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Banking & Finance weekly highlights—17 August 2017

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Published on: 17 August 2017

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Table of contents

Lending
Loan Market Association provides update on issues to consider in secondary debt trading
Asset finance
Application of the Brussels I (Recast) regime
Debt Capital Markets
IOSCO consults on reporting requirements in secondary corporate bonds markets
Derivatives
ISDA sets out objections to moratoria power amendments
Regulation of derivatives and capital markets products
MiFID II and MiFIR

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Banking & Finance highlights includes an update from the LMA on secondary debt trading documents, further publications on MiFID II and MiFIR from ESMA and analysis on the recent significant decisions concerning the administration of certain entities within the former Lehman Brothers group.

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