Jul 20, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Financial Services, Regulatory Compliance
The passage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 greatly advanced the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime in the United States. On June 30, the six-month anniversary of the act’s implementation, US Treasury’s Financial...
Jul 16, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Financial Services, Regulatory Compliance
Jeffrey Armstrong writes about adopting a LIBOR replacement with a careful understanding of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate’s (SOFR) performance issues, comprehensive price term negotiation, and consideration of alternative benchmarks. US bank officials...
Jul 12, 2021 | Financial Services
In the last twelve to twenty-four months, an increase in innovation has led financial institutions to new, exciting business ventures—including cryptocurrency, financial technology (fintech), sports and casino gambling, and cannabis—that present potentially lucrative...
Jun 22, 2021 | Corporate Finance and Restructuring, Healthcare
BRG Senior Associate Alex Ney has been deeply involved in dealmaking over the past year-plus, during which the M&A landscape was sideswiped by the pandemic before rising to new peaks. Amid the turmoil, risk-taking among buyers has changed, Ney says. Q: Big...
Apr 19, 2021 | Claims and Disputes, Financial Services, Podcasts
Joe Sergienko joins Michael Whalen to talk about the enormous impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on normal economic activity, as well as contributing factors. Mr. Sergienko provides insights on what credit risk professionals are seeing and are likely to see as the...
