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DEAL: first agricultural commodity blockchain transaction

Distributed ledger technology helps cut costs, time and human error

John Crabb, January 30 2018

US Sifis: asset-based approach under fire

Former OCC head Keith Noreika and Massachussetts' securities regulator William Galvin share their views on the proposed redefinition of a large bank

John Crabb, January 29 2018

Who wins at Mifid II?

Attention has focused on firms suffering under the weight of the directive, but some may nevertheless benefit

January 29 2018

PRC focuses on continuous monitoring of offshore deals

Regulators are not stopping their oversight at the approval process but extending scrutiny to the lifecycle of outbound investments

Karry Lai, January 29 2018

POLL: ECM desks nervous about analyst meetings

In part two of this landmark survey, Practice Insight speaks to heads of execution, senior in-house counsel, research firm heads and buyside brokers who reveal their anxieties regarding information leaks

Sharon Kimathi, January 29 2018

Priips: no one is reading KIDs

Fund managers explain just how little interest retail investors have shown in the key information document that sits at the heart of the EU's new Priips regime. "Everyone has been so confused by KIDs that no one has even bothered to use them," said one. The majority of the market is viewing the document purely as a regulatory requirement, not the useful comparison tool intended by the regulators

January 29 2018

ECM desks unprepared for UK’s new IPO regime

Bankers and independent researchers are still in discussion about the procedures regarding when to involve unconnected analysts under the FCA's new IPO regime, which will be effective in just three months. The sellside is concerned that people who are not appropriately qualified and experienced could do harm, while analysts are still unsure on some of the major details

Sharon Kimathi, January 29 2018

Buyside stalls on implementing initial margin rules

Legal and regulatory specialists are concerned, insisting CSA negotiations and calculations must start as soon as possible. Interest rate swaps will be hit hardest

Sharon Kimathi, January 28 2018

Buy and sellside reveal FCA premium listings concerns

Equities execution teams feel that the FCA’s premium listing reform will make no difference to market practice. Here investors share their concerns about diluting the quality of the LSE

Sharon Kimathi, January 28 2018

US managers still blindsided by Priips

Many small to medium-sized investment firms have been forced to start again from scratch following the FCA’s July guidance, with retail platforms removing US-manufactured products in the meantime

January 27 2018

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