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.
With the government having set the scene by placing sustainable finance as a key focus of the post-Brexit financial services agenda, the onus is on businesses to follow suit and step up their engagement
The ARRC’s official recommendation of a term SOFR rate has boosted its competitiveness and makes it a serious contender in the context of alternative rates’ growing popularity
The recommendation follows the SOFR First initiative and represents the final piece of the ARRC’s transition puzzle, which it says means market participants now have all the tools they need to transition
A post-Brexit race to the bottom in financial services tax, together with unstoppable QE, will exacerbate long-term socio-political risk
Market participants need to make sure systems are equipped to deal with the alternative rates set to replace USD Libor, including new credit-sensitive rates
As regulatory divergence starts to show its face, Alice Tchernookova looks at why rebuilding the EU-UK relationship in the post-Brexit paradigm is a never-ending conundrum
The Bank of England's risk-free rates working group has required that all active conversion of sterling Libor exposures be complete by late September – a milestone that many market participants say they will struggle to meet
The sustainability-driven amendments to Mifid II will impact a fund's ability to provide standardised ESG offerings, among other complications
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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