Download As PDF On January 14, 2010, the Obama Administration announced its proposal for a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee – the bank tax.1 In principle, the tax would be imposed oncertain financial institutions with $50 billion or more in consolidated assets, and...
Download As PDF Important changes have buffeted the insurance industry over the past decade. The 1999 repeal of key provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act unleashed a wave of conglomeration in financial services, as bank holding companies acquired insurance and...
Download As PDF U.S. courts face a difficult challenge when considering whether to hear a case brought by foreign plaintiffs for alleged tort injuries that have occurred abroad. In opposing motions to dismiss based on forum non conveniens, foreign plaintiffs have...
Download As PDF One of the factors widely believed to have contributed to the Asian financial crisis was the dependence of the region on external short-term dollar-based financing from banks. The Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI) which was launched in Manila in...
Download As PDF When does federal law trump state law? The arcane topic of federal preemption has become the stuff of public debate and major news stories. The partisan lines are clearly drawn. On one side, consumer advocates, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and state...
