Finance and Banking

In response to the significant financial difficulties experienced in the United States, and globally, since late 2007, President Obama is expected to sign into law on 21 July 2010 the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (the "Act"), a far-reaching piece of legislation designed to effect a broad range of reforms to the US financial regulatory system.

EDITOR'S NOTE

The biggest news in the U.S. capital markets in the second quarter 2010 was the conference agreement on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd- Frank Act"). The Dodd-Frank Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30, 2010, and passed the Senate on July 15, 2010. While tax had little to do with the Dodd-Frank Act, the Dodd-Frank Act will have an ...

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