Thomas Helm

Financial journalist

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Thomas has worked for a variety of media outlets, including Kashmir Observer, La Vanguardia, and Hürriyet Daily News. His long report "The Accumulative Impact of Post-Crisis Regulation" was the first journalistic attempt to survey the impact of post-2008 reforms on financial markets. He is currently focused on Brexit, Mifid II, market structure issues, and sustainable finance.

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The Influencers 2019

IFLR's editorial team provides a rundown of the most influential individuals, organisations, geopolitical events and trends in financial regulation in 2019

IFLR correspondent, July 01 2019
UK Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – the UK's all-encompassing financial services regulator – is at any point the subject of either praise or derision, depending on the commentator. But there is rarely any middle ground. It has earnt itself the reputation as one of the European Economic Area's most fine-happy enforcers, with a particular penchant for punishing firms over failures to comply with the new wave of reporting requirements.

Thomas Helm, June 26 2019
European Securities and Markets Authority

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) is responsible for pushing some of the most far-reaching regulatory reforms in the history of finance. Their reforms have two basic aims: investor protection and risk management. These deceptively simple objectives have created complicated regulatory frameworks – and it truly is a team effort.

Thomas Helm, June 26 2019
Rebecca Healey, head of EMEA market structure & strategy, Liquidnet

There's arguably no one more familiar in the European market structure space than Liquidnet's Rebecca Healey. Having been in her role as head of EMEA market structure and strategy for the equities exchange for just three years, Healey has made major waves, positioning herself as the go-to on Mifid II's myriad market structure issues.

Thomas Helm, June 26 2019
Financial crisis 2008-2009

What could be more influential than the 2008-9 financial crisis, the financial crisis of the century? The catastrophic event led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and left practically the entire world wondering what went wrong.

Thomas Helm, June 26 2019
Big banks take lead in FRTB compliance

While larger firms look to fine-tune their work on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, medium-sized banks are considering more complete outsourcing solutions, according to banking and consultancy sources

Thomas Helm, June 17 2019
Investors approve first ever amendment to Libor legacy bond

Market participants and the FCA have welcomed news of the first ever successful amendment of a floating rate note to reference an alternative rate instead of Libor

Thomas Helm, June 11 2019
Mifid II double volume caps: fragile equilibrium is temporary

Market participants are successively circumventing the rule that limits dark pool trading, though the new status quo could prove transitory if and when the regulator steps in

Thomas Helm, June 06 2019
How Basel III is driving Europe's synthetic securitisation market

According to in-house sources, the capital requirement rules are behind the surprising growth of Europe's synthetic securitisation market

Thomas Helm, June 03 2019
EU advisory firms still not complying with Mifid II

Advisory firms are still struggling with the "feedback loop": the product governance rule that requires distributors to report back to manufacturers with information on sales and negative target market information

Thomas Helm, May 28 2019
Corporates start amending contracts to reference Sonia

Associated British Ports may be the first to begin updating problematic legacy contracts to reference Sonia rather than Libor. Bankers view it as a test case

Thomas Helm, May 22 2019
How regulators can mitigate Libor litigation risk

Hedge funds say that if regulators can be clear on the economic value transfer of switching from Libor to risk-free rates, there will be less scope for costly litigation

Thomas Helm, May 20 2019