On February 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 (collectively, the “Final Rules”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) further defining the phrase “as a part of a regular business” as used in the statutory definitions of “dealer”[1] and “government securities…

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu recently gave a speech previewing potential changes to the federal banking agencies’ liquidity regulations.  Specifically, he discussed recalibrating the outflow rates for uninsured deposits in the current liquidity coverage ratio (“LCR”) and introducing a new five-day stressed liquidity requirement.  In addition, and to complement potential changes to the…

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• In the final quarter of 2023, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) issued its 2023 Annual Report, a new analytic framework for financial stability risks (the “Final Analytic Framework”) and final guidance on its nonbank financial company determinations process (the “Final Guidance”). The 2023 Annual Report, among other things, highlights areas of risk

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Over the past few months, U.S. federal banking regulators have issued a number of proposals aimed at enhancing capital and long-term debt requirements for both U.S. GSIBs and large regional banks. Banks have a range of financing options available to satisfy both existing and potential requirements. This Debevoise InDepth explores the myriad of options available…

In a Law360 article originally published November 16, 2023, Andrew J. Ceresney, Julie M. Riewe and Stephan J. Schlegelmilch discuss SEC v. Govil, a recent United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opinion in which the court held that disgorgement is an equitable remedy and that the SEC cannot obtain disgorgement if they…

On October 11, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) published in the Federal Register for comment a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish new guidelines (the “Proposed Guidelines”) for governance and risk management at FDIC-supervised insured depository institutions (i.e., state non-member banks) with $10 billion or more in consolidated assets (“covered institutions”). The Proposed…

On September 27, 2023, Senate Banking Committee members advanced the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act (S. 2860) out of committee for a full Senate vote.  Prior versions of the bill have passed the House of Representatives repeatedly; however, the bill had never before been considered in the Senate.
According to a joint statement…