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Recorded on: Jul. 2, 2012

Taken from the briefing A Capital Idea? Proposed Changes to the U.S. Regulatory Capital Frameworkrecorded June, 2012. On June 12, 2012, the Federal banking agencies formally proposed for comment, in three separate but related proposals, significant changes to the U.S. regulatory capital framework: the Basel III Proposal, which applies the Basel III capital framework to almost all U.S. banking organizations; the Standardized Approach Proposal, ...

Recorded on: Dec. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Banking Law Institute 2012 Recorded December, 2012 in New York Basel III Capital Proposal & the New Capital Supervisory Regime [01:25:33] Basel III Capital Proposal – Domestic and international convergence/divergence – Impact on domestic institutions – Balance sheet management and strategies – Liquidity requirements – Contingent convertible capital instruments  ...

Recorded on: Dec. 7, 2012

Taken from the Web Program New Developments in Securitization Recorded November, 2012 in New York Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization [01:05:32] Overview of derivatives reforms under Dodd-Frank Clearing and margining Registration and reporting Loss of swap leverage Grandfathering The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

Recorded on: Jul. 13, 2012

Taken from the briefing Financial Institution Planning and Compliance Under Dodd-Frank: Putting the Pieces Together recorded July, 2012. The Dodd-Frank Act calls on banks to put in place new risk management regimes, conduct stress tests, and submit plans in several areas, including capital, liquidity, resolution planning, and compliance with the Volcker Rule.  The regulators have begun to understand how these requirements relate, ...

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2012

Taken from the briefing From False Claims Act to FIRREA: The Government's Expanding Enforcement Arsenal Against Financial Institutions 2012 recorded July, 2012. In its pursuit of financial fraud, the Department of Justice has recently "rediscovered" civil enforcement statutes that have not traditionally been applied in the context of financial fraud, particularly the False Claims Act, FIRREA, and the Fraud Injunction Statute. Listen ...

Recorded on: Aug. 16, 2012

Taken from the briefing Hello World: The CFPB - One Year Later recorded August, 2012. Among the most significant changes wrought by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act was the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to protect consumers and regulate financial products offered by the nation’s financial institutions.  A year has passed since the Bureau opened its doors and much has been accomplished by the agency, with ...

Recorded on: Jul. 2, 2012

Taken from the briefing Insurance Insurance Group Solvency Supervision: Proposed Enhancements 2012recorded June, 2012. Regulators in the U.S. and internationally have been working on ways to enhance oversight of insurance groups that include both regulated insurance entities and non-regulated entities.  These efforts are in response to the perceived gaps in regulation of financial groups identified from the 2008 financial crisis and in ...

Recorded on: Nov. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing LIBOR Scandal: Update on Current Litigation and Other Consequences for the Financial Industry (Audio-only) recorded November, 2012. Headlines continue to break as  bid-rigging scandal unfolds, with civil suits and criminal charges quickly following.  A wide range of plaintiffs are attempting to bring class action lawsuits against financial industry participants on this issue.  Significant ...

Recorded on: Nov. 27, 2012

Taken from the briefing London Investment Company Act Equity Procedures 2012 recorded November, 2012. The Forum for U.S.  in London () has recently launched the London Equity Procedures 2012 (the “Procedures”), which include a menu of procedures and considerations to be used by issuers in the London market taking advantage of the Section 3(c)(7) exemption under  Act of 1940 for equity securities.  ...

Recorded on: Oct. 11, 2012

Taken from the briefing Stranger in a Strange Land: CFPB and DOJ Bring Non-Mortgage Products into the Fair and Responsible Lending Fold recorded October, 2012. Regulators have long patrolled residential mortgage lending data for compliance with fair lending laws - principally the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - and “responsible” banking practices, generally meaning practices that are not unfair, deceptive, ...