IBA International Financial Law Conference highlights Growing hype over fleeting market trends should not overshadow the regulatory and finance developments that will outlive this stage of the cycle By Danielle Myles May 28 2014
Investors want regulators to curb HY bubble The majority of European credit investors want regulators to help stop the region’s high-yield markets from becoming a bubble, according toFitch Ratings’ survey results released yesterday By Danielle Myles May 27 2014
Member states diverge on Emir reporting The first three months of reporting under the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation has revealed different national practices for put and call options in M&A deals By Danielle Myles May 18 2014
Lending trends that will outlive cov-lite Controversy surrounding the surge in covenant lite across the US and Europe has overshadowed some less cyclical trends that are shifting lending practices By Danielle Myles May 18 2014
National regulators’ extensive role under SSM The European Central Bank and member state regulators have clarified the composition and role of the joint supervisory teams that will supervise the biggest eurozone banks under the incoming single... By Danielle Myles May 18 2014
Comesa comfort letters exempt merger notifications The Comesa Competition Commission has issued five comfort letters in recent months, exempting deals from notifying under Africa’s controversial merger clearance rules By Danielle Myles May 13 2014
Sir David Walker: five steps to good governance A remuneration policy led by non-executives and which is clearly disclosed in the directors’ remuneration report is one of five key ingredients to good corporate governance, Barclays’ chairman said yesterday... By Danielle Myles May 08 2014
Boutique PE's new fundraising option Arle Capital’s recent deal-by-deal fundraising is an example of European general partners experimenting with more bespoke fund strategies, blurring the boundaries between private equity and club-style equity funding By Danielle Myles May 05 2014
Jim O’Neill: regulators escaped blame for crisis Regulators have not received their fair share of blame for the financial crisis, the BRIC creator said at the 2014 Guernsey Funds Forum By Danielle Myles May 01 2014
Fears over FTT ruling overblown London lawyers are not concerned by the ECJ's rejection of the UK government’s challenge to the proposed FTT, describing the lawsuit as a tactical move By Danielle Myles April 30 2014