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Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court granted extensive declaratory relief in favour of Dexia in connection with interest rate swap transactions...
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has updated its recommendations for reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions...
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) welcomed the publication by the EU T+1 Industry Committee of guidance setting out frequently asked...
This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (1) Companies House updates ACSP identity verification standard guidance; (2)...
Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Foreign exchange (FX) derivativesWhat is a FX derivative?A foreign exchange (FX) derivative is a type of derivative whose payoff depends on the FX...
Types of debt securitiesWhat are debt securities?In the context of the debt capital markets, the term 'debt security' means a financial instrument,...
An introduction to repo and the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains information on subjects...
Legal opinions—uses, scope and structureLegal opinions are used in the vast majority of loan transactions. They are usually either a condition precedent to funding or a condition precedent to the signing of the finance documentation. They provide the addressee of the legal opinion, typically the
Repayment, prepayment and cancellationWhere a facility is committed (eg term loans and revolving facilities), exactly how and when the facility is to be repaid will be set out in the facility agreement. Committed facility agreements will normally also state:•whether or not the borrower is allowed to
Introductory guide to loan portfolio salesThis Practice Note provides an introduction to loan portfolio sales, considering in particular the types of portfolios that exist for sale and the identities and motivations of typical sellers and buyers. It also describes a typical portfolio sale
Key provisions in the LMA standard terms and conditions for secondary debt tradingSecondary debt trades in the London market are typically documented through a suite of recommended form of documents produced by the Loan Market Association (LMA) and this Practice Note assumes that the parties to the
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