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                <title>Travers Smith advises lenders to Arcus Infrastructure Partners on acquisition of WCCTV</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised a consortium of lenders on the financing arrangements supporting Arcus Infrastructure Partners&#x2019; acquisition of 100% of WCCTV, a leading provider of rapidly deployed, temporary &amp; mobile CCTV systems in the UK and United States.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>At a glance: what will the revised EMIR clearing thresholds mean for you?</title>
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                            Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:45:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EMIR/UK EMIR Regulatory Reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[EMIR/UK EMIR Regulatory Reporting.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Under the new EMIR/UK EMIR reporting rules and the latest set of amendments to EMIR (&#x201C;EMIR 3.0&#x201D;), greater focus is placed on reporting and reporting errors. Download our EMIR/UK EMIR Regulatory Reporting briefing to see how Travers Smith and Validus can help.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:02:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises lender consortium on the refinancing of Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised a consortium of lenders on the refinancing of the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, a 210 MW offshore wind asset located off the coast of Yorkshire.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:46:29 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>GLI Fund Finance 2026 - Derivatives at fund level</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[GLI Fund Finance 2026 - Derivatives at fund level]]></description>
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                            Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:16:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ESG and sustainable finance &#x2013; issues for pension schemes and sponsors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Sustainability is rising rapidly up the pensions agenda because of a mix of changing law, regulatory guidance, and growing demand from pension scheme members and other stakeholders.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:43:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Horizon scan: improvements to the UK transaction reporting regime?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA is consulting on improvements to the UK transaction reporting regime under UK MiFIR, inviting feedback from market participants by 20 February 2026. This consultation follows client and industry input highlighting the complexities and inefficiencies in the current reporting framework across various regulations, including UK EMIR and UK SFTR.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:02:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Changing regulation: your chance to get your views heard</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has issued an open call for evidence asking for examples of where UK regulation inhibits growth, innovation and investment.  This is a good opportunity for businesses to make the case for Government to look again at aspects of law or regulation which may be well-intentioned, but are disproportionate in their effects.  The aim is to &quot;reduce the administrative burdens of regulation on business by 25%&quot;.  But time is short &#x2013; the call for evidence closes on 16 December 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:29:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2026. This article was first published in GLI - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2026.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:43:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Q&amp;A: Current trends in the derivatives market</title>
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                            Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:48:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are very proud to continue to be the Contributing Editor of the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide&#xA0; (ICLG) to Derivatives 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:47:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ESMA Publishes Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Clearing Thresholds under EMIR 3.0</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 April 2025 ESMA published for consultation the second of its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) supplementing EMIR 3.0. These draft RTS set out the proposed new clearing thresholds applicable to financial counterparties (FCs) and non-financial counterparties (NFCs).&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The current clearing obligation under EMIR requires both FCs and NFCs to clear in-scope transactions if their notional amount of the aggregate of cleared and uncleared transactions in the relevant class of derivati...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:59:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Bank of England invites applications from non-banks to access Repo facility during stressed markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Bank of England has now opened applications for its Contingent NBFI Repo Facility (CNRF). The facility will enable non-banks such as DB pension schemes, LDI funds and insurers to access cash following an increase in demand for liquidity during times of severe market stress.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:48:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>GLI Fund Finance 2025 - Derivatives at fund level</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[GLI Fund Finance 2025.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:19:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Derivatives: UK Treasury indefinitely extends the clearing exemption for pension schemes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Treasury has indefinitely extended the exemption from mandatory clearing for UK pension schemes using derivatives to manage investment risks that relate to the solvency of the scheme.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:26:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EMIR 3.0 will come into force on 24 December 2024 &#x2013; what does this mean for users of derivatives?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 4 December 2024, the amending regulation in respect of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (&quot;EMIR 3.0&quot;) was published in the EU&#x27;s Official Journal. EMIR 3.0 will come into force on 24 December 2024, 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:50:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Carbon Credits and Voluntary Carbon Markets: Client FAQS</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Carbon Credits and Voluntary Carbon Markets: Client FAQS&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Jonathan Gilmour, Head of our Derivatives &amp; Structured Products Group and member of the Governance Committee of the UK Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Forum, answers the team&#x27;s most frequently asked questions surrounding VCMs and the potential implications for investors.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:29:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:54:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EMIR 3.0 - what&#x27;s new and what&#x27;s next?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (&quot;EMIR&quot;), known as &quot;EMIR 3.0&quot;. Watch Travers Smith&#x27;s webinar in which our experts discuss the incoming changes in respect of the primary derivatives regulation in the EU.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:33:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are pleased to be the Contributing Editor of the International Comparative Legal Guide on Derivatives 2024.  This year&#x27;s edition of the UK Q&amp;A chapter, addresses questions relating to documentation and formalities of derivatives transactions, credit support, regulatory concerns and developments, insolvency/bankruptcy, close-out netting, taxation, and important market trends in the derivatives space.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:59:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EMIR 3.0 final text published &#x2013; what does it mean for users of derivatives?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 13 February 2024, following negotiation and political agreement with the EU Parliament, the Council of the European Union released the final text of the package of amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation known as &quot;EMIR 3.0&quot;. This briefing outlines the main amendments included in the package, although much of the detail of the new requirements is left to be developed by ESMA.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:12:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Get ready: changes to 2024 Scheme Returns for DB/Hybrid Schemes</title>
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                            Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:32:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>GLI Fund Finance 2024 - Derivatives at fund level</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Head of Derivatives &amp; Structured Products Jonathan Gilmour, and Partners Peter Hughes and Joseph Wren have authored a chapter on derivatives at fund level in the latest edition of Global Legal Insights&#x27; annual fund finance publication. This chapter highlights some key structural and legal issues that should be considered by a private capital manager thinking about entering into derivatives transactions at fund level as part of its risk management.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;This chapter was first published in GLI -...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:57:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Global Legal Insights - Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2024.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:55:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on largest Outsourced Chief Investment Officer appointment in UK to date </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised the Trustees of BAE Systems Pensions Schemes on the outsourcing of the investment management of approximately &#xA3;23bn of pension scheme assets]]></description>
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                            Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:25:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>JIBFL - The initial margin &quot;big bang&quot;: the aftermath</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their recent &quot;In Practice&quot; article, &quot;The initial margin &quot;big bang&quot;: the aftermath&quot;, Derivatives &amp; Structured Products Partner Joseph Wren and Derivatives &amp; Structured Products Associate Nick Morgan consider the key issues and challenges that remain for buy-side entities following the final phase-in of initial margin requirements under EMIR and UK EMIR.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:38:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are very proud to be the Contributing Editor of the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Derivatives 2023.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:50:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Ten covenant questions for DB scheme trustees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Assessment of the employer covenant (the legal obligation and financial ability of scheme employers to support their defined benefit (&quot;DB&quot;) scheme now and in the future) underpins any discussion of DB scheme funding between the trustees of the DB scheme and the employer group.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:24:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Lessons from the LDI crisis: new TPR and FCA guidance on enhancing the resilience of LDI</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 24 April 2023, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) each issued guidance  for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and their managers on Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategies: TPR&#x27;s guidance is here, and the FCA&#x27;s guidance is here.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 22 May 2023 13:16:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises the British Steel Pension Scheme on &#xA3;2.7bn buy-in, making it the largest pension scheme to reach full insurance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises the British Steel Pension Scheme on &#xA3;2.7bn buy-in, taking total buy-ins to &#xA3;7.5bn and making it the largest pension scheme to reach full insurance]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 May 2023 11:46:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>New Trade Reporting Requirements for Derivatives Transactions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following a protracted consultation process, each of the EU and the UK has now finalised its revised requirements for trade reporting under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (&quot;EMIR&quot;) following the revision of EMIR in 2019 (&quot;EMIR Refit&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Wed, 03 May 2023 11:04:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>GLI - Fund Finance 2023: Derivatives at fund level</title>
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                            Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:38:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gli-fund-finance-2023-derivatives-at-fund-level/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 5: Impact Investing in the Pensions context</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:32:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series-episode-5-impact-investing-in-the-pensions-context/</link>
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                <title>Issues in crypto insolvency</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this podcast Jonathan Gilmour, Peter Hughes, John Lee and Adam Schnider consider the implications of the recent collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. They discuss some of the key issues that could arise from the insolvency of FTX or other crypto investment firms more generally, including priority of claims, proprietary rights in crypto-assets, tracing and recovery of crypto-assets, and cross-border insolvency issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:43:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/issues-in-crypto-insolvency/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/issues-in-crypto-insolvency/</guid>
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                <title>Liability-driven investment (LDI) &#x2013; Reflections on the mini-budget and the road ahead</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The rise in gilt yields following Kwasi Kwarteng&#x27;s &quot;mini-budget&quot; announced on 23 September 2022 led to the Bank of England stepping in to stabilise the market - primarily to protect UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes from the impact of the volatility which arose immediately afterwards.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:54:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/liability-driven-investment-ldi-reflections-on-the-mini-budget-and-the-road-ahead/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/liability-driven-investment-ldi-reflections-on-the-mini-budget-and-the-road-ahead/</guid>
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                <title>Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI): Integrating sustainability goals across the investment industry in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Partners Andy Lewis and Jonathan Gilmour, Senior Counsel Harriet Sayer and Senior Consultant Simon Witney have contributed to the latest paper from Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI): A legal framework for impact (UK): integrating sustainability investment goals across the investment industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:14:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/principles-for-responsible-investment-pri-integrating-sustainability-goals-across-the-investment-industry-in-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>Is a rise in CDS defaults on the horizon?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recent events including the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing Russia/Ukraine conflict, and sluggish growth coupled with rising inflation and interest rates have already exacerbated a slowdown in the world economy. Many borrowers have binged on cheap debt in the decade or so since the financial crisis and some will struggle to meet their liabilities in harsher times, or refinance their debt on attractive terms.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:20:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/is-a-rise-in-cds-defaults-on-the-horizon/</link>
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2022 &#x2013; Smart Contracts in Derivatives Space and UK Market Q&amp;A</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are very proud to be the Contributing Editor of the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Derivatives 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:50:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-derivatives-2022-smart-contracts-in-derivatives-space-and-uk-market-qa/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Hedging interest rate risk</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:18:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-hedging-interest-rate-risk/</link>
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                <title>LMA guidance on application of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles to real estate finance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With real estate finance (REF) and real estate development financ4 markets increasingly looking to integrate sustainability within their financing offerings, the Loan Market Association has published a guide on the application of the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) to real estate finance (REF) and real estate development finance transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:53:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lma-guidance-on-application-of-sustainability-linked-loan-principles-to-real-estate-finance/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lma-guidance-on-application-of-sustainability-linked-loan-principles-to-real-estate-finance/</guid>
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                <title>GLI - Fund Finance 2022: Chapter 3 - Derivatives at fund level</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Peter Hughes, Joseph Wren and Vanessa Battaglia have co-authored a chapter in the GLI - Fund Finance 2022 publication highlighting the key structural and documentary legal issues that should be considered by a private capital manager thinking about entering into derivatives transactions at fund level.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:53:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gli-fund-finance-2022-chapter-3-derivatives-at-fund-level/</link>
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                <title>Webinar: What are the hidden FX risks in your pension scheme&#x27;s portfolio?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:11:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-what-are-the-hidden-fx-risks-in-your-pension-schemes-portfolio/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-what-are-the-hidden-fx-risks-in-your-pension-schemes-portfolio/</guid>
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                <title>Journal of International Banking &amp; Financial Law - Deal Contingent derivatives: managing risk in M&amp;A transactions</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:53:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/journal-of-international-banking-financial-law-deal-contingent-derivatives-managing-risk-in-ma-transactions/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/journal-of-international-banking-financial-law-deal-contingent-derivatives-managing-risk-in-ma-transactions/</guid>
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                <title>Portfolio Institutional: Illiquids and liquidity risk</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Writing for Portfolio Institutional, Derivatives &amp; Structured Products Partner, Sebastian Reger, discusses illiquid assets in the context of defined benefit pension schemes and considers the legal and commercial factors that cause liquidity which asset owners should be aware of.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:10:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/portfolio-institutional-illiquids-and-liquidity-risk/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/portfolio-institutional-illiquids-and-liquidity-risk/</guid>
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                <title>EMIR/UK EMIR Initial Margin Requirement &#x2013; is your scheme ready for Phase 6?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Certain buy side market participants, including pension schemes and asset managers, will be required under EMIR/UK EMIR to exchange initial margin on most of their uncleared OTC derivatives transactions from 1 September 2022. Your pension scheme will be affected by this upcoming regulatory requirement if it uses uncleared OTC derivatives with an aggregate notional amount above EUR8bn. Where your OTC derivatives usage is below this amount, you will not be affected, but your investment manager...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:53:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emiruk-emir-initial-margin-requirement-is-your-scheme-ready-for-phase-6/</link>
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                <title>Deutsche Bank v Busto: The latest chapter in the Italian swaps saga</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 October 2021 the English High Court ruled that interest rate swaps executed between Deutsche Bank AG London (&quot;Deutsche Bank&quot;) and the Italian municipality Comune di Busto Arsizio (&quot;Busto&quot;) in mid-2007 were valid and binding, obliging Busto to maintain its payments to the bank up to the conclusion of the swaps in 2031.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:53:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/deutsche-bank-v-busto-the-latest-chapter-in-the-italian-swaps-saga/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/deutsche-bank-v-busto-the-latest-chapter-in-the-italian-swaps-saga/</guid>
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                <title>LIBOR transition Q3 2021 update &#x2013; Safe Harbours and Synthetic LIBOR</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have now passed the end of the third quarter of 2021, the date set by the Sterling RFR Working Group for the completion of the active transition of financial contracts away from LIBOR. Our briefing in June outlined the roadmap to transition and the progress being made in the cash and derivatives markets. Some transition activity inevitably continues into the fourth quarter ahead of the final publication date for the majority of LIBOR settings at the end of the year. The question remains ho...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:53:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/libor-transition-q3-2021-update-safe-harbours-and-synthetic-libor/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/libor-transition-q3-2021-update-safe-harbours-and-synthetic-libor/</guid>
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                <title>Private-equity backed companies: The evolution of ESG-linked financial incentives</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of a business is both a financial matter and an ethical one.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:54:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-backed-companies-the-evolution-of-esg-linked-financial-incentives/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-backed-companies-the-evolution-of-esg-linked-financial-incentives/</guid>
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2021: Chapter 1 &#x2013; Smart Contracts in the Derivatives Space</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are very proud to be the Contributing Editor of the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Derivatives 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:00:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-derivatives-2021-chapter-1-smart-contracts-in-the-derivatives-space/</link>
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                <title>ICLG Derivatives 2021: Chapter 7 &#x2013; Q&amp;A on Derivatives in England &amp; Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to this year be the Contributing Editor of the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Derivatives 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:00:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-derivatives-2021-chapter-7-qa-on-derivatives-in-england-wales/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-derivatives-2021-chapter-7-qa-on-derivatives-in-england-wales/</guid>
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                <title>LIBOR transition in the Loans and Derivatives Markets &#x2013; a mid-2021 round up</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is no longer news by now that after 35 years as a mainstay of the financial markets, LIBOR is to be discontinued, with the majority of tenors and currencies scheduled to be published for the last time on 31 December 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:54:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/libor-transition-in-the-loans-and-derivatives-markets-a-mid-2021-round-up/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/libor-transition-in-the-loans-and-derivatives-markets-a-mid-2021-round-up/</guid>
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                <title>Notification deadline of 17 June for counterparties subject to the UK EMIR clearing requirement</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[UK counterparties to derivatives transactions should note that there is an upcoming filing deadline under UK EMIR.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 26 May 2021 12:54:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/notification-deadline-of-17-june-for-counterparties-subject-to-the-uk-emir-clearing-requirement/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/notification-deadline-of-17-june-for-counterparties-subject-to-the-uk-emir-clearing-requirement/</guid>
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                <title>Derivatives - a guide for pension trustees. Pension schemes - EMIR, UK EMIR and Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) sets out the requirements for the central clearing of standardised OTC derivatives, the exchange of collateral, post-trade reporting to trade repositories and risk mitigation procedures for non-cleared derivatives.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 May 2021 12:55:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees-pension-schemes-emir-uk-emir-and-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives - a guide for pension trustees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A large and growing part of our practice is advising DB pension scheme trustees on investment matters.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 May 2021 13:05:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives: a guide for pension trustees. The investment management agreement</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Trustees are generally given wide powers of investment in the scheme rules, often expressed to afford trustees the same powers to invest scheme assets as though such assets were owned by the trustees themselves (with certain restrictions, either in the scheme rules or in legislation).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 May 2021 12:55:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees-the-investment-management-agreement/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives - a guide for pension trustees. The documents</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc is the global trade association for OTC derivatives and maintains the industry standard documents for such transactions, namely the 2002 or 1992 Master Agreement, Schedule and credit support documents (the ISDA).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 May 2021 12:55:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees-the-documents/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives - a guide for pension trustees. What are derivatives?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Derivatives are contracts between two parties where the value of that contract derives from an underlying asset referenced by the contract.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:55:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees-what-are-derivatives/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives - a guide for pension trustees. Introduction to derivatives</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A large and growing part of our practice is advising DB pension scheme trustees on investment matters.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:55:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-a-guide-for-pension-trustees-introduction-to-derivatives/</link>
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                <title>A short guide to derivatives jargon</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A short guide to derivatives jargon.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:55:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-short-guide-to-derivatives-jargon/</link>
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                <title>FCA announces cessation and pre-cessation triggers for LIBOR-linked loans and derivatives</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing is relevant to Corporate Treasurers and Investment Professionals who deal with LIBOR-linked financing contracts and investment products. With these announcements the next milestone in the mandatory transition from LIBOR to SONIA has now been reached. Gaps between different markets and, in particular, between the loan market and related interest rate hedging products are emerging.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:54:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-announces-cessation-and-pre-cessation-triggers-for-libor-linked-loans-and-derivatives/</link>
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                <title>GLI - Fund Finance 2021: Derivatives at fund level</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:54:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gli-fund-finance-2021-derivatives-at-fund-level/</link>
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                <title>Post-Brexit Checklist for UK and EU/EEA users of derivatives</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the dust settles on the EU&#x2013;UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the majority of businesses have returned after a break of some kind at the end of 2020, UK (and some EU) users of derivatives find themselves in a new regulatory environment.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:55:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-checklist-for-uk-and-eueea-users-of-derivatives/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: Finance / Restructuring &amp; Insolvency</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the UK left the EU (and the EEA) on 31 January 2020, the impact of Brexit was, for most purposes, postponed due to the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:58:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-finance-restructuring-insolvency/</link>
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                <title>TCFD consultation on forward-looking climate-related metrics</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) has launched a consultation on the development and use of forward-looking climate-related metrics by the financial sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:55:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tcfd-consultation-on-forward-looking-climate-related-metrics/</link>
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                <title>LIBOR Transition Toolkit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Market participants will be aware that that the Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) has stated they should not rely on LIBOR being available beyond 31 December 2021 (&quot;Cessation Day&quot;) and that the FCA and the Bank of England (&quot;BoE&quot;) could, prior to the Cessation Day, issue a statement that LIBOR is no longer representative.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:55:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Fund-level hedging - the slightly longer read</title>
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                            Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:55:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>LIBOR cessation: why you need to be interested</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is the reference rate of interest for a vast number of financial contracts including cash products, loans, debt securities and derivatives transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:55:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>International Comparative Guide to Derivatives: Smart Contracts in the Derivatives Space</title>
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                            Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:56:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-guide-to-derivatives-smart-contracts-in-the-derivatives-space/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Guide to Derivatives: England and Wales</title>
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                            Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:56:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-guide-to-derivatives-england-and-wales/</link>
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                <title>EMIR 2.1 &#x2013; June 2020 update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Certain firms will need to re-calculate their positions in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to reassess their classification under EMIR.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:56:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emir-21-june-2020-update/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: issues for treasurers - derivatives and hedging</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ever increasing restrictions on movement and forced physical closures of businesses as a result of COVID-19 are a serious challenge to businesses.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:56:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-issues-for-treasurers-derivatives-and-hedging/</link>
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                <title>Global Legal Insights to: Fund Finance 2020 (Fourth Edition) - Derivatives at fund level</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The GLI to: Fund Finance 2020 covers legal trends and developments in the greater fund finance markets providing law firms with a comprehensive insight.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:56:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/global-legal-insights-to-fund-finance-2020-fourth-edition-derivatives-at-fund-level/</link>
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                <title>GLI Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2020: Smart contracts in the derivatives space</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Read this article on GLI Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Regulation 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:56:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gli-blockchain-cryptocurrency-regulation-2020-smart-contracts-in-the-derivatives-space/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on &#xA3;3.8 billion buy-in of the Asda Group Pension Scheme</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Rothesay Life PLC in connection with the &#xA3;3.8 billion buy-in of the Asda Group Pension Scheme.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:57:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-38-billion-buy-in-of-the-asda-group-pension-scheme/</link>
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                <title>EMIR 2.1 &#x2013; Big changes in June</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In July 2018 we circulated a briefing note outlining the European Parliament&#x27;s approval of a revised proposal to amend EMIR, also known as &quot;EMIR 2.1&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 May 2019 12:57:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emir-21-big-changes-in-june/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on Stobart Group&#x27;s &#xA3;53 million exchangeable bond offering</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Stobart Group Limited, on its offering of &#xA3;53.075 million of secured guaranteed exchangeable bonds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 May 2019 12:59:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EMIR 2.1 update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing note outlines a development that has occurred in respect of EMIR 2.1.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:56:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emir-21-update/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives at fund level - Fund Finance 2019</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This chapter of Global Legal Insights Fund Finance 2019 considers a number of key structural and documentary legal issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:58:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-at-fund-level-fund-finance-2019/</link>
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                <title>EMIR 2.1</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After almost a year of discussion, the European Parliament approved a revised proposal put forward by the European Commission to amend the terms of EMIR1.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:56:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emir-21/</link>
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                <title>High Court confirms objective standard of reasonableness in the determination of the Close-out Amount</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing looks at the case of Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. v National Power Corporation and another [2018] EWHC 487 (Comm).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:59:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-confirms-objective-standard-of-reasonableness-in-the-determination-of-the-close-out-amount/</link>
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                <title>Derivatives at fund level - Fund Finance 2018</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This chapter looks at the key structural and documentary legal issues that should be considered by managers entering into derivatives transactions at fund level.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:58:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/derivatives-at-fund-level-fund-finance-2018/</link>
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                <title>Pensions - EMIR: are you ready for margining?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:58:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-emir-are-you-ready-for-margining/</link>
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                <title>EMIR: are you ready for margining?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Looming large on the horizon is another significant piece of the EMIR jigsaw &#x2013; the&#xD;&#xA;requirement for counterparties to provide margin in respect of OTC derivatives&#xD;&#xA;transactions that are not cleared by a central counterparty.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:58:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/emir-are-you-ready-for-margining/</link>
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