Davis Polk & Wardwell
Fed urged to focus on resolvability in Basel III endgame
Industry roundtable suggests resolution planning should take priority over higher G-Sib charge
For US banks, billions in regulatory manna
The unwind should help mid-tier banks, but the G-Sib impact is a complex balancing act
Silent running: on the trail of the SEC’s missing CDS rules
The mysterious fate of the apocryphal 2013 clearing proposal, and what comes next
EC umbrella plan dismays foreign banks
EU intermediate holding company proposal complicates legal entity structures and Brexit planning
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk
Davis Polk comes out the top law firm this year on the strength of its US regulatory practice, as well as its advisory work on $25 billion worth of product issuance
Four questions raised by CFTC’s plans for non-US CCPs
The CFTC is working on a new exemptive regime for foreign clearing houses, likely to be based on international principles. The plans raise four key questions for non-US clearing houses and market participants. By Annette Nazareth and Jeffrey Dinwoodie
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk and Wardwell
Australian trading platform Yieldbroker was snared by the notorious footnote 88 last year. Its lawyers, Davis Polk, found the way out
Structured Products Americas: Mis-selling a bigger issue than regulation, says panel
A panel of regulators, trade association leaders and lawyers opened this year's Structured Products Americas conference with opinions on how best to regulate the market. Delegates also participated in a live audio Q&A with the SEC's Amy Starr, who shared…
US counterparty limits threaten OTC clearing push
The US Federal Reserve Board is proposing to limit exposures to single counterparties at a time when regulation is moving more risk into clearing houses. It’s a clash that needs to be resolved, banks say. By Lukas Becker
Cost-benefit defeat weighing on "gun-shy" SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has finalised only a fifth of its Dodd-Frank Act rule-makings, two years after the law was passed. Cost-benefit analysis concerns are slowing the process down – but the result is better regulation, lawyers say…
Futures markets could get OTC-style safeguards
Futures market participants expect tougher - and more expensive - collateral protections to be introduced as a result of the MF Global debacle, and the CFTC is ruling nothing out
New Isda equity definitions to 'stand the test of time', lawyers claim
Participants say long, difficult talks will set stage for standardisation and central clearing
Risk awards 2011
Regulators have finalised new rules that will change the face of the derivatives markets. Risk recognises those institutions that have prepared best for the forthcoming change, and still continued to provide top-notch derivatives and risk management…
