The European Commission introduced a relief package last week for EU banks that could boost lending by an estimated €450bn, but the future of some regulations beyond the Covid-19 crisis is being called into question
The consensus reached in the latest consultation on pre-cessation fallbacks will help Isda develop a single protocol, effectively fast-tracking market participants’ efforts to transition away from Libor
Regulators in the UK have firmly expressed their preference for sticking to the original transition schedule, but market participants maintain that this will be difficult to achieve
The decision by the Basel Committee to postpone the implementation of Basel III’s final part was largely welcome, but market participants remain sceptical that this will be enough
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to permeate the economic landscape, Practice Insight takes a look at the way the regulatory space has been affected over the past few weeks
With the industry’s focus now shifted to ensuring business continuity throughout the crisis, questions on the future of EU-UK trade talks and their impact on financial services have re-emerged
As the EU tightens the screws on isolation measures and local regulators devise unprecedented emergency plans, market participants reflect on the lessons that may be learnt from this crisis
Notwithstanding the domino effect that Covid-19 is already having on numerous areas of the financial market, European CCPs expect their discounting switch to be executed on time
As the market paces itself for potential changes to the regime later this year, sources share their ongoing concerns over the complex and costly practice of market soundings
