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
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
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
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
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
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