposals for two new sets of taxes on the financial sector: a financial activities tax (FAT) and a tax on financial transactions (FTT

AIG and U.S. Treasury announces exit plan from AIG investment

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 30 2010

Today, the U.S. Treasury Department and American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced that they had reached an agreement-in-principle with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) and the trustees of the AIG Credit Facility Trust regarding the repayment by AIG of funds made available to it by U.S. taxpayers

European Commission adopts legislative package containing comprehensive reinforcement of economic governance in EU

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 29 2010

Today, the European Commission announced its legislative package for economic governance, which contains the most comprehensive reinforcement of economic governance in the EU and the euro area since the launch of the Economic and Monetary Union

Financial Stability Board discusses regulatory reform agenda

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • September 28 2010

Yesterday, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) met in Paris to discuss the progress being made in connection with its regulatory reform agenda

House Financial Services Committee holds hearing on executive compensation oversight in the wake of Dodd-Frank

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 26 2010

On Friday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled "Executive Compensation Oversight after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act"

Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold first meeting on October 1

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 24 2010

Today, Treasury Secretary Geithner, who serves as chairperson to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, announced that the Council will hold its first meeting on October 1, 2010

European Parliament approves financial supervision reform package

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 23 2010

Yesterday, the European Commission voted to approve the financial supervision reform package, which will shift the manner in which banks, stock markets and insurance companies are supervised and policed in Europe

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