Goodwin Procter has one of the largest financial services practices in the United States. We publish the weekly Financial Services Alert to inform our clients and other financial services institutions about news of importance to the industry. Some issues of the Alert summarize significant recent developments in financial services law and regulation. Other issues provide more in-depth analysis about specific areas of financial services law. We hope you find the Financial Services Alert helpful, and we welcome your suggestions for future topics of interest.
Financial Services Alert - December 30 2008 (PDF)
12.30.08
- FRB Approves GMAC Becoming a BHC
- OCIE Director Discusses Potential Role For Surveillance in SEC Mutual Fund Oversight
- FDIC Issues Research Report Concerning Liquidity Risk Management
- Reminder: Beginning January 1, 2009 Electronic Submission Mandatory for Applications for Exemptive Relief under Investment Company Act and Filings under Regulation E
- Goodwin Procter Webinar: New Data Security Regulations Reach Beyond State Lines
Financial Services Alert - December 23 2008 (PDF)
12.23.08
- FRB, OTS and NCUA Approve Final Credit Card Rules and Proposed EFT Overdraft Rules
- Federal Banking Agencies Finalize Rule Permitting Banking Organizations to Deduct Goodwill Net of Associated Deferred Tax Liabilities from Regulatory Capital
- FINRA Issues Guidance Regarding Credit for Extraordinary Cooperation
- Massachusetts Regulators Respond to Industry Questions on New Data Security Requirements; Goodwin Procter to Host Webinar on Massachusetts Data Security Regulations
- SEC Approves New Interactive Data Tagging Requirements for Public Company Financial Statements by Public Companies and Mutual Funds
- SEC Adopts Rules Relating to Equity-Indexed Annuity Contracts
Financial Services Alert - December 16, 2008 (PDF)
12.16.08
- First Circuit Reverses District Court’s Dismissal of SEC Suit Against Executives of Mutual Fund Distributor Over Prospectus Market Timing Disclosure
- FRB Authorizes Bank Purchase of Affiliated Money Market Fund Assets
- SEC Announces Settlement of Additional Administrative Proceedings Against Personnel of Mutual Fund Adviser Regarding Their Receipt of Travel, Entertainment and Gifts from Brokerage Firms
- Basel Committee Issues Paper Concerning Banking Supervision and External Audits
- Goodwin Procter Webinar: New Data Security Regulations Reach Beyond State Lines
- Goodwin Procter Assists Clients in Connection with Claims Against Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities