Banking & Finance weekly highlights—19 December 2019

Table of contents

• Brexit
• Brexit Bulletin—what does the general election result mean for Brexit?
• Queen’s Speech 2019
• LIBOR and benchmarks
• ESMA provides information on pending applications for benchmark administrator authorisation and registration
• AFME report sets out conduct and compliance guidance on LIBOR to RFR transition
• Security
• Judgment Alert: Syndicate Bank (an undertaking of the Government of India) v Dansingani
• Quasi-security
• When a promise to pay another’s debt is not a guarantee requiring writing

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Article summary

This week’s edition of the Banking & Finance highlights includes: (1) What does the general election mean for Brexit? (2) EU negotiators reaching agreement on proposed sustainable finance Taxonomy Regulation, and (3) EMIR 2.2 published in OJ.