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Mifid II: banks have lost interest in LEIs

Banks explain that they've stopped chasing clients for LEIs despite it being a legal requirement under Mifid II, arguing that a lack of regulatory attention – including a six-month reprieve of sorts – signifies a relaxed attitude to the rule. Here LEI providers argue that without action from Esma the entire LEI project could be undermined

April 12 2018

Brexit: market warns of CCP New York relocation risks

The debate on clearing plans post-Brexit is heating up on both sides of the Atlantic, but relocating CCPs to New York as implied by the House of Lords will come with additional due diligence checks and various other legal implications. Either way, here UK banks and investment firms explain that the EU is ignoring the real shape of the market, with around 55% made up of US dollars

Sharon Kimathi, April 12 2018

FRTB: meeting regulatory objectives not a priority for banks

Other regulations including Mifid II have closer deadlines so require greater resource distribution

John Crabb, April 11 2018

Beneficial ownership could be answer to AML in Indonesia

Businesses have to provide the government with information on their beneficial owners. Multiple layers of rules make it difficult

Karry Lai, April 11 2018

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Are banks still special?

Their role was redefined during the financial crisis, and now they face the challenges of digital currencies and fintechs

April 10 2018

End of sovereign issuances in Middle East could trigger sukuk boom

Volatility and an uncertain geo-political backdrop could see investors shift to the Islamic finance market

April 10 2018

Ofac's crypto blacklist could drive investors to riskier exchanges

Digital currencies in the US will be included on the SDN list. This may backfire significantly

April 06 2018

Mifid II's on-venue shift is not all it seems

While the volume of fixed income products and derivatives traded on-venue has spiked since January 3, the new directive has not forced the significant shift many predicted - and it's not all been in areas intended by the regulator. But despite a shift in behaviour, sources including fixed income, rates and market structure heads at EU banks remain unsure that real transparency has been achieved

April 05 2018

CRD IV: banks anxious about post-Brexit liquidity

In-house sources explain how they're looking to avoid managing two separate liquidity pools post-Brexit as a lack of third-country equivalence under CRR and CDR IV looks likely. According to Afme, they'd need to rebook roughly €1.28 billion of assets from the UK to a EU member state if no deal is agreed.

Sharon Kimathi, April 05 2018

GDPR will impact US M&A

The EU regulation's extraterritorial reach means corporates will need to increase due diligence for data privacy and security

John Crabb, April 04 2018

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