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Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance weekly highlights—17 March 2016

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Published on: 17 March 2016

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Welcome to the weekly Banking & Finance highlights from the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team for the week ending 17 March 2016. This week’s edition of Banking & Finance highlights includes (1) analysis on whether an interest rate swap confirmation incorporated the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, (2) analysis on a number of upcoming commercial mortgage-backed securities claims by Chris Webber, partner at Squire Patton Boggs, (3) FIA Europe updates its minimum standard recommendations for ETD eTrading, (4) a bank challenges the ECJ ruling on a freezing order over the bank’s funds, (5) guidance for selling shareholders ahead of any block trade auctions, (6) relevant updates from the Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution, Property and Tax teams, (7) a list of cases reported by the Banking & Finance team this week, and (8) new and updated content published by the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team.

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