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| 1 | BCBS: ongoing initiatives An overview of the main initiatives currently being undertaken by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to address issues arising from the financial crisis, following agreement reached on the Basel III reforms in December 2010. For information on initiatives relating directly to the Basel III reforms, see Practice note, Basel III: an overview. | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Basel III: an overview This practice note provides a high-level overview of Basel III, a sequence of major reforms to the Basel II international prudential framework for capital requirements. The note considers the main Basel III reforms agreed in December 2010, as well as the additional capital requirements for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) agreed in November 2011. For details of other ongoing initiatives being undertaken by the BCBS, see Practice note, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: ongoing initiatives and for more information on the "Basel 2.5" reforms agreed in July 2009, see Practice note, Basel 2.5: an overview. For details of the EU implementation of the key Basel III reforms, see Practice note, Hot topics: CRD IV. | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
| 3 | CRD reform: overview An overview of work carried out by the European Commission to amend the Capital Requirements Directive (2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC) (CRD). It summarises the proposals in each of the series of major amendments to the CRD, referred to individually as CRD II (2009/111/EC), CRD III (2010/76/EU) and CRD IV, and other amendments made to the CRD since its adoption. For more detailed information on CRD II, CRD III and CRD IV see Practice note, CRD II, Practice note, CRD III and Practice note, Hot topics: CRD IV. | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Hot topics: LIBOR regulation and enforcement An overview of the UK, EU and international reform of interest rate benchmarks, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The note includes a discussion of the introduction of regulation for LIBOR under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), the further regulation and supervision of LIBOR activities by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and enforcement actions by the FSA and other bodies relating to LIBOR, as well as financial misselling. The note also considers reviews of benchmarks being undertaken by EU and other international bodies. The key primary source material table in this note contains links to key primary source material and related PLC Financial Services legal updates. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all relevant materials published by interested parties. | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
| 5 | MiFID: overview In this practice note, Hugh Merritt, Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells, provides an overview of the purpose and key provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC). It covers: MiFID's structure. How MiFID was implemented in the UK. Whom MiFID affects. Key aspects of MiFID for investment firms. The regime for markets. Cross-border activities (that is, the EU passport). | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Remuneration tracker: key international developments This resources document identifies and tracks the progress of key regulatory developments at international level relating to remuneration policies and practices in the financial services sector. It contains links to primary source material and PLC Financial Services content relating to these developments. However, it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all international materials relevant to remuneration policies and practices in the financial services sector. For the full range of remuneration materials available to PLC Financial Services subscribers, including trackers, practice notes and articles, see Practice note, A guide to PLC Financial Services' remuneration materials. | Practice Note: Overview | Maintained |
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| 1 | Basel 2.5: an overview This practice note provides an overview of Basel 2.5 (also referred to as Basel II.5), a set of major reforms to Basel II that were agreed in July 2009. The Basel 2.5 reforms included measures relating to securitisation and trading book exposures and are due to be implemented by 31 December 2011. For more information on the Basel III reforms, see Practice note, Basel III: an overview. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
| 2 | Consultation responses: MiFID II and MiFID review This tracker contains links to the key responses to the MiFID II legislative proposals and related consultation papers, including those pre-dating publication of the proposals. It includes links to responses from trade and consumer bodies as well as other interested stakeholders, including the FSA and UK government. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
| 3 | International Banking This Note discusses the regulation of international banking activities in the US, including: (i) the US activities of foreign banks through representative offices, branches, Edge corporations, and other forms of subsidiaries; and (ii) the foreign activities of US banks through branches, agencies, Edge corporations and other forms of foreign subsidiaries and investments. International banking facilities are also discussed. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
| 4 | LIBOR review and reform: overview for finance lawyers This note provides an overview of the proposals to reform LIBOR, focussing on those aspects that may impact existing and future finance agreements that refer to LIBOR. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Listing debt securities in London An overview of the rules and procedures for listing debt securities in London. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
| 6 | What's Market: M&A Agreements in the Banking Industry A discussion of key provisions in M&A agreements in the banking industry in private acquisitions and public mergers. This Note includes links to recent deals summarized in PLC What's Market and will be updated quarterly. | Practice Notes | 31-Mar-2013 |
| 7 | Basel II: an overview This practice note provides a high-level overview of the Basel II capital adequacy framework. Please note that this note relates only to the Basel II framework as it stood at July 2006. For information on the Basel 2.5 and Basel III reforms, see Practice note: Basel 2.5: an overview and Practice note, Basel III: an overview. | Practice Notes | 04-Jul-2006 |