All the shortlisted deals, teams and firms of the year – winners will be announced on August 25
The top performing law firms in the banking sector across the world have been announced
Our latest explainer looks at the innovation in international banking regulation and how it has evolved since its initial introduction
Implementation challenges such as ensuring fair value and timely disposal of assets will need to be overcome for the strategy to be successful
The island nation needs to consider restructuring options while reorienting its economy to reduce import dependence
Improving transparency and sustainable trade financing are necessary to move supply chains up the green curve
The impact of Evergrande’s debt default has reverberated throughout the industry, making borrowing an uphill battle for developers
A multi-layered partnership brought government, development and private banks, and non-governmental organisations together to lower Belize’s debt burden by using natural resources for sustainability goals and marine conservation
The first-of-its-kind deal features a structure that links the sustainable bond and loans markets, and incentivises issuers to ensure that underlying sustainable linked loans meet performance targets
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s proposal to rescind the 2020 rule could push prudential regulators to issue a joint framework
The extent to which finance actually dries up for fossil fuel projects in the near future will be the true measure of COP26’s success
Printing money may have mitigated the short-term impact of the Covid crisis, but it has also contributed significantly to a looming inflation risk that will be difficult to manage in the permanently low post-2008 interest-rate environment
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Sponsored by Davis Polk & WardwellDavis Polk partner and co-head of finance practice Jason Kyrwood and partner Scott Herrig discuss some of the latest broadly syndicated term loan B trends -
Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosJoão Nuno Riquito and Paulo Alves Teixeira of Riquito Advogados consider how Macau SAR’s new hotel business law will help diversify the region’s hospitality sector
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Sponsored by Elias Neocleous & CoChrysanthos Christoforou of Elias Neocleous & Co explains why Cyprus offers a stable and safe environment for investment
Our latest explainer looks at the innovation in international banking regulation and how it has evolved since its initial introduction
IFLR's explainer series looks at the American interbank offered rate and why small and midsized banks prefer it to other replacements
A closer look at fallback reference rates in standard documentation for Libor contracts following its permanent cessation in 2021
The two powers are diverging on their approaches to Russia for the first time
Regulation and risk management expert Bozena Gulija examines how methods and regulatory approaches have evolved when it comes to this category of risk
IFLR's latest primer looks in depth at the most likely long-term replacement for the Libor benchmark interest rate
The second part of IFLR's Sonia primer looks at how a new forward-looking rate could work
Bank failures have happened on both sides of the Atlantic - with different rules and outcomes
The first part of this primer takes a look at the benchmark that is being touted as the one the market will use post-Libor in the UK
Regulation and risk management expert Bozena Gulija examines how interest and resources have increased when it comes to this category of risk
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Opinion: Covid-19 shows Dodd-Frank is working
The largest banks in the US are under immense pressure, but now is not the time to abandon the regulatory progress that has been made -
Opinion: Europe springs into action
Within just a few weeks of reports that the virus had spread to the continent, almost the whole of Europe was swept into lockdown. Borders were closed, trips cancelled and thousands of people began to work from home full-time, while others were laid off or placed on furlough: a blow to the real economy barely anyone had anticipated. -
Opinion: Amazon poised to enter the banking sector
Traditional banking institutions have been fending off the threat of self-made start-up fintech organisations since the concept of fintech first made its way into our vernacular -
Opinion: greater KYC needed to combat terrorism financing concerns
In February, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a 2014 decision that had found Jordan-based Arab Bank liable for intentionally supporting the terrorist group Hamas. The original decision was made after the bank was tried by a Brooklyn-based jury for providing financing to the group, which has been linked to several militant attacks against Israel in the early 2000s. It was the first time in the US that a bank was held liable civilly for violating the Anti-Terrorism Act, which lets US citizens seek damages from international terrorism.
The Americas awards research has now begun, with winners to be announced in New York in May 2023
Research for the 2023 Europe awards has begun – winners will be announced at a live event in London in May
IFLR is delighted to reveal the winning deals, teams, law firms and individuals for the 2022 edition of its Middle East awards
The Asia-Pacific 2023 awards research has begun – winners will be announced at a live event in Singapore in March 2023