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ESG Disclosure Regulation: a closer look at Article 8 and Article 9
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Article 8. Article 8 covers products that promote ‘E’ or ‘S’ features, regardless of whether the investment outcome is actually made in ESG products or the investment objective is specifically to have a positive impact on the environment and society (unlike Article 9). The information to be provided to customers refers fundamentally to ...
Navigating challenging markets, part one: term loan B syndications
WEBJul 1, 2022 · In this first chapter of our two-part memorandum on navigating challenging markets, we review the tools available to borrowers and underwriters to optimise outcomes in TLB syndications, notwithstanding market conditions. The syndicated TLB market operates on an “arrange-to-distribute” model. In the …
From the NFRD to the CSRD: long story short - IFLR
WEBJan 4, 2022 · The Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) had two main purposes: make available non-financial information to stakeholders and investors to determine the companies' value creation and risks, and encourage society to take responsibility for social and environmental concerns. Companies are required by the directive to …
Chapter 4: Free writing prospectuses and road shows | IFLR
WEBMar 1, 2007 · A WKSI is any issuer (including its majority-owned subsidiaries under certain circumstances) that:. meets the registrant requirements of General Instruction IA of Form S-3 or Form F-3, which include that the issuer: - has securities registered with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, a class of equity securities registered under Section 12(g) or is required to file reports under ...
US vs UK law firms: seizing top talent in London - IFLR
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Talk of battles this summer between US and UK law firms in the City of London as the top finance partners weigh up their choice of workplace evoke images of hand-to-hand combat around the gleaming office buildings near the Bank of England and further on towards Liverpool Street. However, the reality is a little less frenzied than that ...
Hybrid financial instruments and the role of derivatives
WEBAug 31, 2005 · Derivatives can play a useful role in hedging these hybrid instruments and making them more liquid. In the past 18 months there has been much written about the approval process in China for derivatives. Leaving aside that process, however, the fundamental substantive issues in China are valuation and capital. Valuation of …
PRIMER: Securities Financing Transactions Regulation / SFTR
WEBJan 12, 2021 · This primer was first published in March 2020 and has been updated to reflect recent developments. The Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) is the EU’s answer to the Financial Stability Board’s policy framework for addressing shadow banking risks in securities lending and repo. The regulation is …
PRIMER: the Consolidated Audit Trail - IFLR
WEBJul 1, 2020 · The first stage of reporting to the CAT officially started on June 22 2020. This includes equities reporting for large and small broker-dealers that currently report to Finra's Order Audit Trail System (OATS), the system that CAT is all but replacing. On July 20 of this year, initial options reporting will commence for larger broker dealers ...
PRIMER: HKEX’s new ESG disclosure rules - IFLR
WEBFeb 7, 2020 · Under HKEX’s new mandatory disclosure requirements, which will be effective July 1 2020, companies will need to provide: a board statement setting out its consideration of ESG matters, disclosure of significant climate-related issues which have impacted and may impact the issuer, disclosure obligation to …
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