Sep 29, 2021 The ISDA 2021 EONIA Collateral Agreement Fallbacks Protocol By Rob Daniell The European Overnight Index, or EONIA, is due to permanently cease to be published from 3 January 2022, as EONIA does not meet the...
Sep 09, 2021 The missing cornerstone in sustainable finance: investee company ESG reporting By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...
Aug 11, 2021 A global approach to ESG data and disclosure By Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...
Jul 26, 2021 European Commission consults on EU securitisation framework By Richard Fletcher Edward Karsten The European Commission has launched a consultation on the EU securitisation framework. The consultation covers the following issues:the...
Jul 20, 2021 A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...
Jul 16, 2021 The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Gavin Haran The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...
Jul 14, 2021 SFDR delayed by six months following concerns over greenwashing By Harriet Miller On 8 July 2021, the European Commission (EC) informed the European Council that the implementation of level 2 of the Sustainable...
Jul 09, 2021 Can the regulators shift the gears on D&I in financial services? By Macfarlanes The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (the regulators) have published a...
Jul 09, 2021 Securitisation – EBA consults on risk retention and HMT consults on the UK Sec Reg By Edward Karsten Richard Fletcher EBA consults on risk retentionThe European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards...
Jun 30, 2021 IFPR final rules: unpacking the transitional provisions By Macfarlanes The FCA has now provided its feedback on its first consultation papers on the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (IFPR)...
Jun 14, 2021 17 June 2021: the third annual derivatives counting day By Rob Daniell William Sykes The second anniversary of EMIR Refit is this week, and with it comes the annual requirement for most financial counterparties and...
Jun 08, 2021 Asset manager ESG due diligence questionnaire published: seeking to create an "industry standard" By Harriet Miller On Friday 4 June 2021 the Loan Market Association (LMA), European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Loan Syndications and Trading...
May 07, 2021 FCA consults on the LTAF By Lora Froud Gavin Haran Tiffany Cox The FCA has published its long awaited consultation on the creation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is an open-ended...
Apr 20, 2021 The SEC climate and ESG task force publishes its first risk alert focused on fund managers offering ESG-related products By Harriet Miller The recently established SEC climate and ESG task force published its first risk alert on 9 April. The alert highlights the task force’s...
Apr 09, 2021 ESAs consult on taxonomy-related sustainability disclosures for environmental products By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are currently consulting on the proposed regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the content...
Apr 07, 2021 Five things we have learned about the Brexit MoU By Gavin Haran The Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement did not specifically address financial services. However, the EU and the UK did commit to...