October 2018

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PRIMER: the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)

SFC's 'unnatural preoccupation' with IPO sponsors in cases of fraud

How to deal with fund liquidity issues

Issues surround recognition of foreign bankruptcy decrees

Index funds' voting power under scrutiny

UK financial ombudsman reform needed

Opinion: ConocoPhillips agreement sends signal to investors in Venezuela

Cooling down

Americas

POLL: marginal thinking

Opening up: Laura Cha, chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Looking back to the future

Lessons learned

M&A Report: Italy

Insights on inside information rule conflicts

Back in the boardroom for the SMCR

Japan: demystifying article 63

Brazil: Infrastructure projects up for bid

Colombia: New crowdfunding decree

Cyprus: Legislation addressing non-performing loans

Dominican Republic: Fintech regulation anticipated

Indonesia: New e-money regulation

Ireland: Default interest provision ruling

Japan: Prevention of corporate scandals

Macau: New financial leasing rules

Philippines: New Personal Property Security Act

Slovak Republic: General Data Protection Regulation

South Korea: Cryptocurrency multi-level marketing

Switzerland: Lump-sum taxation

Vietnam: New regulations on valuation of state-owned shares in a listed company

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank's covered bonds explained

Repeat of Danske Bank AML issues ‘almost certain’ without EU changes

Firrma could exempt foreign private equity investors from Cfius oversight

Volcker comments shows industry doesn't want ‘accountancy prong’

Trends to watch in financial regulatory enforcement

IFLR survey: why M&A deals fail

Grab/Uber fine: renewed competition enforcement focus in Singapore

PRIMER: covered bonds

Prudential de-designation ushers in new era for Sifis

Belt & Road: commercial banks need financing flexibility

GDPR implementation is harder than expected

Insolvency case risks ‘fundamentally changing’ English legal landscape

Market data debate rages on at the SEC

PRIMER: Sonia (the Sterling overnight index average) – part 1

Derivatives sector setting pace in contract Ibor fallback language race

How to attract more private infrastructure financing

PRIMER: China’s new Panda bond rules

What banks need for the digital transformation

EU crypto proposals could drive exchanges out of business

Inside the Seychelles’ landmark sovereign blue bond

UK tries to resolve ambiguity of treatment for TLAC tax rules

Business as usual at CFPB despite Mulvaney threats

HK tests new opt-in approach for crypto exchanges

Eurex: heightened requirements for systemic CCPs make sense

Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2018: winners announced

UK insolvency regime braces for Brexit and tax changes

How to maximise value in M&A

Regulators need to make fintech rules coherent

FASB decision important step for SOFR uptake

GDPR proving to be obstacle for M&A deals

Fed supervision changes: winners and losers

Borrowers manipulating Ebitda to avoid covenant breaches

Industry welcomes Ireland’s Ucits overhaul

US equities industry no closer to market data solution

PRIMER: how Asia is preparing for the end of Libor

KEY TAKEAWAYS: IFLR Asia Capital Markets Forum 2018

Saudi British Bank’s statutory merger with Alawwal Bank analysed

Coinbase CEO: crypto-specific regulation is necessary

GDPR: non-EU companies ahead of EU counterparts

China needs legal certainty for securitisation to grow

PRIMER: Sonia – what next? (part 2)

Financial services are in the crosshairs of antitrust regulators

Behind the deal: first co-issuance of notes by Peruvian issuers

Oi Group completes $20 billion reorganisation

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

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Back in the boardroom for the SMCR

The new regime will be extended to insurers and beyond, as part of a broader conversation about cultural change

October 17, 2018
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Looking back to the future

Regulators have shifted their oversight dramatically since the financial crisis 10 years ago, as Linkaters’ Jacques Schillaci discusses

October 17, 2018
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Insights on inside information rule conflicts

Issuers should consider potential conflicts between Russian and EU frameworks rules before listing on either exchange

October 17, 2018

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