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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 -
LSTA asks for return of CLO bond buckets as part of Volcker reform
5 years ago
The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is advocating the return of high yield bond baskets within US CLO portfolios in what could be another sign of the shackles being loosened on CLO regulation in the US -
CLO managers give ESMA requirements a test run
5 years ago
This year has already broken records for the European CLO market, but a new dose of regulatory uncertainty could put that growth at risk -
They said it: My friend (not a fan of the president) said she would erect a statue of Trump if there was any further Volcker rule rollback
5 years ago
A US lawyer tells us that President Donald Trump is gaining admirers in the credit industry. -
Investors debate merits of bond buckets as regulators revisit Volcker rule
5 years ago
CLOs with bond buckets could return in the US as federal agencies have signalled their willingness to roll back certain parts of the Volcker rule -
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
5 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. -
They said it: regulators are using The Big Short as their frame of reference
5 years ago
The LMA’s Nicholas Voisey describes why it’s difficult to campaign for the European loan market -
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 -
Fight for US loans commences following risk retention U-turn
6 years ago
US CLOs are set to be free from risk retention in the next few weeks. Headache over for US CLO managers? Not really – now it becomes a fight to source the assets that will populate CLOs -
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 -
Points up front
6 years ago
Legal documents related to a now defunct fund run by Carlyle a decade ago, highlight tensions between two senior portfolio managers -
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
6 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 -
Milbank announces promotion of leading CLO lawyer in London
8 years ago
Milbank has announced that CLO specialist John Goldfinch has been promoted to partner -
Law firm hires regulatory specialist from AFME in London
8 years ago
A well-known official at AFME has landed a new job at a law firm -
CDO specialist rejoins Bank of England to focus on insurance companies
8 years ago
Market sources say that a securitisation specialist has rejoined the Bank of England after a one year stint at the European Banking Authority. -
Competition opens up as DBRS prepares for European CLO business
9 years ago
Toronto-based DBRS has put all the infrastructure in place and is now ready to rate European CLOs
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