Goodwin Procter has one of the largest financial services practices in the United States. We publish the weekly Financial Services Alert to inform our clients and other financial services institutions about news of importance to the industry. Some issues of the Alert summarize significant recent developments in financial services law and regulation. Other issues provide more in-depth analysis about specific areas of financial services law. We hope you find the Financial Services Alert helpful, and we welcome your suggestions for future topics of interest.
Financial Services Alert - November 25, 2008 (PDF)
11.25.08
- FDIC Issues Final Rule Adopting and Modifying its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
- Further Update on U.S. Treasury’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
- OCC Grants Its First Conditional Preliminary Approval of a National Bank “Shelf-Charter”
- SEC Staff Provides No‑Action Relief from Prohibition on Past Specific Recommendations to Permit Adviser Advertising with Best and Worst Performers Information
- SEC Votes to Adopt Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus Proposal
Financial Services Alert - November 18, 2008 (PDF)
11.18.08
- SEC to Consider Adopting Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus Proposal at November 19 Open Meeting
- OFAC Issues Guidance for the Securities Industry
- OFAC Revokes Authorization to Process “U-turn” Transfers Involving Iran
- Regulation R On Track to Take Effect on January 1, 2009
- SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Posts Core Initial Information Request for Investment Adviser Examinations
- Plaintiffs in Excessive Fee Suit Against Mutual Fund Adviser Seek Supreme Court Review of Seventh Circuit Decision Rejecting Gartenberg Analysis
- Recent Developments in the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program
- SEC Staff Provides Guidance on Rule 14a-8 Regarding Shareholder Proposals
- FRB and Treasury Department Issue Final Rule on Funding of Unlawful Internet Gambling
Financial Services Alert - November 11, 2008 (PDF)
11.11.08
Quarterly Review