The panel discussed various covenants, including builder baskets, debt provisions, equity cures and other key issues.

On April 9, 2018, the FCA published a discussion paper on its proposed approach to using ex post impact evaluation to assess the impact of its work on consumers, firms and markets.

The FCA published a consultation paper setting out its proposals to enhance the conduct of business rules for firms providing contract for difference products to retail clients and to limit the risks of CfDs for retail clients.

On January 26, 2018, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment regarding the agency's Civil Investigative Demands (CID) processes.

On December 5, 2017, the US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sent letters to Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer...

On December 7, 2017, US Federal Reserve Bank of New York Executive Vice President Kevin Stiroh spoke at a culture roundtable session regarding misconduct, risk, culture, and supervision.

On February 8, 2017, the US Federal Reserve Board announced that Scott G. Alvarez, general counsel, will retire later in 2017, after nearly 36 years of service to the Federal Reserve Board.

On December 28, 2016, the US Federal Reserve published the aggregate global indicator amounts for the purposes of calculating the "Method 1" G-SIB Surcharge for 2016.

On June 27, 2018, U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Vice Chairman for Supervision, Randal Quarles, discussed the importance of the promotion of global financial stability ...

On February 23, 2018, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule that makes certain technical amendments to its annual stress testing regulation.

On February 16, 2017, the OCC issued a revised version of the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual.

On July 2, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and FDIC announced that they were extending the filing deadline for the resolution plans of 14 U.S. financial institutions to December 31, 2019.

On March 14, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed a significant financial services reform bill 67-31 on a bipartisan basis that would eliminate certain requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act ...

Shearman & Sterling is providing practical insights on the implications of actions taken by the Trump Administration on an ongoing basis.

This quarter, the Biden Administration maintained its tough stance on China, revamping Trump-Era restrictions and expanding sanctions to include the PRC's surveillance technology sector.

The Ninth Circuit has amended its opinion in a securities fraud class action against a pop culture collectibles manufacturer, clarifying that the company's risk disclosures improperly framed already-realized harms as hypothetical future risks. The court denied petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc, maintaining its partial reversal of the district court's dismissal of claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.

This is the first edition of UK Litigation Review—an annual publication focused on outcomes, trends and developments in civil litigation over the past year of relevance to both practitioners and clients

Partner Jordan Altman and counsel Jeewon Kim Serrato contributed to a Mergermarket report on data privacy considerations in M&A transactions.

The changes to the cybersecurity and data protection landscape have been significant. The growing number and sophistication of cyberattacks

Partners Donna Parisi and Jennifer Morton co-authored an article for Reuters.