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Principle-Based Reserves & SPVs: Regulatory Developments
Alice T. Kane,Hugh T. McCormick,Carla C. Small, March 27, 2013
In a Duane Morris Alert dated December 7, 2012, we addressed developments at the fall meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) relating to principle-based reserves (PBR) and the draft White Paper on Captives and Special Purpose Vehicles (which are referred to in the...

Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat: The Significance of Domicile Planning
Michael D. Grohman,Jerome L. Wolf, March 26, 2013
A debtor, regardless of state residence, can seek protection from his or her creditors in the federal bankruptcy courts. However, the state in which the debtor resides or, more accurately, is "domiciled," will determine which assets the debtor may keep and which must be turned over as...

SEC Enforcement Actions Against Private Equity: Get Ready for More
Nanette C. Heide,Richard P. Jaffe,George J. Nemphos, February 12, 2013
In a speech delivered at the Private Equity International Conference on January 23, 2013, in New York, Bruce Karpati, Chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division's Assets Management Unit, warned the private equity industry on the likelihood of increased scrutiny...

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