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Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
Investor appetite for CLO ETFs is increasing in Europe, as the asset class matures. But regulation and investor wariness may limit the eventual size of the market, writes Thomas Hopkins, meaning it will be some time before it can reach the scale of that in the US
Specialist mortgage lenders are optimistic that funding for asset-backed lending will improve in the long run, despite the difficult developing situation around the fall of specialist bridging lender Market Financial Solutions, writes Tom Hall
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The UK Treasury Committee has recommended financial firms change their bonus culture to one where compensation is assessed against ‘objective and formulaic’ criteria, as part of a package of recommendations in its Women in Finance report. Experts warn the recommendations could become government policy if the industry does not change of its own accord. -
Bonuses should be awarded for good behaviour, not just financial performance, said a senior Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) official this week.
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European member states and the EU Parliament will soon begin difficult talks to decide the length of an additional clearing exemption for pension funds.
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French banks will have to comply with a countercyclical capital buffer requirement as a means of promoting financial stability amid a rapid increase in corporate debt levels.
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The FCA’s decision to press ahead with creating a new premium listing category for sovereign-owned entities has been criticised by UK parliamentarians and business groups, who are concerned that it will weaken corporate governance standards in the UK.
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A new proposed European Parliament and Council directive aimed at non-EU lenders and non-bank institutions will cause “significant uncertainty and disruption” to the primary and secondary syndicated loan markets, the Loan Market Association has warned.
