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The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Banking and Finance weekly highlights—18 September 2025
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...
Fixed and floating chargesThere are four main types of security available under English law:•Mortgage•charge•Pledge, and•LienThis Practice Note explains:•the nature of a charge (compared with other security interests)•the nature of a fixed charge compared to a floating charge•the types of assets
Taking security over cash deposits in bank accountsCash is commonly offered as security for a loan.In commercial lending transactions cash may be offered as security:•as part of a package of security over the whole of a company's assets•in transactions where the borrower is required to reserve
Taking security over insurance policiesRights under insurance policies are a type of contractual right.Lenders can take security over insurance policies by an assignment by way of security. There are also additional protections that a lender can utilise in relation to insurances, such as having its
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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