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The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial...
This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (i) DBT publishes third progress report on implementation of Economic Crime and...
As part of the projects in the Law Commission's 14th Programme of Law Reform, it has launched two consultations on proposed reforms to commercial...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has responded to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed amendments...
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...
Commodity repo transactions and true sale considerationsCommodity repurchases (repos) are a common alternative method of financing. There are a number of advantages for both the financier and a commercial party like a trader in entering into commodity repos but the parties will need to do the
Promissory notes—structure and partiesA promissory note is often used in similar trade finance situations to a bill of exchange (see Practice Note: Introductory guide to unstructured trade finance), with the principal difference being that a bill of exchange is an order to pay (usually the drawer
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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