SKADI

The fallout from the gilt sell-off continues. We look at how manual processes can cause bottlenecks within financial institutions. Year-end marking. How will private markets be marked to reflect the public markets sell-off. In this month’s SKADI Spotlight – Uridashi...

In this month's edition... NY Supreme Court case regarding amendment of the “no-action” clause in bond documentation... a look at interest rate hedging... threat of uptick in fraudster “low taxation schemes”.  

Heightened operational risk if GBPUSD cross rate goes through parity. What lies beneath? Liquidity mismatch could increase unlisted fund holdings as a percentage of total assets. Hidden pockets of leverage. Duration mismatch risk. Compensation Cap and Culture: does...

Resumption of secondary-market trading in Russian sovereign and corporates bonds brings operational risks. Recent developments and requirements for firms and individuals to apply to the FRC register to be able to conduct Audits in the UK. August’s ‘Spotlight’ feature,...

July’s ‘Spotlight’ feature, Taxing Situations, looks at where authorities may turn their attention to in the hunt for tax revenues. A detailed look at the BoE concerns regarding the increase in UK Gilt repo settlement fails. Following the Barclays rescission offer, a...

June’s ‘Spotlight’ feature - 50 Shades of Green - focuses on the recent growth in investor engagement regarding ESG issues. The fallout over LME’s handling of the nickel short squeeze intensifies.  Several AML sanctions were levied in June, including the first...

May’s ‘Spotlight’ feature focuses on the stance US Regulators are starting to take in charging companies for misleading ESG disclosures. After the collapse of ‘stablecoin’ Terra earlier this month, the regulatory focus on Crypto has been turned up yet another notch....

April’s ‘Spotlight’ feature takes an in-depth look at how Crypto regulations are developing in different regions around the world. As Sanctions continue to disrupt global markets and supply chains, the ramifications on Russian ADRs and Russian Bonds are explored and...

As you would expect there was a large increase in Sanctions headlines during March, with additional references appearing in Money Laundering and Commodities related articles. Crypto headlines also increased as its potential use for money laundering and sanction...

Given the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine as we go to press, it is no surprise that there was a large increase in Sanctions headlines last month. February was a record month for ESG related stories, with multiple articles raising the issue of ‘greenwashing’. This...