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LMA seeks no-deal Brexit safety net for European lending
5 years ago
European regulators have voiced concerns about the potential damage a no-deal Brexit scenario would do to the syndicated loan market and the wider European Union economy -
Market favours retrospective over forward-looking approach to Ibor benchmark fallbacks, says Isda
5 years ago
New benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference interbank offered rates are likely to be based on the “compounded setting in arrears rate” and the “historical mean/median approach to the spread adjustment”, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said -
Regulators suggest clampdown on UK loans
5 years ago
The Bank of England recently raised alarms about the state of the UK leveraged loan market, drawing parallels to the growth of the US sub-prime mortgage market -
Federal Reserve seeks comment on proposed Volcker rule changes
5 years ago
Amendments to the Volcker rule took another step forward yesterday after the Federal Reserve Board released a note requesting feedback on proposed changes to the rule -
UK funds brace themselves against value-for-money ruling
6 years ago
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final set of fund governance rules that aim to strengthen the duty of authorised fund managers to their investors. -
Libor has a new contender as New York Fed launches SOFR
6 years ago
The New York Federal Reserve has launched a benchmark US that may eventually replace Libor: the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) -
Fund industry braces for further impact after court's DOL fiduciary rule decision
6 years ago
The US Department of Labor (DOL) had said it will not enforce its embattled ‘fiduciary rule’ following a legal ruling last week – but one regulatory lawyer says fund industry players should nevertheless brace for several impacts of that ruling -
Ares leads the way as US tax reform prompts corporate structure rethink
6 years ago
Ares Management has announced its conversion from a partnership tax structure to a corporation or C-Corp – and it’s likely other managers will follow suit now that US taxation law changes – the most comprehensive tax reform in more than three decades – have taken effect -
Debt managers spot opportunity as Australia’s banks face inquiry
6 years ago
Australia’s government announced a long-anticipated royal commission into the nation’s financial services sector on 30 November – and a credit market expert says the move could be good news for debt market participants -
Leader aims to be at forefront of floating rate credit fund comeback
6 years ago
Floating rate credit fund launches have slowed to a dribble in the past three years after launching en masse in 2013 – but they may be due for a revival -
Euro loan managers breathe easy as ECB adopts US-style lending guidelines
6 years ago
The ECB has, to some extent, relented and provided loan market participants with a greater degree of flexibility after this morning posting the final guidance for leveraged lending in Europe -
ECB's crackdown on leveraged lending clears the way for direct lenders
7 years ago
Regulator's plans to limit debt to ebitda ratios in loan transactions could drive traffic out of the capital markets and towards lending funds
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