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.
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
With the race for Tory leadership at full speed and Brexit pushed back until later this year, regulator and buyside sources say they have paused contingency planning for the summer
Regulators are investing in artificial intelligence to build insights from data generated by the new post-financial-crisis reporting regimes; however, some data quality challenges remain
Busy? Here are all the stories your competitors read last month, from contractual shifts to Sonia to Mifid reporting fines
Term rates are better suited to cash products, but market participants must accept that they may not get what they want when Libor is discontinued in two years
Many market participants feel that the sheer volume of post-crisis rules, especially in Europe, unfairly disadvantages smaller players who are unable to stay ahead of the regulatory curve
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
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
This landmark SFTR report reveals how securities finance transaction market participants are preparing for the upcoming regulation.
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