Daniela Cohen, partner in the firm’s debt finance team, explores the defining trends in structured finance for 2026, the ongoing value AI is set to deliver, and the sports sector’s role as a driver of PE activity
The effective date of the final rule for investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers has been moved to January 1 2028
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
As the full set of agency leadership appointed by President Trump is now confirmed and in seat, 2026 will be a busy and consequential year for financial regulatory policy
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Sponsored by Prager DreifussMark Meili and Shannon Sangiorgio of Prager Dreifuss explain the reporting obligations for crypto-asset service providers and the challenges arising from greater alignment with international tax transparency standards
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While the Hong Kong and US stablecoin regimes represent important steps forward, it remains to be seen how these frameworks will evolve in practice
IFLR’s latest primer looks at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s proposal to implement the Basel Committee’s capital standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Financial Stability Board’s recent report on the lessons learned about depositor behaviour, interest rate risk and liquidity risk during the 2023 banking turmoil
IFLR’s latest primer explores the Basel Committee's latest paper on the risks and mitigants of permissionless blockchains for the banking sector
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look the SEC’s recent decision to approve proposals by several US securities exchanges to list spot ether exchange traded funds
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the global and local trends around the regulation of stablecoins and their issuers
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the digital assets taxonomy put forward by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s lastest report on the implementation of loss-absorbing capacity requirements
Lawyers are helping firms prepare for one of the biggest shifts in European transparency rules
The final piece of the far-reaching Basel III package is complex, expensive to implement and comes with significant divergence issues between the EU, UK and US
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Opinion: EU’s strict investment screening rules curb enthusiasm
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Opinion: the metaverse needs to police financial crime
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OPINION: Crypto regulation doomed from the start by all-or-nothing approach
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Opinion: Sri Lanka inching closer to looming debt cliff
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OPINION: Binance crackdown has implications for wider crypto market
A warning is being sent to crypto firms that their days of operating in a regulation-free zone are nearly over
More than 350 lawyers gathered in Dubai for an evening of inspiration and recognition
The Middle East awards research has now begun, with winners to be announced in October 2024
Lawyers from across the Americas celebrated their successes in New York
Lawyers from across Europe gathered in London to celebrate legal excellence in deal-making, cross-border investment and regulation