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Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2021 - The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 7) (Dissolution of the Consumer Financial Education Body) Regulations 2021 (SI...more
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2020 - A draft version of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2020 has been...more
The G-20 held a virtual summit this weekend, and discussions about taming the pandemic and addressing “the global economic damage it has wrought dominated” the meeting....more
Economic and fiscal challenges of implementing debt relief in Africa - While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented challenges to countries worldwide, the impact is even more critical on developing countries...more
The risk management frameworks, systems and margin models of Central Counterparties (CCPs) across the globe have been tested by huge swings in market volatility over recent months during the current pandemic. Their models and...more
The COVID-19 crisis has placed extraordinary pressures on the global financial system. The impact on developing countries—particularly in Africa—is dramatic, creating sudden and unexpected risks for states and investors. Oil...more
In response to the COVID-19 "call to action" from the World Bank and the IMF, the G20 announced a debt service suspension initiative (the "DSSI") on 15 April, supporting an NPV-neutral, time-bound suspension of principal and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, with a rising human and economic toll. Containment of this crisis has warranted unprecedented government intervention in public health and in the economy. ...more
On 15 April, the G20 nations agreed to a time-bound suspension of debt service payments for the poorest countries that request forbearance. Here, we set out the details of the initiative and some of the things such countries...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a report to the G20 on the financial stability implications and policy measures taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The report provides an overview of the impact on...more
On 25 March 2020, the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund released a joint statement to the G20 requesting official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from International Development...more
Anticipated House passage later today of the $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill helped swing markets back to a bull run (though let’s keep that bubbly corked, shall we?). The news was enough for Wall Street to shrug off a...more