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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION via SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Source: Senate LDA
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To name the front circle drive in front of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To name the front circle drive in front of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
To name the front circle drive in front of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Federal Municipal Bond Marketing Support and Securitization Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Federal Municipal Bond Marketing Support and Securitization Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Federal Municipal Bond Marketing Support and Securitization Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Data Accountability and Trust Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Data Accountability and Trust Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector.
Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); H.R. 3408 (Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009); Securitization reform.
Municipal Bond Fairness Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Municipal Advisers Regulation Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); H.R. 3408 (Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009); Securitization reform.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Derivatives Market Manipulation Prevention Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector.
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); H.R. 3408 (Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009); Securitization reform.
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Patent Reform Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Cybersecurity Act of 2010
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); China - strategic and economic dialog; H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 3970/ H.R. 878/ S. 601/ H.R. 5720/ H.R. 3221/ S. 335/ H.R. 6049/ H.R. 7060/ H.R. 7201/ H.R.1424 (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers and delay in filing deadline for 1099 statement); H.R. 1509/ H.R. 6049/ S. 3125/ S. 2886/ S. 3335/ S. 940/ S. 3098/ H.R. 7060/ H.R. 7202/ H.R. 1424 (active financing exception under Subpart F); H.R. 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Cross-border equity swaps; IRS Notice 97-66 (foreign-to-foreign securities loans); H.R. 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); H.R. 6333/ S. 3518 (municipal bonds); H.R. 1424/ H.R. 6049/ S. 3125/ S. 3335 (executive compensation tax provisions).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of national principal contracts; H.R. 3970 (Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007)/ H.R. 878 (Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act)/ S. 601(Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act)/ H.R. 5720 (Housing Assistance Tax Act)/ H.R. 3221(Housing and Economic Recovery Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ H.R. 7060 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act)/ H.R. 7201 (Energy Improvement and Extension Act)/ H.R.1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act): (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers and delay in filing deadline for 1099 statement); H.R. 1509 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ S. 3125 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act )/ S. 2886 (Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act)/ S. 940 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income)/ S. 3098 (Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act)/ H.R. 7060 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act)/ H.R. 7202 (Temporary Tax Relief Act)/ H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act): (active financing exception under Subpart F); Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Cross-border equity swaps; H.R. 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); H.R. 6333 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act)/ S. 3518 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act):(municipal bond tax provisions); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ S. 3125 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act): (executive compensation tax provisions); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act) (tax-related regulatory issues relating to EESA programs); Economic Stimulus legislation (carryback of net operating losses; tax-exempt bond provisions; REMICs, modifications of energy tax credits).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 2881(Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3970/HR 878/ S.601/HR 2419/HR 5720/ HR 3221 (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); HR 1509/S. 902/HR 6049/S. 3125/S. 2886 (active financing exception under Subpart F); HR 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636/HR 3970/HR 2419/HR 5720/HR 3221 (relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors); Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920/HR 6049/HR 5720/3221 (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963/HR 5720/3221 (Extend Federal Home Loan Bank letter of credit to tax-exempt bonds); HR 6049/HR 5720/HR 3221 (worldwide interest allocation); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); HR 5720/HR 3221/S.2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008) (tax exempt housing bonds).
Data Security Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Data Security Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Data Security Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Data Security Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
Data Security Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 2881(Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3970/HR 878/ S.601/HR 2419/HR 5720/ HR 3221 (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); HR 1509/S. 902/HR 6049/S. 3125/S. 2886 (active financing exception under Subpart F); HR 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636/HR 3970/HR 2419/HR 5720/HR 3221 (relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors); Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920/HR 6049/HR 5720/3221 (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963/HR 5720/3221 (Extend Federal Home Loan Bank letter of credit to tax-exempt bonds); HR 6049/HR 5720/HR 3221 (worldwide interest allocation); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); HR 5720/HR 3221/S.2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008) (tax exempt housing bonds).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/HR 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); HR 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; HR 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); HR 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; HR 5720/HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/ H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; H.R. 6333/ S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720/ H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (credit ratings for asset-backed instruments).
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act) (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Rule 15a-6 (Facilitating foreign broker dealer cross-border access to US sophisticated investors); H.R. 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720 (Housing Assistance Tax Act) (Foreclosure Prevention); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments); Financial Services Regulatory Restructuring; S. 3714 (Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008); Regulation of Credit Default Swaps; G-20 Summit (discussion paper submitted outlining SIFMA's broad principles for Global Modernization of Financial Supervision and Regulation).
Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/HR 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); HR 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; HR 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); HR 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; HR 5720/HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring.
Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/ H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; H.R. 6333/ S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720/ H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (credit ratings for asset-backed instruments).
Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
S. 1677 (Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act) (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Rule 15a-6 (Facilitating foreign broker dealer cross-border access to US sophisticated investors); H.R. 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720 (Housing Assistance Tax Act) (Foreclosure Prevention); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments); Financial Services Regulatory Restructuring; S. 3714 (Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008); Regulation of Credit Default Swaps; G-20 Summit (discussion paper submitted outlining SIFMA's broad principles for Global Modernization of Financial Supervision and Regulation).
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · Firm: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); H.R. 3408 (Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009); Securitization reform.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION via SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2452 (Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act); Administration's FY2010 International Tax Proposals; Administration's FY2010 and Senate Finance Committee discussion draft offshore tax compliance proposals; S. 506 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) (Administration's FY2010 dividend witholding proposals); Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector.
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); S. 961 (Regulation of Credit Default Swaps and Other Swap Agreements); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); State regulation of credit default swaps as insurance; China - strategic and economic dialog; Worker classification of broker dealers as independent contractors; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Securitization reform.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION via SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2009 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1 (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) (NOL carryback and REMIC tax status) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds and various tax issues) (energy provisions); H.R. 425 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); H.R. 598 (To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health); H.R. 1586 (To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients) (restrictions on compensation); S. 138 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes) (Repeal of AMT for tax-exempt bonds); S. 279 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes) (various tax-exempt bond issues); S. 651 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes) (restrictions on compensation); Extension of Active Financing Rules (bill not yet introduced).
H.R. 1 (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (amendment to section 111 of EESA) (H1-B); H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Restructuring; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Municipal Securities; Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B).
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION via SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of national principal contracts; H.R. 3970 (Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007)/ H.R. 878 (Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act)/ S. 601(Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act)/ H.R. 5720 (Housing Assistance Tax Act)/ H.R. 3221(Housing and Economic Recovery Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ H.R. 7060 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act)/ H.R. 7201 (Energy Improvement and Extension Act)/ H.R.1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act): (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers and delay in filing deadline for 1099 statement); H.R. 1509 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ S. 3125 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act )/ S. 2886 (Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act)/ S. 940 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income)/ S. 3098 (Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act)/ H.R. 7060 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act)/ H.R. 7202 (Temporary Tax Relief Act)/ H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act): (active financing exception under Subpart F); Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Cross-border equity swaps; H.R. 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); H.R. 6333 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act)/ S. 3518 (Municipal Bond Market Support Act):(municipal bond tax provisions); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act)/ H.R. 6049 (Energy and Tax Extenders Act)/ S. 3125 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act)/ S. 3335 (Tax Relief Extension Act): (executive compensation tax provisions); H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act) (tax-related regulatory issues relating to EESA programs); Economic Stimulus legislation (carryback of net operating losses; tax-exempt bond provisions; REMICs, modifications of energy tax credits).
H.R. 4626 (CFTC Reauthorization Act); S. 577 (Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007); S. 3122 (Policing United States Oil Commodities Market Act of 2008); S. 3130 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); S. 3131 (Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008); S. 3134 (To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets and for other purposes); S. 3183 (End Oil Speculation Act of 2008); S. 3202 (Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008); H.R. 6377 (The Energy Markets Emergency Act); H.R. 6334 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); H.R. 6330 (Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices (PUMP) Act of 2008); H.R. 6238 (to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products); H.R. 6264 (to prevent excessive speculation in OTC derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets); Regulation of Commodities and Energy Derivatives; H.R. 6604 (Commodity Markets Transparency Accountability Act of 2008); S. 3255 (Over-the-Counter Speculation Act); S. 3248 (Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008).
S. 1677 (Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act) (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness Act); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Rule 15a-6 (Facilitating foreign broker dealer cross-border access to US sophisticated investors); H.R. 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720 (Housing Assistance Tax Act) (Foreclosure Prevention); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments); Financial Services Regulatory Restructuring; S. 3714 (Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008); Regulation of Credit Default Swaps; G-20 Summit (discussion paper submitted outlining SIFMA's broad principles for Global Modernization of Financial Supervision and Regulation).
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 4626 (CFTC Reauthorization Act); S. 577 (Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007); S. 3122 (Policing United States Oil Commodities Market Act of 2008); S. 3130 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); S. 3131 (Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008); S. 3134 (to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets and for other purposes); S. 3183 (End Oil Speculation Act of 2008); S. 3202 (Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008); H.R. 6377 (The Energy Markets Emergency Act); H.R. 6334 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); H.R. 6330 (Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices (PUMP) Act of 2008); H.R. 6238 (to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products); H.R. 6264 (to prevent excessive speculation in OTC derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets); Regulation of Commodities and Energy Derivatives; H.R. 6604 (Commodity Markets Transparency Accountability Act of 2008); S. 3255 (Over-the-Counter Speculation Act); S. 3248 (Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008).
H.R. 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427/ S. 1100 (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/ H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091/ S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723/ S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/ H.R. 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); H.R. 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; H.R. 6333/ S. 3518 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); H.R. 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; H.R. 5720/ H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring; H.R. 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act); H.R. 6482 (credit ratings for asset-backed instruments).
H.R. 3970/ H.R. 878/ S. 601/ H.R. 5720/ H.R. 3221/ S. 335/ H.R. 6049/ H.R. 7060/ H.R. 7201/ H.R.1424 (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers and delay in filing deadline for 1099 statement); H.R. 1509/ H.R. 6049/ S. 3125/ S. 2886/ S. 3335/ S. 940/ S. 3098/ H.R. 7060/ H.R. 7202/ H.R. 1424 (active financing exception under Subpart F); H.R. 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Cross-border equity swaps; IRS Notice 97-66 (foreign-to-foreign securities loans); H.R. 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); H.R. 6333/ S. 3518 (municipal bonds); H.R. 1424/ H.R. 6049/ S. 3125/ S. 3335 (executive compensation tax provisions).
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 2881(Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3970/HR 878/ S.601/HR 2419/HR 5720/ HR 3221 (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); HR 1509/S. 902/HR 6049/S. 3125/S. 2886 (active financing exception under Subpart F); HR 5267 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008); Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636/HR 3970/HR 2419/HR 5720/HR 3221 (relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors); Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries and banks; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediated structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920/HR 6049/HR 5720/3221 (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts); Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963/HR 5720/3221 (Extend Federal Home Loan Bank letter of credit to tax-exempt bonds); HR 6049/HR 5720/HR 3221 (worldwide interest allocation); OECD request for comments on transactional profit methods; IRS Section 265 (b) safe harbor concerning interest expense deductibility; Revenue Procedure 2008-28 (effect of loan modifications on tax status of REMICs and other securitization vehicles); Tax reporting with respect to widely-held fixed investment trusts (Treas. Reg. section 1.671-5); HR 5720/HR 3221/S.2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008) (tax exempt housing bonds).
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2008 · first_quarter · 1A
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues
HR 2761 (Terrorism Risk Insurance Revisions and Extension Act of 2007) HR 4299; S. 2285; PL. 110-160
Higher Education Access Reconciliation Act of 2007 and Higher Education Amendments Act of 2007 (student lending)
S. 819/HR 1419, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007; S. 1141/HR 2167, Automatic IRA Act of 2007; S. 1010/HR 2205, Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007; S. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007; S. 1725, Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act; S. 1288, Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007; HR 2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007; HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007; Pension technicals; Fee disclosure and transparency; Small business pension coverage;
CFIUS Reform, H.R. 556 (Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007); Free Trade Agreement Language (no greater substantive rights language under investment chapter); Taxation of municipal securities: Reform of Chinese financial services; Korea FTA; US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue; SFC on mutual recognition; Foreign Trade Agreements; H.R. 888, Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007
International Sanctions (H.R. 2347, S. 1430)
CFTC Reauthorization, S.577 (a bill to amend the CEA), H.R. 594 (to regulate OTC trading of energy derivatives)
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); HR 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements); HR 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank); HR 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); HR 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338/HR 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) (FHA Reform); HR 1427/S. 1100 (GSE Reform); HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356/HR 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act) (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); HR 5140 (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits) (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); Expanded FHA lending; HR 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits; FHA modernization and expansion; servicer safe harbor); HR 5723/S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); HR 5715;PL 110-227 (to ensure continued availability of access to Federal student loan program); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act).
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/HR 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); HR 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Auction Rate Securities Market; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6; Municipal bonds; HR 6333 (The Municipal Bond Market Support Act); HR 6308 (Municipal Bond Fairness Act); Credit Ratings for Structured Finance Products; SEC Nominations; Cross border securities activities; Section 13(d) ownership of equity swaps; Regulatory restructuring/discount window access; HR 5720/HR 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); S. 2636 (Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008); Treasury Blueprint/Regulatory Restructuring.
HR 4626 (CFTC Reauthorization Act); S.577 (Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007); S.3122 (Policing United States Oil Commodities Market Act of 2008); S.3130 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); S.3131 (Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008); S.3134 (to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets and for other purposes); S.3183 (End Oil Speculation Act of 2008); S.3202 (Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008); HR 6377 (The Energy Markets Emergency Act); HR 6334 (Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008); HR 6330 (Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices (PUMP) Act of 2008); HR 6238 (to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products); HR 6264 (to prevent excessive speculation in OTC derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets); Regulation of Commodities and Energy Derivatives.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
S. 2242/HR 2419 (Settlement and deductibility) (Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments); HR 3996/HR3970/HR 6/HR 878/ S. 601 (Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242/HR 2419/HR 3970/HR 4351 (Codification of economic substance doctrine); HR 1509; S. 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F; Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043 A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Business tax reform; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Valuation of CDOs and related securities for purposes of section 475; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools; Exchange traded notes/prepaid forwards (Notice 2008-2); Taxation of credit default swaps; taxation of notional principal contracts; Tax treatment of derivatives generally; Tax patent reporting; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed "technical taxpayer" rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration's project on tax intermediaries; OECD and EU projects on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles or other intermediate structures; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rule; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; Cross-border equity swaps; HR 3996/HR 4351/HR 3970/HR 3920 (Temporary Tax relief Act of 2007) (The AMT Relief Act of 2007) (delay in effective date of worldwide interest allocation election); HR 3996/S. 636/HR 3970/HR 6 (delay in filing deadline for 1099 statements; HR 4912 (Tax treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts) (prepaid derivative contracts and exchange traded notes); Basis Reporting; Active Financing Exception; Extension of capital gains and dividend rates; HR 2091/S. 1963 (Federal home loan bank bonds to tax exempt)
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
HR 4626 (CFTC Reauthorization Act); S. 577 (Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007)
FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, national mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling; S. 1789/HR 3074/HR 2764 (appropriations for Department of Transportation/HUD, and related federal agencies; consolidated appropriations - housing counseling funding)
HR 556 (Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007); Foreign Trade Agreements; HR 888, Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007; China financial services market access and currency issues; HR 3688 (United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); S. 2271 (Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007); HR 594 (Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2007); Strategic Economic Development
HR 2419 (Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007) Senate 2007 Farm Bill, The Food and Energy Security Act
HR 964, Securely protect yourself against cyber trespass or SPY Act; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act; S. 1625 (Counter Spy Act); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill): HR 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act)
S. 2242, HR 2419, Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments; HR 3996, HR 3970, HR 6, HR 878, S. 601, Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); S. 2242, HR 2419, HR 3970, HR 4351, Codification of economic substance doctrine; HR 1509; S 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F;
International Sanctions (HR 2347, S. 1430)
S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Fee Based Brokerage Accounts; Soft Dollars; Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees; Global Capital Markets Competitiveness; Hedge Funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; S. 1782/HR 3010 (Arbitration Fairness); HR 3225 (Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act); Sovereign Wealth Funds; Mutual Recognition; Rule 15a-6
Immigration/H1-B Visas, Visa facilitation
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); HR 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act);
Patent Reform S. 1145/HR 1908
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Pension Protection Act implementation; Wrap fee revenue ruling request; 529 plan regulatory project; PRM on Sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA; RFI on disclosure to participants; Form 5500 revisions S. 819/HR 1419, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007; S. 1141 / HR 2167, Automatic IRA Act of 2007; S. 1010 / HR 2205, Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007; S.2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007; S. 1725, Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act 2007; S. 1288, Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007; HR 2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007; HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007; Pension technicals; Fee disclosure and transparency; Small business pension coverage;
S. 1762 Higher Education Access Reconciliation Act of 2007 and Higher Education Amendments Act of 2007 (student lending)
Patent Reform S. 1145; HR 1908; NASD/NYSE Merger; Rules to allow the booking of OTC Derivatives in a full service broker dealer; Portfolio Margining; Delta Hedging; Strengthening US Competitiveness; Basel II/Consolidated Supervision Entities Regulatory framework; Prime Brokerage; Fee Based Brokerage; Soft Dollars, Client Commission Arrangements; 12B-1 Fees S. 1677 (International Economic Coordination/Market Access); S. 577 (OTC Derivatives); Secondary Market and Subprime Mortgage Financing; HR 2 (Contingent Convertible Debt); Tax Credit Bonds and Public Private Partnerships; Hedge funds, private pools of capital, asset management issues; Arbitration and Litigation Reform; HR 1443 (Consumer Fairness Act of 2007); HR 888 (Business Facilitation Act)
HR 1685 (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); HR 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); HR 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); Basel; HR 698 (Industrial Loan Companies); S. 1299 (Subprime Lending)
HR 964 Spy Act
Basis reporting by brokers; Issuer reporting of tax consequences of corporate actions under IRC sections 6043(c) and 6043A; S. 636 relating to change in due date for providing payee statements to investors; De minimis exception to requirement to provide 1099 to investors; Subpart F exemption for active financing income; Codification of economic substance doctrine and associated penalty proposals; Low rate on dividends of individuals; Foreign tax credit rules (including proposed “technical taxpayer” rule, noncompulsory payment rules, and treatment of UK manufactured overseas dividends tax); Allocation of income and deductions from global securities dealing operations; OECD project on attribution of profits to permanent establishments; Withholding tax consequences of self tenders and other distributions analyzed under IRC section 302; OECD Forum on Tax Administration’s project on tax intermediaries; OECD project on provision of treaty withholding tax relief when investment is made through collective investment vehicles ; Arbitration provisions in OECD Model Tax Convention, U.S. bilateral tax treaties, U.S. Model Treaty; International reform generally, including importance of interest expense allocation rules; IRS Form W-8 and instructions; Currency gains and losses of qualified business units under IRC section 987; Valuation safe harbor under IRC section 475 mark-to-market requirements; Application of FIRPTA to debt exchangeable into REIT shares; IRS Notice 2006-97 concerning excess inclusion income of REIT taxable mortgage pools HR 2; HR 1591; HR 2206, Tax treatment of contingent convertible debt; Denial of deduction for certain settlement payments; limitation on nonqualified deferred compensation plans; expansion of definition of covered employee under IRC section 162 (m); Discussion draft released by Senate Finance Committee (adjusted basis reporting requirements for brokers); Codification of economic substance doctrine; HR 1509; S 902; permanence of active financing exception under Subpart F;
H.R. 2761 (Terrorism Risk Insurance Revisions and Extension Act of 2007)
Accounting convergence of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards/Accounting Rules
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of