The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has cemented its role as a global financial watchdog, using its influence to safeguard the integrity of the U.S. dollar and the broader international financial system. Recent...more
On January 8, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the claims brought by Banco San Juan Internacional, Inc. (BSJI) against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) and the Board...more
Form SHL is a five-year mandatory benchmark survey filing commissioned by the Department of the Treasury and administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) applicable to all U.S.-resident issuers with foreign...more
Introduction - The U.S. Treasury Department (the “U.S. Treasury”) has made significant changes to Treasury International Capital (“TIC”) Form SLT, a filing required to be made by many investment managers on behalf their...more
Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Financial Services- Hearing: Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency-...more
Key Points - All U.S.-resident end-investors (including funds and fund managers) and custodians must file a Form SHC if they either (i) hold more than $200 million of reportable foreign securities (such as securities...more
On July 26, 2021, Neal R. Pandozzi participated as a presenter in the Strafford CLE webinar "The Phase-out of LIBOR: Navigating the Final Stages, Implementing Alternative Reference Rates and Fallback Language." The webinar...more
This is an update on recent events in the cessation of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR): InterContinental Benchmark Exchange (ICE), the organization that administers and announces LIBOR, and the United Kingdom’s...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the New York Fed) has announced an expansion of its $500 billion Municipal Liquidity Facility to allow participation by designated cities and counties that do not meet the population...more
In March 2020, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced that it would re-establish the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) program, a market stabilization tool that was developed and last used by the Fed...more
On May 20, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY” or the “Fed”) announced the first subscription date, June 17, 2020, in connection with the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”). The Fed also...more
In March 2020, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced that it would re-establish the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) program...more
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY” or the “Fed”) issued new Frequently Asked Questions1 and a revised term sheet2 in connection with the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”)....more
As a result of tax and other revenue deferrals and other Coronavirus-related stressors affecting state and local governments, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) announced on April 9,...more
On April 27, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) amended the term sheet for its Municipal Liquidity Facility (“MLF”) to expand the scope and duration of the facility (the “April 27 Update”). ...more
Additional corporate credit facilities under the CARES Act for corporate debt and corporate bonds issued by eligible issuers. Treasury will provide $75 billion in equity to the PMCCF and SMCCF. ...more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, in response to the evolving economic crisis created by the COVID-19 epidemic, U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve authorized the establishment of two new facilities to support credit for large...more
A financial crisis-era program is being resurrected to fight the liquidity crisis caused by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through lending collateralized by new issuances of asset-backed securities....more
In the face of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) and the U.S. federal banking agencies have announced several market and supervisory actions to address the sudden market stress...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury requires U.S. issuers—including U.S.-resident investment funds—to report foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. securities every five years on its Treasury International Capital (TIC) Form...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
On April 3, 2018, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) will begin publishing three reference rates based on overnight repurchase agreement (repo) transactions collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities: the Secured...more
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board is requesting public comment on proposed plans for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office of Financial Research to publish three new reference rates intended as alternatives to the...more
TIC Form SHC - The Department of the Treasury is conducting its mandatory (every five years) survey of foreign securities ownership by U.S. residents as of December 31, 2016, on its Treasury International Capital System...more