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.
The severity of the risk is an open debate. Sources argue that the UK Tough Legacy Taskforce’s long-anticipated legislative fix does nothing to mitigate it
After months of consultations and discussions, the general reaction to the European Commission’s proposed changes to research unbundling can be summarised in three words: is that it?
Bond and loan markets are already out of step on transition progress. As the end-2021 deadline fast approaches, they may well diverge in conventions too
The political position of the EU means that in the long term, equivalence is likely to be at best partial and temperamental, and at worst non-existent. Financial services firms need to prepare
Discussions had temporarily shifted to Covid-19 related delays over the past few months, but the plethora of recent announcements and debates bear testimony to reinvigorated transition efforts
SOFR's failure to replicate the credit sensitive spread element is still causing headaches. One solution would be to incorporate Ameribor
The sector is preparing for a future with only risk-free rates, according to several sources close to Practice Insight
European industry bodies say the Benchmarks Regulation is in dire need of a reform that would make it better suited to the reality of the market
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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