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
Market poll: women lawyers unequally impacted by Covid-19 IFLR asks women practitioners if they have felt disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Thanks to an uneven share of household responsibilities and childcare, respondents think they have By Natasha Teja March 10 2021
PRIMER: the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation In this IFLR’s explainer, we look at the significance of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and how it affects investors By Natasha Teja March 10 2021
The EU tightens its grip on crypto assets While the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation will create obstacles to asset service providers, it will bring more cohesion to crypto regulation in the EU By Natasha Teja March 05 2021
