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FASB issues Exposure Draft on accounting for financial instruments

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 27 2010

Today, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to improve accounting for financial instruments

SEC proposes to overhaul regulation of asset-backed securities

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2010

In an open meeting on April 7, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved for public comment proposed rules that seek substantially to modify the regulatory framework in place for asset-backed securities (ABS

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission continues hearing on subprime lending and securitization and government-sponsored enterprises

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2010

Today, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), a congressionally appointed commission tasked with researching the financial collapse, held the second day of a three day hearing entitled, "Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs)."

SEC proposes rules overhauling Regulation AB

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2010

In an open meeting held yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved and released for public comment proposed rules that seek to substantially enhance the regulatory framework in place for asset-backed securities (ABS) through significant revisions to the present offering, disclosure and reporting requirements

European Central Bank amends ratings requirements for asset-backed securities in Eurosystem credit operations; ECB president and executive board member address exit strategies

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 20 2009

Today the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) amended "the rating requirements for asset-backed securities (ABSs) to be eligible for use in Eurosystem credit operations."

House Financial Services Committee holds hearing on systemic regulation, prudential matters, resolution authority and securitization

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled "Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization."

Treasury announces initial closings of public-private investment funds

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 1 2009

The U.S. Treasury Department announced yesterday that two of the fund managers selected to participate in Treasury’s Legacy Securities program had raised the requisite $500 million of private capital in order to obtain the matching debt and equity funds from Treasury to fund their respective public-private investment funds (PPIFs

Obama Administration publishes proposed regulatory overhaul

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2009

In a speech this afternoon, President Obama unveiled his Administration’s proposal for reforms across the broad universe of financial regulatory agencies

SEC files complaint charging fraud by 10 brokers in selling collateralized mortgage obligations

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 29 2009

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of a civil suit in which it alleges fraudulent activity by 10 brokers associated with a now-defunct California based investment firm

The Group of Thirty publishes report outlining a framework for financial stability

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

Yesterday, the Group of Thirty (G30), a private, nonprofit, international body that aims for further understanding of international economic and financial issues, released a report entitled “Financial Reform: A Framework for Financial Stability."