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Banking & Finance weekly highlights—7 September 2017

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Published on: 07 September 2017

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Table of contents

Brexit
CLLS response to Insolvency Service—implications of Brexit
AFME calls for clarity on Brexit transition
Lending
LMA publishes revised secondary documents following changes to ERISA
Security
Arbitration Act 1996, s 9(1)—what is the meaning of ‘in respect of a matter’? (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá v Sacyr & Ors)
Acquisition finance
LMA launches new fronted agreements for leveraged acquisition finance transactions
Derivatives

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Banking & Finance highlights includes the CLLS’s response to the Insolvency Service on the implications of Brexit, updates from the LMA on their revised secondary debt trading documents and new fronted agreements for leveraged acquisition finance transactions and FIA’s and ISDA’s response to ESMA consultation on conflicts of interest.

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