Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

4] First, the final rules will expand reporting requirements about a large hedge fund’s investment exposures. Second, the final rules will expand reporting requirements about a large hedge fund’s open positions and certain large positions. 2] See Form ADV data (inclusive of assets attributable to securitized asset funds). [3]

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Benzinga

MAY 1, 2024

Additionally, we continue to have access to funds at the holding company which can be used to maintain strong capital ratios, and our credit quality remains strong. We added to our reserves during the quarter, and we are feeling confident about the health of our loan portfolio." For more information, please visit www.harborstone.com.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 18, 2023

Now, I’m talking about the 1660s and the bubonic plague. [1] 4] A lot of the recent buzz has been about such generative AI models, particularly large language models. Discussions about AI go back to at least the mid-20th century. As the pandemic swept across Europe and the UK, students packed up their books and went home.

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Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

The Intrinsic Value of Bank Equity I am a dabbler in all things valuation-related, and I find the process fascinating, as stories about businesses get translated into valuation inputs, and finally into value. With most non-financial service businesses, you face a choice in how you approach valuation.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 6, 2022

For example, a recent survey of 325 investors internationally by PwC found that 79 percent of investors agreed with the statement, “ESG risks are an important factor in investment decision-making” ( The Economic Realities of ESG , PwC 2021). Concurrent with the rise in investor demand for ESG performance are changes to compensation.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Suspicious Activity Reporting : According to its preamble, the Proposed Rule’s suspicious activity reporting requirements would not apply to non-advisory services provided by RIAs or ERAs, such as making managerial/operational decisions about portfolio companies. This post comes to us from Ropes & Gray LLP.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

securities markets regulation have contributed to America’s economic success and geopolitical standing around the globe. Our Division of Economic and Risk Analysis provides robust economic analyses, which consider costs and benefits as well as effects on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. The core principles of U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 1, 2023

Institutions have announced that their policies and objectives include greater racial and ethnic diversity, and they have supported proposals for increasing diversity and inclusion throughout the workforce, such as requiring companies to conduct racial equity audits and disclose their results.

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Equity Firm Value 104

Reynolds Holding

MAY 26, 2022

A key impetus for today’s [May 25’s] rulemaking [1] is a legitimate concern about the practice of greenwashing by investment advisers and investment companies. Only days ago, we settled an enforcement proceeding in which we alleged that an adviser said one thing about ESG and did another. [2] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 13, 2023

Finally, DOJ announced “significant restructuring and resource commitments within the National Security Division,” including the addition of “more than 25 new prosecutors who will investigate and prosecute sanctions evasion, export control violations and similar economic crimes.” This post comes to us from Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 19, 2023

To some extent, this is another collection of words about an acronym that collects words, in the largely passive and meaningless manner of a lint roller. and governance” factors that are increasingly used in connection with business and investment management practices. [1] This is no less true of swaps than other areas. 6] Hilary J.

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IVSC

OCTOBER 21, 2023

The IVSC caught up with Wayne to find out more about his role and background in valuation: Overseeing property valuations in more than 190 countries surely poses distinct challenges. Local competency combined with the professional judgement of our in-house appraisal staff enable us to provide sound valuation guidance in these diverse markets.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 27, 2022

1] Congress did not prohibit us from allowing listing exchanges and issuers some flexibility in crafting, respectively, the required listing standards and policies and procedures. a) of Form 8-K.” [5]. While I take issue with a number of the policy decisions the Commission made, the staff has worked very hard on this rule.

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Total Shareholder Return Compliance Corporate Finance Banking 45

ThomsonReuters

APRIL 12, 2021

International tax software can help your tax team streamline weighty research tasks, forecast the tax impact of different scenarios, simplify completion of tax returns in the US and internationally — and weather the upcoming storm. Instead, he chose Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Edge for both US and international tax research. “At

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Technology Start-ups Compliance 86

Benzinga

JUNE 13, 2022

South Railroad is a low-complexity, feasibility-stage project with robust project economics and is analogous to the recently completed Camino Rojo Oxide Mine. Significantly enhanced financial strength, cash flow generation, institutional investor following, trading liquidity, and opportunity for index inclusion.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 4, 2022

Inside counsel ought to teach themselves and members of their teams about ESG and sustainability. They should also ensure that the board and other company functions understand and receive ad hoc training regarding the various dimensions of ESG. The paper is available at: [link]. [3] 4] See, [link]. [5] 5] See, [link]. [6]

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 30, 2023

corporations and their role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. This behavior has contributed to information scarcity about DEI practices. Our results are economically important. This post comes to us from Thomas Bourveau at Columbia Business School, Rachel W.

Equity 52

Equity 52

Reynolds Holding

JULY 19, 2023

10] The SEC and possibly California are not the only authorities that are expanding their securities disclosure requirements to encompass more information about climate change. 12] Here are some details about the proposed California legislation. 15] Company reports would also have to be verified by qualified third-party auditors.

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Marketability 75

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Machine Learning algorithms can make informed decisions about credit risks and asset management. AI can advance efficiency, health, and economic growth. Data Privacy AI also adds value by using data with unprecedented efficiency and speed. US Regulatory Steps In the U.S., AI can be undeniably valuable.

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Banking Technology Finance Marketability 116

Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 24, 2022

Vale”), a publicly traded Brazilian mining company, with making misstatements about its ESG disclosures prior to the January 2019 collapse of its Brumadinho dam, which killed 270 people and caused significant environmental and social harm. This post comes to us from Baker McKenzie. On September 30, 2021, in In Re: 3M Co.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Preferential information about portfolio holdings or exposure is also prohibited if the adviser reasonably expects such sharing to have a material, negative effect on other investors. Reporting Required for Legacy Funds. Advisers have only 18 months to implement quarterlyreporting and annual audits for all existing fund clients.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 30, 2023

Although poor economic or stock price performance can increase vulnerability, even companies that are respected industry leaders and have outperformed the market and their peers have been and are being attacked.

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Equity Dividends Total Shareholder Return Finance 40

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 27, 2023

We again survey securities-related litigation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic, including securities class actions alleging that defendants made false claims about the efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests. Defendants’ rule rested on “four bases:” “(i) consistency with Blue Chip [ Stamps v.

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Technology Start-ups Compliance Finance 59

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 9, 2024

“FinTech” refers to the use of technology to facilitate financial innovations. FinTech’s innovations can provide valuable and, some argue, revolutionary new economic benefits including increased access to financial markets and products, thereby greatly expanding financial inclusion and helping to democratize the financial system.

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Finance Treasury Banking Marketability 59

Reynolds Holding

MAY 25, 2022

Using the Pandemic Guidance as a blueprint, we discuss how some issuers disclosed pandemic-related supply chain risk, while others now face claims for allegedly misleading shareholders about the impact of the pandemic for their supply chain. Applying the Pandemic Guidance: Timely Covid-19 Risk Disclosures. Canaan, Inc.

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Compliance Start-ups Marketability Corporate Finance 53

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 8, 2024

Executive Order Summary Prohibited and Restricted Data Transactions Underscoring that the EO is not primarily driven by data protection concerns, President Biden used his national security authority under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.

Compliance 45

Compliance Technology Banking Treasury 45

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Recessionary fears, lower stock valuations and concerns about a highly politicized regulatory environment combined to tamp down merger activity in the sector. Toronto Dominion’s $13.4 This provided a sharp contrast to 2021, when a number of large bank deals were announced, including the Bank of Montreal’s $16.3 Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s

Finance 45

Finance Equity Technology Banking 45

Reynolds Holding

JULY 25, 2023

Driver one is the consensus among governments world-wide about first, the critical nature of the climate change threat and second, the general policy prescription: keeping global warming within a +1.5C There are three critical drivers behind the prioritization of climate change over other elements of ESG and the case for unbundling.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 9, 2023

3 This would cover the 8 US G-SIBs, approximately 22 larger and midsized US banking organizations (ranging from traditional regional banking organizations to credit card and other niche organizations), 10-12 US intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations, and 7-10 other US banking organizations.

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In 2018, the number was about $5 billion. “The Further, the recent global pandemic and economic crisis has accelerated the drive by companies to establish ESG programs, and report ESG metrics as they seek ways to attract investment capital and demonstrate rigorous ESG risk management in their organizations. Customer Welfare.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 29, 2023

FTX’s difficulties first became known through Binance’s publicly aired concerns about exposures of its investment vehicle to Alameda, a part of the FTX crypto conglomerate, and to FTT, FTX’s main crypto token. Financial regulation is largely about improving market functioning and efficiency.

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Finance Banking Marketability Technology 64

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In addition to seeking advice externally, general counsels increasingly find themselves included in a wide variety of ESG discussions across their internal teams to address, for example, cybersecurity, work-from-home policies and more “social” concerns such as vaccine mandates and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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Finance Marketability Start-ups Equity 49

Reynolds Holding

JULY 29, 2022

3] In SLB 14L, the Staff rescinded Staff guidance and reversed no-action decisions published during the tenure of former Division Director Bill Hinman, [4] upending the Staff’s recent approach to the application of the economic relevance exclusion in Rule 14a-8(i)(5) and the ordinary business and micromanagement exclusions in Rule 14a-8(i)(7).

Equity 98

Equity Dividends Banking Finance 98

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 29, 2023

The Strategy proposes to “encourage and enable investments in strong, verifiable digital identity solutions that promote security, accessibility and interoperability, financial and social inclusion, consumer privacy, and economic growth” so that the U.S. This post comes to us from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

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Technology Marketability Compliance Treasury 45

ThomsonReuters

JUNE 7, 2021

For those of you who thought that the spotlight on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting would fade alongside the economic turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic , think again! The coming years are seen by many as an opportunity to rebuild the economy with ESG reporting at the forefront. 1) New administration and ESG.

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Compliance Start-ups Private Equity Firm Finance 98

Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Following ancient Roman jurists, he says law should stand for “peace, justice, and abundance,” updated under modern conditions to include “health, safety, and economic security.” [15] 25] This is a highly skewed representation, given that only about 21 percent of the U.S.

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Finance 98