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The latest draft of the European Commission's (EC's) Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), far from forming a vital part of the arsenal of post-crisis reform, would freeze credit markets in Europe.

Last year’s M&A mechanism of choice

A better approach to keeping banks on benchmark panels? Regulatory compulsion is shaping up as a key battleground in benchmark rate reform, as more banks quit rate-setting panels. New rules governing the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) that took effect in April keep panel participation voluntary, for now. But the European Commission has warned banks may be forced to submit to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor).

The final draft of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) has widened the proposed definition of assets considered as top class regulatory capital. Certain covered bonds could now be treated as tier 1 capital, alongside sovereign bonds.

Start again. That was the message last month from the Bank of England's financial stability head, Andrew Haldane. For too long regulators had reacted to problems that emerge by papering over cracks one at a time, Haldane complained in his acceptance speech for this year's IFLR European Regulatory Contribution Award. This has inevitably led to a regulatory patchwork of make-do-and-mend. "History locks in the idiosyncrasies and complexities of the past, generating a steadily rising tide of red tape," he explained.

Although RMB internationalisation might occur by 2015, market participants must consider the distinctions between onshore and offshore renminbi

Institutional investors are set to lend $25 billion to European projects in 2013. But the shadow banking rules are threatening the future of these funds

MHM - Sociedade de Advogados Address

Lawyers in Europe have predicted a decline in tier 2 issuances as banks work to meet Basel III’s capital quality requirements

In this month's quick poll, IFLR asks if risk disclosures in emerging market prospectuses have become too extensive. Vote here