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08 June 2011
After months of speculation and overblown predictions, cov-lites have finally returned in Europe. But lawyers don't expect a flood of new deals
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02 May 2012
Key industry figures have said that the highly complex universe of shadow banking must be better understood before regulation can be developed effectively
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01 May 2012
Vitor Constâncio, vice-president of the European Central Bank, has proposed the creation of a central database to provide information on the European repo market
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01 May 2012
The chair of the FSB's shadow banking work stream on securities lending and repo has revealed potential policy options that his team is looking at
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30 April 2012
The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Paul Tucker, has set out ten recommendations aimed at moving the shadow banking debate towards a concrete policy agenda
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25 April 2012
The ICMA chief executive Martin Scheck has revealed the key concerns of its member institutions. Some expected - others are more surprising
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16 April 2012
The EC’s decision to differ from Esma’s technical advice on certain elements of final terms and summaries has been largely welcomed by European lawyers
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03 April 2012
The European Parliament has approved the draft legislation of Emir, however lawyers have warned regulators not to rush the rulemaking process
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03 April 2012
Key industry figures have said that Emir must make indirect clearing a genuine and practicable option for certain market participants
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20 March 2012
The EC's consultation paper has lawyers concerned about how to ensure international consistency in the treatment of shadow banking
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08 March 2012
With the EC’s consultation paper on regulating shadow banking due out next week, the market is waiting to see how European regulators will tackle the next major project on its agenda
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06 March 2012
Part two of Esma's level two Prospectus Directive advice has been cautiously welcomed by the legal industry, however minor clarifications are still required.
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29 February 2012
Banking lawyers and PE managers have called for loans to be an eligible asset for investment by Ucits funds to inject much-needed liquidity into the market
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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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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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07 February 2012
Listen to the free recording of the web seminar where Morrison & Foerster and the NYU Stern Business school discussed the differences in recovery and resolution plans between Europe and the US
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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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31 January 2012
The US’s often-criticised approach to credit rating agency reform has been held up as an example for European regulators at the American Securitisation Forum in Las Vegas
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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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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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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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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
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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13 October 2011
Yesterday’s publication of the EC’s proposals have prompted speculation that the scheme will soon encompass financial services
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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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19 September 2011
Lawyers in Hong Kong have urged private equity houses in the region to respond to Esma’s AIFM directive consultation paper on third country issues
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18 September 2011
IFLR has sifted through the consultation papers in response to the Basel Committee’s proposed methodology for calculating G-Sibs. Here are the key points from the banks
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16 September 2011
Increasing bank regulation will impact on loan market behaviour within two months, according to a JPMorgan loan trader
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15 September 2011
Despite the best efforts of US and European regulators, financial regulation experts say the market is no closer to finding an alternative to credit rating agencies
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13 September 2011
With the regulatory spotlight fixed on banks and their activities, the shadow banking industry is growing
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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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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
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31 August 2011
Mezzanine financing is returning to the European market but uncertainly surrounds how long the trend will last and how restrictive the loans’ covenants will be
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11 August 2011
The publication of two consultation papers on data collection on bank remuneration practices has prompted concern over who will view this information. Here, the EBA responds
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02 August 2011
CRD 4 rules are the latest step in the “Europeanisation” of securities market regulation, say UK experts
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02 August 2011
Despite Barnier's insistence, CRD 4 may make the Vickers retail banking proposals difficult to implement
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02 August 2011
The net stable funding ratio in CRD 4 is not economically viable, according to a UK regulatory partner
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27 July 2011
European loan contracts should include explicit waivers that junior creditors have in a US bankruptcy scenario, according to lawyers
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01 June 2011
Joaquim Pedro Lampreia, Orlando Vogler Guiné and Rita Rendeiro of Vieira de Almeida & Associados discuss the possible early arrival of a Prips framework in Portugal