FDIC-Assisted Transactions: Everything You Need to Know
Bank Director magazine brought together respected advisers from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and PricewaterhouseCoopers for an in-depth discussion of the benefits and challenges associated with FDIC-assisted transactions. While there are many benefits, these transactions also create significant complexities in valuation, accounting, and operational processes. On demand until August 6, 2010.
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The Current Regulatory Environment and Its Impact on Bank Directors
The financial services industry can expect that over the next three to five years, a torrent of new issues will dominate regulatory examinations and will lead to heightened scrutiny of board conduct and form the core of litigation against directors of failed banks. Harold P. Reichwald, co-chair of the Financial Services and Banking Practice Group at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and Gordon M. Bava, chair of the Business, Finance and Tax Division of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, explain what lies ahead.
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Pulse of the Industry
Bankers Are Starting to See the Glass Half Full
Grant Thornton LLP and Bank Director magazine recently announced the results of their third installment of the 17th annual Bank Executive Survey. This quarter's survey reveals that many bank executives feel the worst is behind them.
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Action Item: The Changing Character of Tier 1 Capital
Bankers fighting the crises of the last few years probably have not had time to notice a new fire that is smoldering in a consultative document released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision entitled "Strengthening the Resilience of the Banking Sector." One of the primary focuses of this proposal is the definition of Tier 1 capital. Annette Tripp, partner in the Houston office Sutherland Asbill Brennan, explains the relevant issues surrounding Tier 1 capital in today's environment.
