News analysis on how banks and asset managers are implementing conduct-focused rules, including investor protection under Mifid II’s product governance frameworks and the integrity of Libor.
Two key events in the derivatives market have helped to build SOFR liquidity in recent weeks, but sources worry that the target of no new Libor contracts after year-end will be difficult to achieve
Speakers at a Bloomberg event defended the use of multiple rates to replace USD Libor, arguing that it has helped the market in numerous ways and is the sign of a healthy ecosystem
While Brexit staff reorganisations are now mostly complete, some businesses expect the trickle out of the UK to gather pace in the coming years as the substance debate translates into harder EU regulatory initiatives
The UK watchdog also clarified use cases for synthetic Libor rates, putting a definitive end to any form of speculation as to the rate’s continuation beyond year-end
The extent to which finance actually dries up for fossil fuel projects in the near future will be the true measure of COP26’s success
Were an independence referendum to vote in favour of seceding from the UK, the process of joining the European Union would be far from easy
Launched on finance day in Glasgow, the new International Sustainability Standards Board will standardise reporting standards and governance across 37 countries
The first two stages of the initiative have been relatively successful, but take-up could be more limited for the third, starting November 8
Following more than 40 hours of interviews with 63 sources across financial services, Practice Insight’s landmark investigation into the accumulative impact of the financial crisis is now available
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