Primers

Banking primers

Banking

Primer: US and Hong Kong stablecoin regulations compared

Andrew Fei, June 19 2025
Banking

Primer: Singapore’s proposed Basel cryptoasset capital rules

Andrew Fei, May 01 2025
Banking

Primer: FSB’s report on lessons learned from 2023 banking turmoil

Andrew Fei, January 06 2025
Banking

Primer: Basel Committee’s perspective on permissionless blockchains

Andrew Fei, December 09 2024
Banking

Spot ether ETFs: what, why and how?

Andrew Fei, July 31 2024
Banking

Primer: stablecoins — global and local regulatory trends

Andrew Fei, June 04 2024
Digital Finance

Primer: CFTC advisory committee’s digital assets taxonomy

Andrew Fei, April 03 2024
Regulation

Primer: Hong Kong’s loss-absorbing capacity requirements

Andrew Fei, March 18 2024
Capital Markets

Primer: Designated reporter regime

Thomas Helm, February 21 2024
Banking

Primer: Basel Endgame

Thomas Helm, January 24 2024
PRIMER: UK's Economic Crime Bill

Lucy Frost, December 13 2022
PRIMER: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA)

Lucy Frost, November 25 2022

Corporate Primers

Primer: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers bill

Olivia Adam, May 26 2023
Primer: France’s new FDI guidelines

Olivia Adam, October 28 2022
Primer: Cayman Islands' restructuring officer scheme

Karry Lai, September 20 2022
Primer: EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Lucy Frost, August 26 2022
PRIMER: China’s Anti-Monopoly Law Amendment

Karry Lai, August 16 2022
Primer: how to buy a British company

IFLR correspondent, July 27 2022
PRIMER: Sanctions on Russia and their implications

Lucy Frost, March 22 2022
PRIMER: China’s new negative list for foreign investment

Karry Lai, March 04 2022
PRIMER: China’s Data Security Law

Karry Lai, November 11 2021
PRIMER: Japan’s revised Corporate Governance Code

Karry Lai, August 26 2021
Primer: China’s draft Personal Information Protection Law

Karry Lai, July 29 2021
PRIMER: Changes to HKEX’s corporate governance rules

Karry Lai, June 03 2021

Capital Markets Primers

Capital Markets

Primer: IOSCO’s report on AI use cases in capital markets

Andrew Fei, May 26 2025
Capital Markets

Primer: Financial Conduct Authority’s advice guidance for investment firms

Thomas Helm, July 02 2024
Capital Markets

Primer: EU’s Retail Investment Strategy and execution-only inducements ban

Thomas Helm, May 27 2024
Capital Markets

Primer: Fair value assessment for UK and EU funds

Thomas Helm, April 29 2024
Capital Markets

Primer: T+1 settlement

Thomas Helm, March 06 2024
Capital Markets

Primer: Mifir Review

Thomas Helm, January 11 2024
PRIMER: SEC proposals on Names Rule and ESG Investment Practices

Alice Tchernookova, September 07 2022
PRIMER: PCAOB audit requirements for US-listed Chinese companies

Karry Lai, July 03 2022
PRIMER: SEC Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Alice Tchernookova, June 15 2022
PRIMER: the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Lucy Frost, December 08 2021
PRIMER: high frequency trading

Noah Zuss, July 02 2021
PRIMER: direct listings

Natasha Teja, April 27 2021

ESG Primers

ESG

Primer: CFTC’s listing guidance for voluntary carbon credit derivatives

Andrew Fei, October 21 2024
ESG

Primer: FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule

Olivia Adam, June 03 2024
ESG

Primer: The EU’s anti-greenwashing law

Olivia Adam, February 05 2024
Primer: EU’s Deforestation Regulation

Olivia Adam, August 03 2023
Primer: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Olivia Adam, February 02 2023
PRIMER: SEC proposals on Names Rule and ESG Investment Practices

Alice Tchernookova, September 07 2022
PRIMER: SEC Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Alice Tchernookova, June 15 2022
PRIMER: ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance – Version 1

Karry Lai, January 07 2022
PRIMER: the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Lucy Frost, December 08 2021
PRIMER: Changes to HKEX’s corporate governance rules

Karry Lai, June 03 2021
PRIMER: the UK Stewardship Code

IFLR correspondent, March 23 2021
PRIMER: the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Natasha Teja, March 10 2021