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Banking & Finance weekly highlights—23 May 2019

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Published on: 23 May 2019

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Table of contents

Brexit
Committee analyses Brexit implications for road, rail and maritime connectivity
Lending
Guidance note on applying US QFC Stay Rules to syndicated loans
Loan Market Association survey reveals membership opinions of Nordic market
Acquisition finance
European leveraged finance issuance down over 50% from first quarter 2018
Debt capital markets
ICMA launches online buy-side and sell-side surveys
Derivatives

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Article summary

This week’s edition of the Banking & Finance highlights includes (1) the EU committee releasing a report on the implications of Brexit for UK-EU surface transport, (2) the LMA publishing a guidance note on US QFC Stay rules, and (3) ISDA launching benchmarks fallback consultations

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