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Bankers’ counsel have spoken exclusively to IFLR about the Rule’s future and how it may need to be toned down

Barclays will launch a law-tech incubator in London, in partnership with the Law Society and with the backing of a dozen law firms. Stephanie Pagni, general counsel for Barclays UK, tells IFLR how the project has developed

France is one of a number of countries facing the challenge of regulating blockchain, fintech and cryptocurrencies

Cov-lite makes lending more streamlined and efficient for borrowers, but at what cost?

Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending have been on the EU Commission's radar for a while. Until recently, the position was 'no-action required'. However, the growing relevance of the market led the Commission to issue a proposal for the regulation of European crowdfunding service providers for business (the Regulation) on March 8 2018. This regulation focuses on crowdfunding for the funding of business (hence, excluding crowdfunding for social projects).

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) recently published its 2017 annual report. It is essential reading for Irish finance services regulatory advisers, and for any entity with a business presence in Ireland in the banking and financial services sector.

The EU’s new framework to encourage high quality securitisations contains a revised set of rules together with criteria for simple, transparent and standardised securitisations

Thailand has the highest solar and wind power output in ASEAN. The Thai regulators adopted an adder tariff policy, and subsequently a feed-in tariff policy, which provided incentives for renewable projects.

The European Parliament recently passed a new regulation on securitisation, which is part of the capital markets union action plan. Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and Council, of December 12 2017 (the Securitisation Regulation), establishes a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation. Its aim is to promote a safe and liquid market for securitisation. An amendment was also implemented relating to the regulation on capital requirements. Its purpose is to make the capital treatment of securitisations for banks and investment firms more risk-sensitive and to reflect the specific features of simple, transparent and standardised securitisations.

Urs Feller and Marcel Frey of Prager Dreifuss provide an overview of the rights of heirs when identifying Swiss assets