Category Archives: Banking and Finance law

Banking and Finance Law news articles, reiews, notes and blog examples.

A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published ‘A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments’ in order to provide organisations subject to U.S. jurisdiction, as well as foreign entities that conduct business in or with … Continue reading

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Concourt will only decide on non-constitutional law points if in the interests of justice

Where an appeal does not raise any constitutional issue, the South African Constitutional Court will only consider a law point on appeal if the interests of justice require it to do so no matter how interesting, arguable or important the … Continue reading

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TCPA Insurance Coverage: A Glimmer of Hope?

In 2017, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, Pa. successfully obtained dismiss of an insurance denial suit by Yahoo! brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In the suit (Case No. 5:17-cv-00447), Yahoo! alleged … Continue reading

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Slim To None (And Slim Just Left Town)

Among other reforms, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) requires that upon “final adjudication” of a federal securities action, the court shall include in the record “specific findings regarding compliance” with the federal rule providing that attorneys’ … Continue reading

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Federal Reserve Board issues proposal to clarify and simplify “control” under the Bank Holding Company Act

On April 23, 2019, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it had voted to issue a proposal for public comment that would simplify and make more transparent the standards under which the Federal Reserve Board determines that a company controls … Continue reading

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