News analysis on the regulatory effects on disclosures, terms, covenants, redemption and subordination. Whether it’s how product manufacturers are keeping their Priips KIDs under three pages or how bail-in clauses are changing as a result of new capital rules, it’s all here.
Eighteen months since it came into force, bank and industry association sources say issuers are still refraining from placing bonds with retail investors due to the EU regulation
Here's what your competitors have been reading this month: Libor transition planning, FRTB implementation, tax loopholes and more
Corporates and asset managers are refusing to sign any repapered contracts in anticipation of a soft or cancelled Brexit. They say they will deal with it nearer the time, and hope regulators will be flexible
Bankers and lawyers explain how the German law instrument that flies under the regulator’s radar has risen to prominence in the post-crisis environment
Big banks are giving employees their new contracts to be signed and dated once they have officially relocated to an EU hub, while large buyside firms are assessing their Mifid activities
Investors are withdrawing from securitisation deals due to the delay to Esma’s new templates. Here, heads of sellside structuring teams and buyside portfolio managers discuss their fears of sanctions if an STS deal is later found noncompliant
The ball is in national regulators’ court to determine what is a genuine or a material adverse contractual change when it comes to Libor repapering exceptions for initial margin rules
Third-country sponsors and UK firms will need to establish an EU home before future issuances. Meanwhile others are worried about the regulation's extensive risks factors
This landmark SFTR report reveals how securities finance transaction market participants are preparing for the upcoming regulation.
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