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Recruitments in sales and origination are separate but intended to build debt franchise
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Short sellers who for years have complained that BaFin, the German financial markets regulator, ignored their criticisms of Wirecard, the collapsed payments company, and instead prosecuted the critics, have begun to be vindicated with the news that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened a review into the organisation. By Silas Brown.
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The US Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) has updated its reference rate guidance for the move away from dollar Libor that removes the need to get a lending syndicate’s consent. But trade bodies on both sides of the Atlantic do not agree on the details, writes Mike Turner, and some lawyers claim that major issues still need to be addressed before the ARRC-recommended method can work. -
The US Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) has updated its reference rate language for the move away from dollar Libor, with the group now recommending loans that mature after the transition have an automatic replacement reference rate that does not need special consent to be imposed. But some legal experts warn that there are still major issues with adopting this approach.
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Andreas Petrie, who is thought of as being a key figure in cultivating the Schuldschein market into an established corporate alternative to bonds in Europe, is to retire at the end of the year.
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The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association is encouraging banks to look at ways to move towards a new lending benchmark as Libor transition looms. It has published a guide for lenders in the region.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s board of directors has approved a proposal to accelerate its transition towards being a green bank, including devoting over 50% of its investments to the green economy by 2025. But it has deferred a decision on when the rest of its activities will be aligned with the Paris Agreement.
