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Systemically Important Nonbank Institutions

April 25, 2012

The Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC") recently issued final rules and interpretive guidance regarding how nonbank financial companies will be evaluated to determine whether these institutions should be subject to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and additional prudential standards.… read more

401(k) Plans in Living Color

April 24, 2012

A recent study entitled 401(k) Plans in Living Color: A Study of 401(k) Savings Disparities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups, presents the results of a survey conducted by the Ariel Education Initiative, Aon Hewitt with the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Raben… read more

IOSCO On ETFs

April 23, 2012

In March 2012, the technical committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a report on Principles for the Regulation of Exchange Traded Funds.  The report requests comments on the Committee’s proposed recommended principles on ETF regulation.  The principles cover the following areas:… read more

Status Report on Dodd-Frank Implementation

April 17, 2012

Morrison & Foerster has released a report on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.  Although many of the most important and difficult questions concerning regulatory reform under Dodd-Frank remain to be answered (including systemic designation, extraterritoriality, the swap definitions, Volcker and risk retention in this… read more

Enforcement Cases in 2011

April 12, 2012

Morgan Lewis has issued a summary of 2011 SEC enforcement cases and developments pertaining to funds and advisers.  The summary noted that there was increase in cases against investment companies and investment advisers in 2011, resulting in a total of 146 actions representing a 30%… read more