One of the most significant challenges facing banks participating in the securitization markets
is the impact that more stringent capital and liquidity requirements proposed by the Basel …

… Manbeck, and Kenneth P … Manbeck are partners in the firm's New York office and are
members of the Banking and Financial Services Group. Kenneth P. Marin is a partner, co-office …

… Manbeck, a partner in the firm's New York office, represents issuers, sponsors, collateral …
The authors can be reached at mohan@chapman.com, manbeck@chapman.com, jcroke@…

Last January, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (" FASB") issued interpretation
No. 46," Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities"(" FIN 46"), requiring the consolidation (for …

As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve Board, the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other federal regulators are moving forward with plans to require risk …

This study identifies identify the organizational characteristics of family offices (FOs) in Brazil.
This article was developed through a content analysis of 22 interviews conducted with …

In general, the securitization framework will still apply to transactions that involve the stratification
or tranching of credit risk. Securitization exposures can include, but are not restricted to…

The Fitch Criteria notes up front that the ratings Fitch assigns to structured finance transactions
are very closely linked to the credit quality of each related hedge counterparty. As a result, …

… There is a state owned water project company (W PC) in an Asian country. A foreign
lender in this project wants a guar— antee from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) covering debt— …

… Manbeck (manbeck@chapman.com) is a partner in the firm's Asset Securitization
Department. Lindsay S. Henry (lhenry@chapman.com) is an associate in the firm's Banking …