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SEC, CFTC merger debate drags on

As far back as 1987, through the 2008 financial crisis and on to this very month, the concept of integrating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) has been an ongoing discussion that has neither gained steam nor gone away. The US is unusual in having a financial regulatory system that has evolved organically, and equally unusual it has distinct agencies that regulate the securities and derivatives spaces.

October 30 2017

EU NPL problem needs solution once and for all

Trying to get rid of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Europe is akin to digging a hole with a spoon – an already painstakingly drawn out process that's made even longer by the lack of adequate tools to deal with the problem.

October 30 2017

Asia needs to address legacy problems

While a repeat of the 1997 financial crisis is a possibility, it's an unlikely one. 'Asia is much better equipped, much more advanced now, and much more resilient,' IMF Asia-Pacific department director Changyong Rhee recently told Chinese media Xinhua.

October 30 2017

Slovak Republic: Shareholder liability for harm to creditors

The Slovak Commercial Code is set for sweeping changes, most of which, if signed by the president, will come into force in January 2018.

October 30 2017

Breaking new ground: litigation funding in the spotlight

IFLR talks to Therium co-founder and director Neil Purslow about the rise of third party litigation financing in the financial sector, and how the market is expected to evolve in the next few years

October 30 2017

Limiting too-big-to-fail for qualified financial contracts

The US Federal Reserve has aligned its latest rules for a number of G-Sibs’ contractual requirements to the resolution regimes applicable to these entities

October 30 2017

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Making fund offering in Switzerland more straightforward

The country is again amending regulations applicable to offerings of foreign funds to qualified investors. The changes should be positive - with some notable exceptions

Jürg Frick, October 30 2017

POLL: should Esma approve prospectuses?

Following the European Commission's Omnibus III proposals to transfer prospectus approval, IFLR is asking readers whether it's the right move. Vote now

IFLR Correspondent, October 30 2017

ASIFMA: How Asia is dealing with Mifid II

Vijay Chander, executive director of fixed income at the association tells IFLR how its members are adapting to new far-reaching European rules

October 30 2017

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