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South Africa M&A regulation: Adapting to change

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A peaceful election and slowing inflation have put M&A markets in South Africa in a more advantageous position. However, taking advantage of South African deal opportunities requires a clear understanding of a rapidly...more

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The Impalpable Reality of Bad News

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Why am I still shocked that bad news gets no respect these days?  No, I’m serious.  It seems it doesn’t really matter when business, political or economic news stinks up the joint.  The gestalt teases out a good news...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Quick Updates From the UK and Europe

There's been a flurry of regulatory activity in the UK and Europe over the past few weeks. Here's a look at the highlights. The EU has renewed its determination that the solvency regime for US-headquartered insurers and...more

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LMA publishes Rate Switch Exposure Draft for South Africa

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On May 9, 2024 the LMA published the "Exposure Draft SA Rate Switch Agreement" which includes rate switch mechanics from JIBAR to a backward-looking compounded ZARONIA. The provisions have been published in the LMA's...more

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UK’s View Across The Pond At U.S. Whistleblower Program Success – Time To Incentivize Tipsters?

Several recent developments may spark a renewed effort to incentivize United Kingdom (UK)-based whistleblowers who frequently provide tips to U.S.-based agencies, such as the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...more

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Former Traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombos LIBOR Convictions Upheld by Court of Appeal

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R v TOM HAYES & CARLO PALOMBO [2024] EWCA 304 On 27 March 2024, the Court of Appeal (Bean & Popplewell LJJ, Bryan J) dismissed the appeals against conviction following referrals of the appeals to the Court of Appeal by the...more

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U.K. Parliament Giving Whistleblower Protections a Fresh Review

Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23-29 Feb 2024

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Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more

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Regulation Round Up - February 2024

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Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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Benchmarks Beyond January 2024 - 2024 Update on the Cessation of CDOR and SIBOR

As we kick off 2024, the focus on the unavailability of certain benchmarks continues on. To refresh, we have already seen the benchmark for US Dollars generally replaced with the Secured Overnight Financing rate as...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Mortgage

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to mortgage along with some additional related information. ...more

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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition (Part I)

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Although July 3 was the first business day on which no USD LIBOR was published, many financial instruments will not reset until the next reset date, based upon the tenor of each instruments’ underlying benchmark, which could...more

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Tips for SEC Exam Preparedness

For your reading pleasure, we present a list of tips for surviving a routine SEC Examination. This list has been compiled by SEC3 employees including ex-SEC examiners. It is not to be considered all-inclusive and is provided...more

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LIBOR Fallback to Prime May Increase Corporate Loan Costs

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The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) officially ceased to be published on June 30, 2023. The change comes after almost 40 years of LIBOR serving as the principal benchmark rate for trillions of dollars of various...more

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Regulation Round Up - September 2023

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Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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Loan Market Update: Q1-Q3 Recap, Trends & What’s Next

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From Q1-Q3 of 2023, the U.S. loan market was marked by novel deal patterns and uneven market activity. Initially, the bulk of deals were portfolio work, including amend & extend transactions, covenant relief amendments and...more

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Bloomberg Seeks Market Feedback Regarding Potential Cessation of BSBY

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In a statement issued on September 13, 2023, Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”) announced that it is seeking feedback from lending market participants on a proposal to cease the publication of all or certain tenors of...more

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Bye-bye BSBY?

Earlier this week, Bloomberg Information Services Limited (“BISL”) announced that it is seeking feedback on a proposal to cease the publication of the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”) “following a review of...more

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Repos in Islamic Finance – 2

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1. Repos in the Islamic market - In our article titled "Repos in Islamic Finance"1 we concluded that Shari'ah-compliant repurchase transactions ("Repos") could play a useful role as a liquidity management instrument to...more

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The Landscape of Commercial Lending Conditions and What May Come

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In recent years, U.S. banks have been tightening lending conditions. This trend is expected to continue for commercial loans because of various factors, including the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in...more

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Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Andrea Eisfeldt

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Experts in Focus is the firm’s video and podcast series in which we interview academic experts about their research on a variety of economic and finance topics. Finance Professor Andrea Eisfeldt is interviewed by Nari...more

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ANH Colombia publica Acuerdo 3 de 2023: Cambio tasa LIBOR por SOFR

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La Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) de Colombia expidió el Acuerdo 3 de 2023 el 19 de julio de 2023, "por el cual se adoptan medidas para mitigar los efectos adversos ocasionados por el cambio de la tasa de interés...more

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Regulation Round Up - July 2023

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31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more

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Investment Management Update - August 2023

Closed-End Fund Activism Update - Activist investors continue to take large positions in closed-end funds and engage in disruptive activity that may be harmful to long-term shareholders of retail closed-end funds. This...more

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USD LIBOR panel has ceased…what now?

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June 30th has passed and one-, three- and six-month USD LIBOR settings have ceased to be published. As confirmed by the FCA on 3 April 2023, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has begun publishing non-representative...more

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