Part one of Practice Insight’s Libor reform polls finds a market in disarray over benchmark reform. Almost all respondents are unprepared for its transition and are simply waiting for others to make the first move
Esma’s six-month grace period for certain issuers will soon be over. Trading venues are preparing to delist thousands of bonds without the 20-digit code, warning those trades will either shift to voice or non-EU markets
Product manufacturers wanting to continue selling in the EU are looking into a creative – but risky – new strategy to bypass the investor protection rules. While it might work for some, lawyers warn against it, arguing that the relief of not having to produce a KID is not worth the potential risk
According to in-house lawyers and structurers, the cumulative impact of post-crisis regulation has reduced the availability of certain types of structured products in the marketplace. While Emir makes anything complex significantly more expensive, Priips and Mifid II reduce the pool of potential investors, further pushing banks towards vanilla instruments
Investment firms released their first reports in late April, but their effectiveness is severely limited by the range of approaches taken across the market. Differing interpretations of the rules - which some sources believe may be intentional - make them difficult to compare. Brokers and regulatory analysts say collating all the data is a thankless task
Retail products are still being delisted from investment platforms across the EU as firms struggle with complex formulae and inconsistent, overzealous interpretations of the two new investor protection regimes. One company has removed around 10% of all its products since January. Here senior figures at EU wealth management firms explain how they are adjusting to the new normal
