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Arnold & Porter Discusses Today’s SEC Examination Priorities, Tomorrow’s SEC Enforcement Actions

Reynolds Holding

Private Funds : Exams observed that more than 5,000 registered investment advisers (RIAs) manage roughly $18 trillion in private fund assets in strategies that include hedge funds, private equity funds, and real estate funds, whose investors include state and local pensions, family beneficiaries, charities, and endowments.

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The Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office: How Banks Organize Their Dungeons

Brian DeChesare

First, note that these terms apply only to investment banks and related finance firms (private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.). Saying that you work in “the front office” of a technology company or a marketing firm makes little sense – or, at least, it means something different from the definitions in this article.

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SEC Chair Speaks on Mandatory Disclosure at Conference Honoring John C. Coffee, Jr.

Reynolds Holding

We did it in the 1960s when we first offered guidance on disclosure related to risk factors. [12] 12] We did so in the 1970s regarding disclosure related to environmental risks. [13] 14] We did it again in the 1990s when we required disclosure about executive stock compensation [15] and in 1997 regarding market risk. [16]

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Appraiser Newsroom - Untitled Article

Appraiser Newsroom

Dr. Henry has over 20 years of diverse experience in the fields of business economics, consulting/advisory services, interest rate and market risk modeling, and government affairs. Mr. Fries specializes in private-equity related valuations as well as providing valuations in the context of partner buy-outs and disputes.

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Skadden Discusses the Impact of Banking System Turmoil

Reynolds Holding

regional banks will likely bear the brunt of regulatory “reforms,” facing more scrutiny during normal examinations and perhaps an increased compliance burden if the regulatory requirements applicable to large institutions are applied to regional banks. Several forces could converge to produce more consolidation in the U.S. banking industry.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses the Implications for Financial Institutions of Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Reynolds Holding

Compliance with the proposed rules would be phased in (see Appendix A for disclosure compliance dates). The proposed rules, if adopted as proposed, would have particularly significant ramifications on the cost and complexity of SEC compliance for financial institutions because of their financed emissions. Scope 3 GHG Emissions.

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Mayer Brown Discusses Bank Regulators’ Proposed Overhaul of Capital Requirements

Reynolds Holding

Further, while US regulators initially signaled that capital levels would not be materially impacted by the Endgame Standard, the Capital Proposal is now expected to increase common equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) capital by around 16% for banking organizations subject to the Capital Proposal.

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