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14 November 2011
Liberty Global's $1.2 billion new-money bank and high yield bond financing utilised an accordion facility and a novel SPV structure to launch in tight issuance windows
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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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20 March 2012
UK financial regulation partners have their say on why Sants resigned now and what it means for the twin peaks model
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13 March 2012
Some of the UK’s leading in-house have revealed exactly what they look for in outside counsel and how pressure on costs is changing their expectations
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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
More foreign regulators are expected to contact US authorities with complaints about the proposed Volcker Rule's restrictions on sovereign debt trading
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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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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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31 January 2012
The FDIC depositor protection concerns over covered bonds have been picked up by regulators in other parts of the world, according to panelists at ASF2012
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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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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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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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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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18 October 2011
British banks have criticised the UK FSA’s handling of liquidity swaps between banks and insurers
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11 October 2011
The trend towards structural flex provisions in high yield documents is creating headaches for trustees, according to a Clifford Chance partner
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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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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
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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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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30 August 2011
Mandatory changes introduced this week will bring the US tri-party repo market more in line with the European market
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16 August 2011
Firms must consider radical changes to their business structure and regularly report derivatives positions and interbank exposures
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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
Despite Barnier's insistence, CRD 4 may make the Vickers retail banking proposals difficult to implement