Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense,...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - March 4, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Sequestration - Specific Agency Activity - Agriculture & Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - March 11, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget, Appropriations and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - March 18, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Healthcare ..Other Health...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - April 8, 2013
General Legislative - Tomorrow, April 9, the House will meet at 2:00 pm for legislative business. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules will include: (1) H.R. 254 – Bonneville Unit Clean...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Homeland...
View ArticleClient Alert: SEC Publishes Cross-Border Release and Reopens Comment Period...
On May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held an open meeting to consider: - Whether to propose new rules and interpretive guidance for cross-border security-based...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Updates - May 20, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Homeland Security -...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - June 3, 2013
General Legislative - The Senate will convene today, Monday, June 3, at 2:00 pm and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 954, the Farm Bill,...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Updates - June 24, 2013
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Homeland...
View ArticleFinancial Services in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Inclusion of Financial Services in TTIP Negotiations - As a result of continuing challenges to economic growth, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) have agreed to launch negotiations for...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - July 22, 2013
General Legislative - The Senate will convene at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 23. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to renew his motion to proceed on the FY 2014 Transportation, Housing...
View ArticleCapital Thinking Update - July 29, 2013
General Legislative - The Senate will convene today, Monday, July 29, at 2:00pm. After any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30 pm, with senators permitted to speak for up...
View ArticleCapital Thinking - Financial Services
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - This Week’s Hearings: Tuesday, September 10: The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of Ms. Wanda Felton to be First Vice President of the...
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization Gets Congress’ Attention - Last week the House Financial Services Committee addressed the issue of reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk...
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Legislative Activity - This Week’s Hearings: Thursday, October 24: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Governments Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) will hold a hearing titled...
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Swaps Push Out and Fiduciary Duty Bills Likely To Get A House Vote This Week - Two important bills are expected to be voted on by the House this week. The first is the commonly known “swaps push out”...
View ArticleFederal Insurance Office Releases Long-Awaited Report
On December 12, 2013, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) released its report on “How to Modernize and Improve the System of Insurance Regulation in the United States” (FIO Report). The FIO Report was...
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SENATE VOTE ON FED CHAIR EXPECTED THIS WEEK - The Senate is expected to hold a vote on the confirmation of Ms. Janet Yellen to be Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors this week. In addition...
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Congress Releases Volcker Fix Bills - House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Representative Shelley Moore Capito, and four other House Republicans introduced the “Fairness for...
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Congress Examines A Series of Regulatory Reports - Last week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing to explore the annual report and oversight of the Department of...
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This Week’s Hearings: - Tuesday, February 11: The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.” The Honorable Janet Yellen will testify...
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - House To Vote On CFTC Reauthorization Bill - This week, the House is expected to debate and vote on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) through...
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - Senate to vote on TRIA reauthorization bill, Federal Reserve Membership - This week, the Senate is expected to consider a bill (S. 2244) that would reauthorize the Terrorism Risk...
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - GAO expected to release Report on Big Banks - On Thursday, July 31, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is expected to release a long awaited report on funding advantages...
View ArticleFinancial Regulatory Agencies Adopt Final Risk Retention Rules, Causing...
On October 21 and 22, 2014, six federal regulatory agencies jointly adopted a final rule implementing certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank...
View Article2014 Mid-Term Congressional Elections Analysis - What To Expect From The...
In This Issue: -Introduction -Appropriations/Budget -Defense And National Security -Education Policy -Energy And The Environment -Financial Services -Food And Agriculture Policy -Healthcare Policy...
View ArticleReinsurance Newsletter - December 2014
In This Issue: - Recent Case Summaries - Recent Regulatory Developments - Recent Speeches and Publications - Excerpt from Recent Case Summaries: Seventh Circuit Holds FSIA Overrides State Statute...
View ArticleTransatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Status and Financial Services...
On June 17, 2013, President Obama, European Council President Van Rompuy and European Commission President Barroso agreed to open negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)...
View ArticleBefore Adjourning, US Congress Adopts Budget With Dodd-Frank Amendments;...
Before the 113th Congress adjourned on December 16, Congress adopted the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, which ensures the federal government operates with budget...
View ArticleRegulatory Relief for Regional and Community Banks
After the US elections in November 2014, Congress passed two amendments to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) – the so-called “swaps push-out...
View ArticleUS House Republicans Renew Focus on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
During the third month of the 114th Congress, Republicans in the US House of Representatives are renewing efforts to overhaul the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency established...
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