Europe

Trading & Investment

SONIA Quoting Conventions to be Adopted in UK Swaps Market

By Editors | 01/10/2020

Interdealer brokers should base quotes in the sterling swaps market on SONIA rather than LIBOR from 27 October, the FCA and BOE say.

Sustainable Finance

China Yangtze Power Lists Depositary Receipts in London

By Editors | 28/09/2020

Yangtze Power is the first Chinese issuer to receive LSE’s ‘Green Economy Mark’, which recognises firms that derive at least half of revenues from the green economy.

Cryptocurrency

EU Unveils Digital Finance Strategy, Crypto-asset Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 27/09/2020

The package consists of a digital finance strategy, a retail payments strategy, and legislative proposals for regulating the crypto-asset sector.

Structural Regulation

EU Sets Out Action Plan to Achieve Capital Markets Union

By Editors | 27/09/2020

The Action Plan seeks to make financing more accessible to European companies and integrate national capital markets into a genuine single market.

Clearing & Post-Trade

European Commission Grants 18 Months Equivalence to UK CCPs

By Editors | 25/09/2020

The European Commission says the decision will give financial market participants time to reduce their “excessive” exposures to UK-based CCPs.

Structural Regulation

FCA Consults on Regulatory Approach for International Firms

By Editors | 24/09/2020

The FCA is seeking views on its approach to authorising international firms that wish to provide financial services in the UK post-Brexit.

Reporting & Disclosures

EBA Seeks Input from Banks on ESG Risk Disclosure Practices

By Editors | 23/09/2020

The survey will support the EBA’s policy work on Pillar 3 disclosure and its wider efforts to develop a robust policy framework in the area of sustainable finance.

Reporting & Disclosures

A New Zero Tolerance Era for ESG Reporting

By Editors | 22/09/2020

As nations across the globe come to terms with understanding and tackling climate change, mandatory reporting of such risks across capital markets could well become the norm.

Cryptocurrency

EU Set to Unveil Regulatory Framework for Crypto-assets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/09/2020

A leaked set of proposals indicates the European Commission is looking to introduce an EU-wide digital finance framework to hep regulate crypto-asset activities.