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Latest News in Capital Markets
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October 19, 2017
Revisiting The $50B Threshold For Stricter Bank Regs
If the Dodd-Frank Act’s $50 billion asset threshold that triggers enhanced prudential standards for banks is revised, the federal banking agencies separately may feel compelled to revisit a range of other regulations and guidance that have used the $50 billion asset line, say attorneys with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
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October 19, 2017
AbbVie Must Face Suit Over Failed Shire Deal In Ill. Court
AbbVie Inc. will have to face litigation that it defrauded a Shire PLC investor when it pulled out of a $55 million merger between the companies in Illinois state court, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, despite a fight by AbbVie to keep it at the federal stage.
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October 19, 2017
CFTC Eyes Penalty For No-Show Firm In Forex Fraud Suit
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge for a default judgment with a more than $670,000 civil penalty against a Dallas company accused of solicitation fraud in connection with off-exchange foreign currency transactions.
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October 19, 2017
SEC's Disclosure Proposal Is A Step In The Right Direction
Recently proposed changes to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements could signal a trend to emphasize quality over quantity and principles-based rather than prescriptive rules, which would benefit U.S. public companies and investors alike, say attorneys with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
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October 18, 2017
Hayes Gets OK To Fight $1M SFO Asset Seizure In Libor Case
Former UBS trader Tom Hayes has received permission to appeal an order allowing the Serious Fraud Office to confiscate £879,000 ($1.16 million) in assets after his conviction for manipulating the London interbank offered rate, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- High-yield debt, corporate bond, convertible debt, and hybrid offerings
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Stock- or debt-funded acquisitions
- Distressed investments and bankruptcy proceedings
- Joint ventures
- Capital instruments, including mezzanine and venture
- Leveraged buyouts
- Real estate investment trust deals
- AGENCIES
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- European Securities and Markets Authority
- European Central Bank
- European Commission
- UK Financial Conduct Authority
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Delaware corporate law
- Financial company lobbying
- International banking legislation and regulation
- LITIGATION
- Corporate governance cases, including those over leadership changes, executive compensation, and shareholder rights
- Competition disputes
- Privacy issues
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of capital markets practices
Readership
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the capital markets industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals