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FCA Consults on Changes to the UK Short Selling Regime
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The Latham FPI Guide
Updated guide includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.
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The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Loss Payee
the person or persons to whom a property insurance company writes a check for proceeds of a claim. Secured Lenders want to be named a Loss Payee because the damaged or destroyed property is the Collateral securing the Lenders’ loan, so they want to ensure that any proceeds received in respect of such Collateral are used to either purchase replacement Collateral or repay debt.
Side-Car
a facility which the Borrower incurs in lieu of, but in accordance with the restrictions contained in the Incremental Facility but which is documented outside of the Facility Agreement.
Algorithm
a system for solving a specific class of problems. Algorithms are the step-by-step instructions given to a computer in order to produce a desired outcome. In the Cryptocurrency world, each Consensus model follows a certain Algorithm.
Unit Majority
during the Subordination Period, means at least a majority of the aggregate number of Outstanding Common Units and Outstanding Subordinated Units, voting as separate classes. After the Subordination Period, means at least a majority of the aggregate number of Outstanding Common Units.
Dry Closing
a lending transaction in which all of the documents are executed and delivered but no money flows, pending satisfaction of one or more Conditions Subsequent, at which point the Financial Closing will occur (i.e., the loans will be made).
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
FCA Consults on Changes to the UK Short Selling Regime
Changes largely focus on streamlining administrative requirements to reduce the regulatory burden.
The 2025 US Government Shutdown: Impact on Court Operations
Federal funding lapse could slow filings and hearings as US courts shift schedules and staffing.
US Banking Regulators Propose to Refocus Supervision on Material Risks and Eliminate Use of Reputation Risk
The proposals align with Trump administration policy by emphasizing supervision of material and quantifiable financial risks.
New York Establishes CERCLA-Like Liability for Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites
New statute allows the government to recover costs and natural resource damages from a broad set of PRPs.
UK Regulators Finalise Updates Bank Remuneration Rules
The regulators have tweaked the final rules in places to grant more flexibility to firms.
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for DePIN Token Distributions
The first of what may be a series of crypto no-action letters supports the view that programmatic token distributions serving as network incentives are not securities.
The 2025 US Government Shutdown: Update on IRS Operations
As the shutdown continues, taxpayers should expect longer wait times and ramifications for the 2026 filing season.
FCA Consults on Motor Finance Redress Scheme
The proposed scheme covers three types of arrangements that are presumed to be unfair.