Entries by jimflaherty

REG AB II Update : May 2015

It’s been about 7 months since the SEC came out with the final rules for REG AB II, and the industry response is becoming clear. CREFC, the industry trade group that controls the IRP, has hosted several meetings with the IRP working group, and the emerging strategy for compliance with REG AB II XML reporting […]

September 11, 2014

Today is the 6th anniversary of this blog, which I write to follow the regulatory response to the financial crisis and how the implementation of the Dodd Frank law affects the CMBS market. If you are a follower, you know I believe the regulators’ primary role should be to require transparency, and I advocate that […]

SEC takes a big step back on disclosure methods

“All data – especially sensitive data – wants to be free.” On Feb. 25 the SEC reopened the comment period for REG AB II, with focus on the method used to disclose asset level data. The 19-page memorandum (download the PDF here) opens with: “This memorandum describes a potential approach for disclosure of asset-level information […]