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SEC Commissioner Gallagher and Money Fund Capital Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

The question of capital requirements and how to best backstop money market funds has lingered since the Primary Reserve Fund became the first to “break the buck” at the outset of the market crisis. The SEC initially considered proposed rules that...

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $75.9 million. On January 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional thresholds for the...

New Minimum Wage Poster Required

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

All California employers should by now be using the new minimum wage law poster released by the California Industrial Welfare Commission. The poster serves to notify all employees of the planned minimum wage increases that will apply to most...

DHS TRIP: When to Submit a Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

Often times, we receive calls from clients who routinely find themselves in secondary inspection for no apparent reason when they enter the United States. In many cases, they have been incorrectly “flagged” by the Department of Homeland Security...

Does anybody read LinkedIn status updates?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

People go to LinkedIn to view profiles and find people. Now some people will click on the occasional link, I’ve been known to do this from time to time, but LinkedIn just isn’t the network I look to for content. Why? The biggest reason is that...

CPO and CTA Annual Affirmation of Exemptions Due in March

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

Pursuant to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations, persons claiming an exemption or exclusion from registration as a commodity pool operator (CPO) or a commodity trading advisor (CTA), under CFTC Regulations 4.5, 4.13(a)(1),...

"EMIR Regulations Continue to Impact Derivatives Markets in 2014"

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

The financial crisis highlighted a number of problems in global OTC derivatives markets, including transparency, counterparty credit risk and a consequent removal of market liquidity. International concerns about these problems led to the 2009 G20...

WHO DAT?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

When there is news of faith-based groups, student associations, worker centers, and other community organizations confronting employers, the appropriate response may be to borrow a classic New Orleans line: who dat? Close inspection may reveal that...

CFPB Takes Enforcement Action for Violations of RESPA’s Kickback Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

The CFPB announced it had entered into a consent order with a mortgage lender for violations of Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Section 8 generally prohibits receiving kickbacks, fees, or anything of value in exchange for...

Collective Redress Likely to Become a Reality in Belgium

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/14

The Belgian Government has today submitted a draft federal bill on collective redress for approval in the parliament. If passed, it will introduce collective redress into Belgian legislation for the first time. It will also put into play a number of...

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