Digital euro leaves many questions unanswered From cross-border usage and privacy issues to managing the implications on the banking sector, the digital euro has a long road ahead towards its conception By Natasha Teja April 16 2021
Botched Deliveroo IPO could be fatal for dual-class shares With many investors citing their unhappiness with Deliveroo’s dual-class shares listing, the future popularity of the structure in London looks bleak By Natasha Teja April 14 2021
European market primed for further bank consolidation Low profitability accelerated by the pandemic and overbanking means banks are looking for new ways to stay afloat By Natasha Teja April 09 2021
UK’s first sovereign green bond is long overdue While the UK government has lagged behind other countries in issuing a green sovereign bond, it leads the way by being the first to do so for retail investors By Natasha Teja April 08 2021
ECB still in Covid-19 crisis mode A year after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Central bank is still struggling with its prudential regulation approach By Natasha Teja March 31 2021
Covid-19 highlights importance of operational resilience proposals Recent IT outages in banks have highlighted the importance of strengthening operational resilience for financial market players, but proposed new rules are yet to come into force By Natasha Teja March 30 2021
Covid-19, Mifid II accelerate electronic bond trading push While electronic bond trading has been on the rise for several years due to Mifid II, the Covid-19 pandemic has further accelerated this trend By Natasha Teja March 29 2021
UK fights to keep tech firms from fleeing The Kalifa review of UK fintech lays the groundwork for retaining and nurturing fast growing tech firms within the country By Natasha Teja March 19 2021
Germany leading human rights supply chain integration efforts Efforts to mandate human rights compliance into supply chain due diligence have come to the fore of the ESG movement, but practicalities remain unclear By Natasha Teja March 18 2021
UK plans changes to attract dual-class shares and SPACs The recommendations from former EU Commissioner Hill have had a positive response and sources are eager to get the proposed changes enacted quickly By Natasha Teja March 12 2021
