Thomas Helm

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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 new universal safeguards

Although post-crisis reforms have been relatively successful at tackling glaring fault lines, the financial system might not be as resilient to shocks as it seems. This is part five of Practice Insight’s accumulative impact of regulation series

Thomas Helm, October 09 2019
NatWest completes first ever Libor to Sonia loan amendment

Transition efforts in the loan space lag behind other instruments due to three key blockers

Thomas Helm, October 02 2019
Big is best?

From “big is best”, to the predominance of US banks, the push towards more technology, and the contentious rise of shadow banking, part four of Practice Insight's accumulative impact series explores the relation between competition and regulation

Thomas Helm, September 24 2019
More fragmentation in the short term

In the current political climate, fragmentation looks set to continue at least in the short term – despite the wishes of both markets and regulators. Part three of Practice Insight’s accumulative impact series marks the 10th anniversary of the G20 Pittsburgh summit

Thomas Helm, September 24 2019
Culture improves, with caveats

Individual accountability rules have fostered an atmosphere of caution. Significant cultural challenges exist in other areas, such as remuneration, financial literacy, and P&L. This is part two of Practice Insight’s accumulative impact series

Thomas Helm, September 19 2019
Transparency at the cost of simplicity

Part one looks at non-standardised reporting regimes, Mifid II, shadow banking, cross-border data sharing and costs, and more

Thomas Helm, September 12 2019