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21 February 2012
Banks and industry bodies have a number of criticisms of Esma's proposed rules on short selling. Here we summarise the key concerns
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16 February 2012
Frankfurt stock exchange decision to shut its unregulated market segment has left companies with little time to rethink strategies and evaluate alternative listing venues
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13 February 2012
In-house counsel calls for a gradual phase-in of clearing obligations as a priority for Emir
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13 February 2012
Capital conservation and counter-cyclicality buffers which need to be implemented by national laws will create additional uncertainty for banks already facing a huge workload to implement Basel III and CRD IV on time
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09 February 2012
What can London do to position itself as the West’s offshore RMB centre?
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07 February 2012
A senior UK FSA official has defended accusations that the UK's plan to ring fence its retail financial institutions contradicts global standards
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06 February 2012
Spain’s new rules demanding banks hold an extra €50 billion of funds to cover troubled real estate assets and encouraging mergers is helpful but by itself won’t get them lending again
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02 February 2012
Why an exit exchange in the shadow of a collective action clause may be the best way of engineering an orderly Greek debt restructuring and avoiding triggering credit default swap contracts
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02 February 2012
The UK’s Financial Services Authority’s proposed amendment to its Listing Rules will profoundly affect sponsors if adopted in their current form
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25 January 2012
The pressure on stakeholders’ ability to write successful comment letters is increasing. IFLR spoke with major regulators to get their views on the perfect industry response
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25 January 2012
Proposed changes to the market abuse regime may have a far-reaching impact, beyond what even the EC had in mind when it drafted the law
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12 January 2012
It’s only a matter of time before financial incentives to report US securities and commodities law violations start impacting the UK market, lawyers have warned
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11 January 2012
Esma's proposals could limit the range of retail cascades available to issuers and make withholding tax disclosure compliance impossible
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11 January 2012
Europe’s Capital Requirements Directive 4 will harm the syndicated loan market and impair a vital source of liquidity for borrowers, according to the Loan Market Association
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10 January 2012
With the clock ticking down to the January 20 recapitalisation plan deadline, strict limits the EBA has imposed on cocos have prompted concern
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23 December 2011
An IBA panel argument over plans to ban CoCos from G-Sifi buffers highlights regulator inconsistencies
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21 December 2011
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13 December 2011
Bankers' counsel don't believe the UK's EU veto will help the financial sector in the way many thought. In fact it may do more harm than good
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06 December 2011
With Europe’s leaders locked in debate over what to do next, IFLR looks at the rules of redenomination set to determine the future of the world’s second biggest currency
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22 November 2011
Esma's technical advice may lead to trouble in the private placement market, confusion around member states of reference and new burdens for depositary managers
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08 November 2011
Countdown has begun to the biggest overhaul of Germany’s insolvency legislation, but lawyers predict more amendments are needed if the proposed reforms are to be effective
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07 November 2011
The absence of senior unsecured debt to bail-in in a resolution scenario is a “weak spot”, an FSB official has admitted
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07 November 2011
Sir Mervyn King’s calls for the Bank of England to be given discretion to force banks to restructure or cut borrowing has been met with hostility by some lawyers
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20 October 2011
Investment banks and asset managers look set to be among the biggest losers after today’s adoption of the twice-delayed Mifid II proposals
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18 October 2011
British banks have criticised the UK FSA’s handling of liquidity swaps between banks and insurers
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18 October 2011
Esma’s technical advice for level two of the Prospectus Directive will effectively force companies to redo their summaries each time they issue, according to an issuers’ group
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29 September 2011
As the EC finally comes forward with a proposal for an EU-wide financial transactions tax, here are 10 things you cannot afford to miss
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12 September 2011
The Vickers report needs to clarify its position on UK banks’ ability to sell covered bonds, according to regulatory lawyers
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12 September 2011
Banks will struggle to implement separate corporate governance regimes if the Vickers report is implemented in its current form, according to lawyers
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12 September 2011
The strain on the difference between a floating and fixed charge is going to be considerably greater under current Vickers report proposals
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12 September 2011
IFLR spoke to lawyers as soon as the ICB report was published to find out banks' biggest worries
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06 September 2011
Opinion is divided as to the benefit of the Reserve Bank of India’s new draft guidelines for would-be entrants to the banking sector
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01 September 2011
Collateralised loan obligation investors need clarity on the level of involvement of the retention holder before the market can recover, according to those close to the LMA