The impact of financial regulatory reform on structured products

David Trapani, Capital Markets Practice Specialist, Morrison & Foerster LLP Email: DTrapani@mofo.com

During the early morning hours of 25 June 2010, another hurdle in the financial regulatory reform process was cleared when a House-Senate Conference Committee concluded deliberations on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the ‘Act’). The Act will now move to both chambers of Congress for approval, with the intent of having President Obama sign the Act into law by 4 July.